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24 New Deep-Sea Species Found in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Including a Rare New Branch of Life in a Deep-Sea Mining Hotspot
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24 New Deep-Sea Species Found in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, Including a Rare New Branch of Life in a Deep-Sea Mining Hotspot
Abyssal biology just took a major leap forward as researchers formally described 24 new deep-sea species from the Clarion-Clipperton Zone seabed region, or CCZ. This closely watched region of the Pacific seabed now faces a dual identity: a massive biodiversity hotspot and a prospective site for polymetallic nodule mining. Among the discoveries is a rare new superfamily and a new family of amphipods, tiny shrimp-like crustaceans that scavenge and…
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