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Episode: More than one hundred new species found in deep-sea coral reefs and sponge gardens
Description: An international group of scientists has discovered more than 100 new species living on seamounts off the coast of Chile.
From deep-sea corals to glass sponges, sea urchins, amphipods and squat lobsters, the scientists say these discoveries from a recent Schmidt Ocean expedition could be contributing to new science.Β
Erin Easton, an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley who was involved in the expedition, explains: "Our expectations and goals for this cruise were to collect representative fauna from the Nazca Ridge and Salas y GΓ³mez Ridge and the Juan Fernandez Ridge. And we want to look to...