Giant Squid Detected Off Western Australia Via Environmental DNA
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Using environmental DNA from 1,700 liters of seawater off Western Australia, researchers detected 226 species and the giant squid Architeuthis dux—the first WA eDNA record and northernmost in the eastern Indian Ocean—along with many DNA sequences not matching known species, highlighting vast, still-hidden deep-sea biodiversity.
Topics:world#deep-sea-biodiversity#environmental-dna#giant-squid#marine-biology#science#western-australia
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