‘Patrick’ sea star went viral, but Argentine deep-sea canyon held 57 new species

Mongabay
Oct 13, 2026, 6:11 pm123 ptsTrending
A sea cucumber with two horn-like appendages sits on the mud in the deep South Atlantic Ocean. Scientists named it Loki, after the horned Norse trickster god. Loki lives 2,577 meters (8,455 feet) below the surface, nearly eight Eiffel Towers deep. Loki (Peniagone sp.) is one of 57 species new to science that…

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