Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute discovers mystery mollusc in Monterey Bay
Briefly

"The mystery mollusc, Bathydevius caudactylus, with its large jellyfish-like hood, snail-like body and finger-like appendages, defied expectations from the first sightings in 2000..."
"It's not very similar to anything else, said Bruce Robison, senior scientist at MBARI. When we first came upon it, we were all saying to each other, 'What the heck is that?'..."
"The mystery mollusc differs from its distant cousins in both genetics and anatomy. When comparing the genes that are similar between species, scientists can track small differences..."
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