Australia's Deep-Sea Creatures

Australia's Deep-Sea Creatures
Queensland Brain Institute

Deep-sea Amphipod Phronima
"As well as understanding life at the surface, we need to plunge off the walls of Osprey to describe the deep-sea life that lives down to 2000 meters, beyond the reach of sunlight." said Professor Justin Marshall of the Queensland Brain Institute, who leads the team of researchers.

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