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Newsweek

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…

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