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Researchers have discovered an unlikely new species within the ocean’s midnight zone: a glowing “mystery mollusk.”


An unusual sea slug with a large hood, a tail with fingerlike projections and glowing bioluminescence has been found living off the West Coast of the US.

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Meet the “Mystery Mollusk” Illuminating the Ocean’s Midnight Zone