🕷️ NEW: A University of #BritishColumbia researcher surveyed #SalishSea sea spiders across one field season and described two #species new to #science, the first in nearly a century.
One has hairy legs and grooming limbs, the other a messier body covered in #parasites. Both were registered in a global database with #DNA #data.
👉 https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-found-a-hairy-legged-sea-spider-with-a-nightmare-mouth/
#seaspiders #marinelife #biodiversity #taxonomy #ocean #invertebrates #biology #arthropods #research #pacificnorthwest #ecosystems