Ocean Census Advances Deep-Sea Biodiversity Research
Southern Ocean under-sampled, Census aims to assess under 30% of samples toward 100,000-species goal.
Researchers found a 12,000-foot deep carnivorous sponge and blue glowing worms beyond 9,000 feet.
Collected 2,000 specimens across 14 groups, curated in Ocean Census Biodiversity Data Platform.
Expeditions with workshops and ocean-to-lab model to speed up 13.5-year taxonomy process, aiming for conservation, medicine, materials science.
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