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New Galápagos Octopus Species Discovered | Costa Rica News
A brand-new octopus species, Microeledone galapagensis, has been officially named after scientists discovered it in the deep Galápagos—where it lives at over 1,700 meters. First spotted in 2015, only three have ever been seen, two just on video. One specimen, lost to time, was shipped to Chicago’s Field Museum for naming before returning home with faded blue tentacles and a changed hue. Carefully handled by researchers at the Charles Darwin Station, it’s now the official reference specimen for this Galápagos-exclusive species—joining 140,000 other marine specimens. Its return highlights the…
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