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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Jonathan Watts

‘Chock full of incredible animals’: marine expedition uncovers 31 new species in two weeks

A transparent juvenile glass squid with yellow-orange spots and elongated tentacles floats against a black background
A juvenile glass squid collected at 779 metres depth in the South Atlantic. Photograph: Emily Clark/MBari/Schmidt Ocean Institute

A marine biology expedition in international waters off the coast of Brazil has discovered 31 new species in just two weeks.

The researchers believe the speed at which the species were found and identified may be a record, in part because of the cutting-edge technology designed and built by the science and engineering team. For the first time on board a ship, the researchers were able to observe the living 3D cellular structure of microbial life thanks to a technological breakthrough nicknamed the Squid.

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