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31 alien-like marine species discovered off the coast of Brazil

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An international research team discovered 31 new marine species during a two-week expedition off Brazil's coast in the midwater zone (600–3,300 feet deep), including a fast-moving gossamer worm and glass squid, using advanced non-invasive imaging technology to study one of Earth's least understood ecosystems.

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