Astoria Canyon (VIDEO)

University of California - San Diego

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This is a newly discovered worm swimming in the water column of Astoria Canyon off Oregon at 1,863 meters depth. The fans of long bristles are used in combination with undulations of the body to swim in forward (seen here) and rearward directions.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute

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