100 New Deep Sea Species Mystery Creature Found In New Zealand

Researchers in New Zealand have found 100 new species living in sea water. This species has been found in the Bounty Trough in the South Island of New Zealand. A team of 21 researchers has discovered the species. This discovery was made in February this year. The discovery yielded mollusks, three fish, a shrimp and a predatory squid. The number of new species is likely to increase further.

Researchers spent three weeks in the bounty trough Search of. During this time he explored the 800 kilometer long bounty trough. Dr. Rogers, a marine biologist associated with the discovery, said that this number may increase further when more work is done on the samples found. It is not going to be just a figure of 100, it is going to go into hundreds. In the search, researchers have also found a star shaped creature which is only one centimeter large. It has not been identified yet.

The team of researchers had collected 1800 samples. These samples were found within a radius of 5 kilometers. Along with Ocean Census, the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in New Zealand and the New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Museum also participated in this campaign. Doctor Moore associated with the discovery said that it is still a mystery. They cannot connect it with any family. They do not know where their place is in the tree of life.

According to Dr Michaela Mitchell, a taxonomist at the Queensland Museum Network, it may be a type of deep sea coral called an octocoral. It is believed that there are more than 2 million species living in the oceans, but till now scientists have been able to understand only 10 percent of the marine life. Marine life researchers are saying that this new discovery will help them understand deep sea life better.