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Scientists Discover 30 New Species in Southern Ocean
Researchers collected nearly 2,000 specimens, confirming 30 new species including glowing scale worms and a carnivorous sponge that traps prey with tiny hooks.
- The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census and Schmidt Ocean Institute reported on Oct. 29, 2025, the confirmation of 30 previously unknown deep-sea species from the Southern Ocean.
- The Southern Ocean remains under-sampled, so the Ocean Census aims to accelerate species discovery and has assessed less than 30% of collected samples, scientists said.
- Researchers recorded a carnivorous 'death ball' sponge almost 12,000 feet deep and armoured Eulagisca scale worms glowing faintly blue beyond 9,000 feet.
- The team collected nearly 2,000 specimens across 14 animal groups plus thousands of images, and all confirmed records will be curated in the Ocean Census Biodiversity Data Platform.
- By coupling expeditions with on-site species workshops and an ocean-to-lab model, the Ocean Census aims to compress a taxonomy process that typically takes 13.5 years and accelerate species discovery for conservation, medicine and materials science.
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A team of oceanographers has discovered dozens of new species of marine organisms at the bottom of the Southern Ocean, in one of the most inaccessible parts of the planet, the Nipon-Nekton Ocean Census Foundation announced today.
·Belgrade, Serbia
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Researchers discovered numerous previously unknown deep-sea animals in the South Ocean – including a sponge with an unusual diet.
·Berlin, Germany
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Researchers have identified 30 new animal species in marine habitats that are still largely uncharted.
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