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US-GERMANY-SCIENCE-SEA LIFE
Embargoed until 18-Apr-2010 12:00 ET(18-Apr-2010 16:00 GMT)
TO GO WITH AFP STORY US-BIOLOGY-ENVIRONMENT by Jean-Louis SANTINI
This handout image obtained April 17, 2010 courtesy of the German Centre for Marine Biodiversity Research, Senckenberg Research Institute, in Germany shows a new species and genus of the burrower loriciferan, Culexiregiloricus trichiscalida, found at 4,141 meters (2.6 miles) depth in the Atlantic's Guinea Basin south of Cote d'Ivoire, on the 2005 DIVA 2 expedition. Loriciferans, affectionately dubbed ?girdle wearers? due to characteristic hind shells resembling a corset, are among the smallest known multi-cellular marine animals. This is a juvenile stage specimen with a body length is about 1/4 of a millimeter (1/100th of an inch) -- roughly the width of three human hairs. The body is filled with granular cells and tissue. AFP PHOTO/EUREKALERT!/Gunnar Gad, Marco B?ntzow, Deutsches Zentrum f?r Marine Biodiversit?tsforschung/German Centre for Marine Biodiversity Research, Senckenberg Research Institute, Germany /Census of Marine Life/ HANDOUT/RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE/ NO RESALES/NO ARCHIVES
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Washington, District of Columbia, UNITED STATES |
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17 Aprilie 2010 |
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