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Glacial cycles shape evolution of many species of Antarctic sea slug

Marine scientists have discovered that what was once thought to be a single sea slug species is actually at least 75 distinct species that were shaped over millions of years by repeated Antarctic glacial cycles.

Glacial cycles shape evolution of many species of Antarctic sea slug
Image: Phys.org
Marine scientists have discovered that what was once thought to be a single sea slug species is actually at least 75 distinct species that were shaped over millions of years by repeated Antarctic glacial cycles.

Originally published at Phys.org

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