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As of May 2026: Hosted the taxonomy workshop that produced the 24 new species descriptions
Scientists have identified 24 new species of amphipod crustaceans in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a Pacific seabed region the size of the United States at the center of the deep-sea mining debate. Among them is an entirely new superfamily, Mirabestioidea — a previously unknown evolutionary branch equivalent to discovering a new mammal order.
Updated May 30
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