Carnivorous ‘death ball’ sponge among new species found in depths of Southern Ocean

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Researchers previously took first confirmed footage of a juvenile colossal squid in scarcely explored habitat A carnivorous “death ball” sponge is among 30 previously unknown deep-sea species found by scientists in one of the most remote parts of the planet. Researchers sampled the depths of the Southern Ocean, including volcanic calderas, the South Sandwich trench […]

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