NUS Researchers Uncover Mysterious Tanaids (IMAGE)

National University of Singapore

NUS Researchers Uncover Mysterious Tanaids

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These two tanaidacean species new to science -- Unispinosus eopacificus (top), named after the location it was discovered, and Portaratrum birdi (bottom), named in honour of a leading tanaidacean taxonomist -- were collected by Mr Chim and Ms Tong from a depth between 4,041 to 4,227 metres during a deep-sea expedition to the Pacific Ocean in 2015.

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