New deep-sea worm discovered at methane seep off Costa Rica

Marine biologist Greg Rouse and his team at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have identified a new species of deep-sea worm, Pectinereis strickrotti, near Costa Rica, shedding light on the rich biodiversity of methane seep ecosystems.

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