FOR KIDS: Big squid: All one family
Genes show all giant squid belong to one, worldwide species
Web edition: April 4, 2013
Genes show all giant squid belong to one, worldwide species
By Stephen Ornes
Web edition: April 4, 2013
Enlarge A giant squid is unloaded by fishermen at a wharf in Melbourne, Australia.
Credit: David Paul/University of Melbourne
Resembling huge, squishy darts with tentacles, giant squid live in the darkest depths of the ocean. People seldom see these mysterious creatures. But scientists just got to know the animals much better. In a study published in March, researchers clear up a long-standing mystery about how closely these animals are related. To their surprise, they found the colossal creatures belong to a single global species.
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Citations
T. Hesman Saey. Giant squid population is one big happy species. Science News Online. March 19, 2013. [Go to]
Source: http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/349366/title/FOR_KIDS_Big_squid_All_one_family
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