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The new species was named Microeledone galapagensis in honor of the location where it was collected. Charles Darwin Foundation Deep below the waters off the Galápagos Islands resides a tiny blue ...

A recently published study in the journal Zootaxa identified a new species of tiny octopus, which they named Microeledone galapagensis. The specimen was collected in 2015 when deep-sea researchers ...

Nearly 1,800 meters beneath the surface of the Pacific, a remotely operated submersible was creeping along the slope of a Galápagos seamount when its camera caught a tiny, dark blue octopus perched in ...

While on a deep-sea expedition in the Galapagos in 2015, scientists found a golf-ball sized, short-armed blue octopus. In a recent study, they confirmed that it’s new to science. The newly described ...

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Scientists have announced the discovery of a previously unidentified species of octopus found in the Galápagos Islands — and it’s sure to turn heads. The creature, which sports blue flesh and large ...

It could be easy to miss a blob the size of a golf ball. But its blue hue—the rarest color in nature—stood out against the sand, grabbing researchers’ attention. It wasn’t a blob but an adorable blue ...

GALAPAGOS ISLANDS (WJW) — Scientists have announced the discovery of a brand new (to humans) species of octopus. Found off the coast of Ecuador in the Galápagos Islands, the tiny blue octopus — given ...

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