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31 alien-like marine species discovered off the coast of Brazil

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31 alien-like marine species discovered off the coast of Brazil
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After a two week expedition off the coast of Brazil, an international team of researchers discovered 31 new marine species, including a fast-moving gossamer worm, a creepy fish, and other organisms that look straight out of outer space. Take a look and learn more about some of the newly-discovered creatures living deep in the southern Atlantic Ocean.  



This is a new species from the genus Tomopteris, commonly known as gossamer worms. Tomopterids spend their entire lives in the water

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