Giant Squid Detected in Australia’s Deep-Sea Canyons Through Environmental DNA
TL;DR
Researchers aboard the R/V Falkor used environmental DNA (eDNA) to sample Cape Range and Cloates submarine canyons off Western Australia, detecting Architeuthis dux DNA and identifying 226 species across 11 groups at depths over 4 kilometers—many DNA signals don’t match known species—revealing vast, previously hidden deep-sea biodiversity.
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- Giant Squid DNA Found in Deep Canyons off Australia Sci.News
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