Tuesday, May 22, 2007

585 New Marine Species in the dark water of the Antarctica

Carnivorous Sponges, 585 new species of crustaceans and hundreds of new worms are discovered by scientists in the dark water of the Antarctica. This discovery have given scientists a new light about the evolution of marine species and how they can adapt to changes in climate and environment. Among the new creatures, the scientists have found a gourd-shaped carnivorus sponge called Chondrocladia, free swimming-worms and 674 species of isopod of which 585 species had never been seen before. The unique species tend to be the kind that do not spread easily , which sggests the deep, cold southern oceans may have been the source of many types of marine life.

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