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Giant Vesicomya

Archivesica gigas

Classification

Xenoturbella profunda, the purple sock or sock worm, is a marine, benthic, deep-water worm-like species that belongs to the family Xenoturbellidae. It was discovered in the eastern Pacific Ocean by a group of Californian and Australian scientists. The species was described in 2016 from seven specimens.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 3