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Newsweekworld12 days agoDeveloping
NOAA Identifies Mysterious Golden Orb as Remnant of Giant Deep-Sea Anemone
Scientists have determined that a golden object discovered in the Gulf of Alaska in 2023 is the remnant base of a Relicanthus daphneae anemone. The four-inch-wide structure, found at a depth of 3,250 meters, consists of dead tissue once anchoring the creature to the seafloor. Det…
goodnewsnetwork.orgworld13 days agoDeveloping
Scientists Identify 2023 Golden Orb Discovery as Base of Giant Sea Anemone in Gulf of Alaska
Researchers have determined that a mysterious golden orb found over two miles underwater in 2023 is part of a giant sea anemone species. The identification followed over two years of study involving morphological and genetic analysis. The anemone, Relicanthus daphneae, features l…