This weird deep-sea creature was named by thousands of people online

ScienceDaily
Feb 7, 2026, 11:32 pm302 ptsTop
A newly discovered deep-sea creature has become an unlikely Internet star. After appearing in a popular YouTube video, a rare chiton found nearly three miles beneath the ocean surface sparked a global naming effort, drawing more than 8,000 suggestions from people around the world. Scientists ultimately chose…

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