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The Internet Named a Weird Deep-Sea Creature, and 11 People Had the Exact Same Idea

Over 8,000 people submitted name suggestions for a newly discovered mollusk — and the winning entry literally means 'of the ...

New Deep-Sea Mollusk Has an Iron Tongue and Hitchhiking Worms That Eat Its Poo

Meet Ferreiraella populi, a weird mollusk discovered in Japan. Keep reading to find out how Rihanna is involved.

The internet names a new deep-sea species of chiton

The Senckenberg Ocean Species Alliance (SOSA), in partnership with the scientific publisher Pensoft Publishers and science ...

Strange deep-sea creature named after thousands offer suggestions

The people’s mollusc: Scientists name strange deep-sea creature after thousands offer suggestions online - Eleven different online participants independently suggested the same successful name ...
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This weird deep-sea creature was named by thousands of people online

A newly discovered deep-sea creature has become an unlikely Internet star. After appearing in a popular YouTube video, a rare ...

The Internet Just Named a Brand-New Deep-Sea Creature Found Nearly 3 Miles Deep

The chiton was first discovered in 2024 in the Izu-Ogasawara Trench at a depth of 5,500 meters. Ferreiraella populi belongs ...

Scientists Turn to the Internet to Name New Species

A sking the internet to name something is always a little dicey. For every charming Boaty McBoatface submission, there’s always something a little more … unprintable. But scientists from the ...