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This tiny blue octopus from the Galápagos could curl up in your hand and shows how much deep ocean remains unexplored

The Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador are home to more than a thousand plant and animal species found nowhere else on Earth—things like marine iguanas and giant tortoises. In a new paper in the journal Zootaxa, scientists have announced the discovery of the newest animal found in the Galápa...

This tiny blue octopus from the Galápagos could curl up in your hand and shows how much deep ocean remains unexplored
Image: Phys.org
The Galápagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador are home to more than a thousand plant and animal species found nowhere else on Earth—things like marine iguanas and giant tortoises. In a new paper in the journal Zootaxa, scientists have announced the discovery of the newest animal found in the Galápagos: a tiny blue octopus.

Originally published at Phys.org

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