The Internet Names a New Deep-Sea Species of Chiton

Scientists Turn to the Internet to Name New Species

Asking the internet to name something is always a little dicey. For every charming Boaty McBoatface submission, there’s always something a little more … unprintable. But scientists from the Senckenberg Ocean Species Alliance (SOSA) must have felt a little safer asking the 4.25 million followers of popular veteran science YouTuber Ze Frank to name a newly discovered species. (After all, Ze Frank already has one named after him.) Nautilus Members…

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The Internet Just Named a Brand-New Deep-Sea Creature Found Nearly 3 Miles Deep

A bizarre deep-sea mollusk went viral on YouTube—and now officially bears a name chosen by the people. The Senckenberg Ocean Species Alliance (SOSA), working with scientific publisher Pensoft Publishers and popular science YouTuber Ze Frank, invited the public to help name a newly identified deep-sea chiton (a type of marine mollusk). The official scientific description [...]

The internet names a new deep-sea species of chiton

The Senckenberg Ocean Species Alliance (SOSA), in partnership with the scientific publisher Pensoft Publishers and science YouTuber Ze Frank, have let the internet name a newly discovered deep‑sea chiton (a type of marine mollusk). The formal description of the species is published in the Biodiversity Data Journal.