A live male specimen of the new species of deep-sea worm, named Pectinereis strickrotti. Its feathery appendages are called parapodia and carry the worm’s gills. Ekin TilicPectinereis strickrotti wiggles with feathery appendages tipped with gills that help it undulate under the sea. The post Newly discovered deep-sea worm moves like a ‘living magic carpet’ appeared first on Popular Science...
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