Not seen for 140 years, deep-sea worm is back in the picture
Tuesday, August 27, 2013 - 11:01
in Biology & Nature
In 1873, an unknown species of deep-sea worm was dredged up from the bottom of the ocean. Further analysis showed that the animal, collected from almost 3.5 miles (5.5 kilometers) beneath the surface, turned out to be a new type of acorn worm. It was dubbed Glandiceps abyssicola.