Scripps-Led Team Discovers Four New Deep-Sea Worm Species
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 3 February 2016
Scientists identified four new Xenoturbella species from deep-sea sites off California and Mexico, clarifying their place near the base of animal evolution and revealing their simple anatomy and ancient lineage.
Keywords: Xenoturbella, deep-sea species, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, animal evolution, hydrothermal vents, cold seeps, genetic analysis
Scripps Science Responds to El Niño
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 9 February 2016
Scripps scientists study the powerful 2015–2016 El Niño’s impacts on California’s coasts, ecosystems, and weather, using surveys, drones, gliders, and citizen science to improve forecasts, preparedness, and understanding of climate effects.
Keywords: El Niño 2015–2016, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, coastal erosion, atmospheric rivers, marine ecosystems, climate research, ocean monitoring
Research Highlight: Deep-Sea Churro Finds its Evolutionary Home
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 10 February 2016
Scientists discovered four new Xenoturbella worm species, including X. churro, in deep-sea cold seeps and vents. Genetic analysis places them near the base of the animal tree, offering clues to early animal evolution.
Keywords: Xenoturbella churro, deep-sea discovery, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
