Remarkable new swimming sea slug in the deep sea
Researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Nicknamed the 'mystery mollusc,' the nudibranch Bathydevius caudactylus swims through the ocean's midnight zone with a large gelatinous hood and paddle-like tail,
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An unusual sea slug with a large hood, a tail with fingerlike projections and glowing bioluminescence has been found living ...
That’s a reflection of the way B. caudactylus goes about life in the deep sea: with the flow, as the animal is neutrally buoyant. When it swims, it does so slowly. Sometimes, it moves about the ...
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Last week, Scripps Institution of Oceanography PhD candidate Alison Laferriere found the deceased 9.5-foot specimen at ...
While most sea slugs use a rough tongue to feed on prey attached to the seafloor, B. caudactylus uses a cavernous hood to ...
MBARI researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Bathydevius caudactylus swims through the ocean’s midnight zone with a large gelatinous hood ...
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