Deep sea re-exported after 140 years

Scientists have discovered that the worm seems to be extinct, after 140 years they hide under the ocean.

According to Livescience, in 1873, sea explorers discovered a strange worm under the ocean, about 5.5 km from the water. Later analyzes indicate that it is a new type of oak worm, scientific name Glandiceps Abyssicola .

The marine worm with the scientific name Glandiceps Abyssicola, appeared after 140 years of disappearance.(Photo: Live science)

Oak worms are a group of creatures living on the bottom of the ocean, which feed on floating sediments and debris in the ocean. However, for nearly 140 years since then, scientists have not discovered any more traces of this species.

In 2009, a group of researchers happened to find a piece of yellow animal body in a sediment sample in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean, near South America. Genetic and genetic testing of the specimens found, the scientists concluded that this is the body of the Glandiceps abyssicola worm. The location is also close to where they first appeared.

Karen Osborn, co-author of the study and also a deep expert at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, said the main reason for the disappearance of this pest species is their bodies. very thin, easily broken when picked up with metal mesh.

This marine worm has many differences compared to its relatives in shallow water. They are firmer and easier to study. Osborn added that, with the ocean's debris-eating properties, the worm is like a small plant that consumes organic matter.