Discover the life in the crater under the Indian Ocean

Scientists at the University of Southampton have brought in images of unusual life deep in the Indian Ocean.

>>>Video: Life at the crater at the bottom of the Indian Ocean

The researchers believe that the film, obtained from one of the most harsh locations of the Ocean, may also include images of the first species to be seen for science,

These images were recorded by an underwater remote robot named Kiel 6000 . This robot allows scientists to survey underwater craters in the southwestern Indian Ocean.

Cracks in the ocean floor, also known as black chimneys, make the surrounding water boil and contain lots of minerals, and then these substances themselves make the ecosystem in the water bodies The worm becomes diverse.

Scientists from Southampon University have filmed many different species, including white crabs, scaly snails in the legs and sea cucumbers. Some of these species may be new creatures because they are not found in the Atlantic Ocean and neighboring Central Indian oceans.

Professor Jon Copley, chief scientist in the project of craters in the Indian Ocean, said: 'This is the true intersection of crater-living creatures around the world.'

'I have predicted that there will be some similarity (between creatures here) with what we have learned in the Atlantic and the craters in the Indian Ocean. And yes, but we also found some types of animals here that were never known anywhere in the neighborhoods above. This is a big surprise '.

He continued: 'Another type is white crab. There are now two types of white crab known in the Pacific, but they are not the same, but they are also of the same type of long-haired animal. '

'There are also undersea cucumbers that have never been known in the Atlantic or the craters in the Indian Ocean, but are known in the Pacific Ocean.'