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ANTARCTICA-SCIENCE-SPECIES
A combination of five picture taken 21 December 2006 shows (from top, and L to R) a new species of Epimeria, a 25 mm long amphipod crustacean sampled near Elephant Island; a Antarctic male pycnogonid bearing its eggs, a marine distant relative of spiders; a giant Antarctic barnacle, a cirriped crustacean sampled at the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula; a new giant Antarctic amphipod crustacean nearly 100 mm long, belonging to the genus Eusirus; and a still unidentified Antarctic sea star sampled in the area formerly covered by the Larsen B ice-shelve during the Polarstern cruise ANTXXIII-8. The collapse of two ice shelves in Antarctica has exposed an exquisite seabed ecosystem, including species of crustaceans and marine anemones that had never been identified, researchers said 25 February 2007. The insight into Antarctica's hidden marine world came from the breakup of the Larsen A and B ice shelves, 12 and five years ago respectively, that later formed huge icebergs. AFP PHOTO / Cedric d'Udekem d'Acoz
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SOUTHERN OCEAN, ANTARCTICA |
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AFP / Mediafax Foto |
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Cedric d'Udekem d'Acoz |
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21 Decembrie 2006 |
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