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Top Stories Tamfitronics Marine biologists at Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) have described an exceptional sea slug (nudibranch) species, new to science, from depths of the eastern North Pacific Ocean. Named Bathydevius caudactylusthe species is bioluminescent and represents the third independent origin of bioluminescence among sea slugs.Bathydevius caudactylus has a voluminous hooded structure at one end, a flat tail fringed with numerous finger-like projections at the other, and colorful internal organs. Image credit: Bruce H. Robison & Steven H.D. Haddock / MBARI.Bathydevius caudactylus is the first sea slug species known to live in the deep water column.The new species is currently known to live in the waters offshore of the Pacific coast of North America.It can be found in the ocean’s midnight zone, an expansive environment of open water 1,000 to 4,000 m (3,300-13,100...