From ‘ghost sharks’ to ‘death ball’ sponges: Scientists find more than 1,100 wild and unusual ocean species

chemical defenses. The toxins that ribbon worms produce have been investigated as potential treatments for Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia.

In the North Trench of the South Sandwich Islands, a collection of uninhabited islands in the south Atlantic Ocean, scientists found a carnivorous “death ball” sponge at depths of nearly 12,000 feet.

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