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California researchers discover mysterious, gelatinous new sea slug

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California researchers first noticed what they called a mystery mollusc’ in February 2000 .

Researchers reviewed more than 150 sightings of the creature and studied it in a lab.

It lives in the so-called midnight zone, an area of deep ocean known for “frigid temperatures, inky darkness, and crushing pressure” The findings were published in the journal Deep-Sea Research Part I.

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