Scientists Establish New Genus of Deep-Sea 'Spaghetti Worms'
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A new genus of deep-sea polychaete worms has been described after a study of the seafloor off Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean. Terebellosuctoria is distinguished by unusual suction-cup-like structures on the underside of its body. The new genus belongs to the family Terebellidae, whose members are known as “spaghetti worms” because of their long tentacles. They build tube-like shelters in soft sediments and use their t…
Scientists establish new genus of deep-sea 'spaghetti worms'
Scientists have announced a new genus of deep-sea segmented marine "spaghetti worms" with suction cups on their bodies, showing just how much undiscovered biodiversity is out there in the deep seas around Australia.
The Independent
The Independent (US)Scientists discover whole new genus of deep-sea ‘spaghetti worms’ with suction cups
It is rare to establish an entirely new marine organisms
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