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Patrick Star? Scientists Discover 57 New Deep-Sea Species
The two-week workshop logged the finds on an open-access platform and trained 20 taxonomists and early-career researchers.
- Led by the Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census and Schmidt Ocean Institute, the two-week International Species Discovery Workshop identified 57 new marine species and five new genera in the South Atlantic Ocean.
- The workshop brought together 20 taxonomists and early-career researchers from Latin America and Europe to examine deep-sea biological samples using remotely operated vehicles and integrated taxonomic techniques.
- Researchers identified 20 new species of copepods, 22 echinoderms, and 14 cnidarians, with notable findings including Loki the sea cucumber, a deep-sea echinoderm named for its horned appendages.
- Scientists logged findings directly onto Ocean Census NOVA, an open-access platform. Dr. Michelle Taylor, Ocean Census head of science, said it "drastically accelerates our understanding of marine biodiversity."
- Dr. Daniel Lauretta of the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales and CONICET called international cooperation "critical," as the team plans a follow-up expedition to a different submarine canyon in early 2027.
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Researchers have identified 57 new marine species and five previously unknown scientific species, after analysing samples of organisms living at the depths of the Mar del Plata Marine Valley off the coast of Argentina, in a discovery that enhances knowledge of biodiversity in the depths of the South Atlantic.
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Among the discoveries are unusual sea cucumbers, 20 species of wrinkled crustaceans, and 14 new species of deep-sea corals.
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Patrick Star? Scientists discover 57 new deep-sea species
The sea star was documented on the seafloor of the Mar del Plata Submarine Canyon, off Argentina.
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