In 2000, scientists spotted a bioluminescent mollusk in the deep sea. The animal was so unique that they had no idea what it was until they did genetic testing. It turned out to be a new species of ...
Although the apple-size species, named Bathydevius caudactylus, is classified as a sea slug, the marine animal is unlike any sea slug Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute scientists have seen ...
MONTEREY, Calif. (AP) — More than two decades after spotting a mysterious, gelatinous, bioluminescent creature swimming in the deep sea, California researchers this week announced that it is a new ...
Across their 10,000 species, sea slugs sport striking colors, external gills, and even the ability to regrow a body from a severed head.
Marine scientists have identified and named a mysterious creature of the deep sea after studying the elusive sea slug for twenty years. Bathydevius caudactylus is a newly identified sea slug that ...
Rebha Raviraj was recently on a boat off the coast of Groton, Connecticut, helping to retrieve abandoned lobster traps, when she saw a “huge, bright yellow” sea slug attached to a cage. The ...
More than two decades after spotting a mysterious, gelatinous, bioluminescent creature swimming in the deep sea, California researchers this week announced that it is a new species of sea slug.The ...