Researchers have discovered an unlikely new species within the ocean's midnight zone: a glowing "mystery mollusk."Although the apple-size species, named Bathydevius caudactylus, is classified as a ...
A team of researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) has discovered a glowing “mystery mollusk” within the ocean's midnight zone. The species, named Bathydevius ...
It's named Bathydevius due to its "devious" nature that fooled the scientists at first, while caudactylus refers to the dactyls -- the fingerlike projections on its tail. It's named Bathydevius ...