Rare find from the deep sea

(University of Bonn) Dumbo octopuses live at a depth of thousands of meters in the oceans. A rare spectacle now provides further insight: a scientist filmed a dumbo octopus hatching from its egg. Based on these video and MRI scans of the internal organs, researchers from the Delaware Museum of Natural History, the University of Bonn, the University Hospital M ü nster, and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution document a surprising similarity of the hatchling with adult animals.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - February 20, 2018 Category: Biology Source Type: news