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biodiversity
Friday, May 27th 2011 - 08:16 UTC

South Georgia marine biodiversity richer than the Galapagos Islands

Coral and brittle-star found in the waters of South Georgia Island. (Photo BAS)

Sea spiders the size of dinner plates and two-meter-long ribbon worms that eat prey several times their own size were among the 1,400-plus species cataloged by the British Antarctic Service in a comprehensive study of marine life around South Georgia Island.

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