{"id":135627,"date":"2024-12-11T01:09:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T18:09:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135627"},"modified":"2024-12-11T01:09:37","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T18:09:37","slug":"dna-confirms-new-large-predator-living-in-one-of-the-most-inhospitable-places-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135627","title":{"rendered":"DNA confirms new &#8216;large predator&#8217; living in one of the most inhospitable places on Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div _ngcontent-purplestorefront-c2920483845=\"\">\n<p><strong>Shrouded in darkness and subjected to crushing pressure, the hadal zone \u2013\u00a0the deepest parts of Earth&#8217;s ocean\u00a0\u2013 might seem uninhabitable, yet this extraordinary realm supports a surprising variety of species.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A recent study published in\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/10.1080\/14772000.2024.2416430\">Systematics and Biodiversity<\/a><\/em>\u00a0introduces one such creature: <em>Dulcibella camanchaca<\/em>, a newly identified crustacean that holds the distinction of being the first large, active predatory amphipod (a group of shrimp-like crustaceans)\u00a0found at these remarkable depths. <\/p>\n<p>The species was uncovered in the Atacama Trench, a deep-sea canyon off the coast of Chile.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Dulcibella camanchaca<\/em> is a fast-swimming predator that we named after \u2018darkness\u2019 in the languages of the peoples from the Andes region to signify the deep, dark ocean from where it predates,\u201d explains co-lead author of the study Dr Johanna Weston, a hadal ecologist from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whoi.edu\/\">Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution<\/a> (WHOI).<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1681\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/12\/Dulcibella-camanchaca-scaled.jpg?webp=1&amp;w=1200\" alt=\"Dulcibella camanchaca\" class=\"wp-image-117954\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ducibella camanchacais is a fast-swimming predator measuring four centimetres in length\/Johanna Weston, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Meet &#8216;darkness&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Measuring nearly four centimetres long, this amphipod uses specialised raptorial appendages to capture and prey on smaller amphipod species. <\/p>\n<p>Its hunting grounds lie within the food-scarce Atacama Trench, a deep-sea canyon exceeding depths of 8,000 metres off northern Chile. The trench, set beneath nutrient-rich surface waters, is geographically isolated from other hadal zones and hosts a unique array of endemic species.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost excitingly, the DNA and morphology data pointed to this species being a new genus too, emphasising the Atacama Trench as an endemic hotspot,\u201d Weston adds.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/62\/2024\/12\/Ducibella-camanacha-causes-specialized-raptorial-appendages-to-capture-and-prey-upon-smaller-amphipod-species-in-the-Atacama-Trench.jpeg?webp=1&amp;w=1200\" alt=\"Ducibella camanacha from the Atacama Trench\" class=\"wp-image-117957\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ducibella camanacha was discovered in the Atacama Trench off the northern coast of Chile\/Johanna Weston, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Deep-sea expedition<\/h2>\n<p>The discovery was made during the 2023 Integrated Deep-Ocean Observing System (IDOOS) Expedition aboard the research vessel <em>R\/V Abate Molina<\/em>. Four specimens of <em>Dulcibella camanchaca<\/em> were collected at 7,902 metres depth using a lander vehicle \u2013 a free-falling platform equipped with baited traps and other scientific tools. <\/p>\n<p>Back on deck, the specimens were frozen and later analysed for their morphological and genetic traits at the Universidad de Concepci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis study&#8217;s collaborative effort and integrative approach confirmed <em>Dulcibella camanchaca<\/em> as a new species and highlights ongoing biodiversity discoveries in the Atacama Trench,&#8221; says Dr Carolina Gonz\u00e1lez, co-lead author from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.imo-chile.com\/\">Instituto Milenio de Oceanograf\u00eda<\/a> (IMO) responsible for sample collection and DNA analysis. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This finding underlines the importance of continued deep-ocean exploration, particularly in Chile\u2019s front yard. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMore discoveries are expected as we continue to study the Atacama Trench.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The researchers say that each discovery brings us closer to understanding how life has adapted to these inhospitable environments and contributes to broader efforts to safeguard these fragile ecosystems from threats including pollution and climate change.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about the study: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/10.1080\/14772000.2024.2416430\">A new large predator (Amphipoda, Eusiridae) hidden at hadal depths of the Atacama Trench<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main image: ocean floor\/Getty<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>More amazing stories from around the world<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.discoverwildlife.com\/animal-facts\/marine-animals\/dulcibella-camanchaca-atacama-trench\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shrouded in darkness and subjected to crushing pressure, the hadal zone \u2013\u00a0the deepest parts of Earth&#8217;s ocean\u00a0\u2013 might seem uninhabitable, yet this extraordinary realm supports a surprising variety of species. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=135627\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8628],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-135627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-science","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=135627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135627\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=135627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=135627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=135627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}