Stars in the sea: Ocean census finds new wonders

November 9, 2008 By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID , AP Science Writer Octopus Montage

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Bottom left: Megeleledone setebos, endemic to the Southern Ocean, surrounded by related octopus species that evolved in the deep-sea. Credit: Census of Marine Life

(AP) -- A city of brittle stars off the coast of New Zealand, an Antarctic expressway where octopuses ride along in a flow of extra salty water and a carpet of tiny crustaceans on the Gulf of Mexico sea floor are among the wonders discovered by researchers compiling a massive census of marine life.



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