New Species from a New Order (IMAGE)

Center for Ocean Solutions

New Species from a New Order

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Relicanthus sp. -- a new species from a new order of Cnidaria collected at 4,100 meters in the Clarion-Clipperton Fracture Zone (CCZ) that lives on sponge stalks attached to nodules.

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Craig Smith and Diva Amon, ABYSSLINE Project

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