24 new deep-sea species found including a rare new branch of life

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Scientists have identified 24 previously unknown deep-sea amphipod species -- including one entirely new superfamily -- in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the central Pacific Ocean.

The findings, published March 24 in an open-access ZooKeys special issue, represent a major step forward in documenting life in the CCZ. This vast region stretches across six million square kilometers between Hawai'i and Mexico and remains one of the least understood ...

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