Scientists found at least 10 likely new species of bizarre branching worms inside sea sponges; one was hiding in a museum specimen collected in Japan in 1914
- PC: Nicole de Voogd/University of GöttingenScientists have discovered at least ten new species of branching marine worms after studying their DNA, newly collected specimens, and body structures.
- These unusual worms live inside sea sponges and have a distinctive body, with one head connected to a tree-like network of branches.
- For more than a century, several of these rare worms were considered part of a single widespread species, despite being found across large areas of the world’s oceans.
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- PC: Nicole de Voogd/University of GöttingenScientists have discovered at least ten new species of branching marine worms after studying their DNA, newly collected specimens, and body structures.
- These unusual worms live inside sea sponges and have a distinctive body, with one head connected to a tree-like network of branches.
- For more than a century, several of these rare worms were considered part of a single widespread species, despite being found across large areas of the world’s oceans.
Sources: Times of India