#mollusk — Public Fediverse posts

🌊🐚 Scientists teamed up with YouTuber Ze Frank to let the public name a bizarre new species of deep-sea #chiton found over 5,000 meters down.

The winner? Ferreiraella populi – the "chiton of the people." The strange #mollusk lives exclusively on sunken wood and carries a tiny community of worms near its tail.

👉 https://scitechdaily.com/the-internet-just-named-a-brand-new-deep-sea-creature-found-nearly-3-miles-deep/

#science #biology #ocean #discovery #nature #wildlife