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AdvertisementIn 2000, scientists spotted a bioluminescent mollusk in the deep sea. It turned out to be a new species of sea slug that's perfectly adapted to the deep ocean. Researchers from the MBARI dubbed it Bathydevius caudactylus and recently published their findings in the peer-reviewed journal Deep Sea Research Part I.Bathydevius is unlike any sea slug the scientists had ever seen. At first, no one knew how to classify the strange sea slug. A sea slug in the midnight zoneA low-light camera system captured the bioluminescence display of the Bathydevius caudactylus sea slug.
Persons: It's, Bruce Robison, Robison, MBARI, it's Organizations: Aquarium Research Institute, CNN Locations: Monterey Bay , California, Monterey, what's, Oregon, Southern California
Investigating Bathydevius and its adaptations could reveal more about the midnight zone, which is the largest habitat on Earth and accounts for 70% of all seawater on the planet. A study describing the new species published Tuesday in the journal Deep Sea Research Part I. “The deep water column is maybe the last place you’d expect to find a nudibranch,” Robison said. The midnight zone is cold and dark and very forbidding to us terrestrial creatures, yet it is filled with life, albeit life forms adapted to a very different set of challenges than we face. The sea slug is bioluminescent, leading it to look "starry" when threatened.
Persons: Bathydevius, Bruce Robison, Steven Haddock, “ We’ve, , Robison, Haddock, Mariana Trench, ” Robison, Bathydevius caudactylus, ” Haddock, smothers, , Bioluminescence Organizations: CNN —, Aquarium Research, Aquarium Research Institute, Tiburon, , National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration Locations: Monterey, Monterey Bay, Coast, North America, Oregon, Southern California, Mariana, Mt, Everest
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