New species of bone-eating worms discovered by scientists in Gulf of Mexico

A new study published in science journal PLOS ONE shows that scientists have discovered a new species of bone-eating worm in Gulf of Mexico. study published in December 2019 studied alligator carcasses that were dropped in Gulf of Mexico to probe deep ocean's ecosystem. study was aimed at understanding how organisms living on ocean floor survive without sunlight. According to study, worms ate soft tissues of alligators within 51 days. 

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New bone-eating worms discovered

Researchers used three alligator carcasses for study and y were dropped at three separate sites on February 14, February 20 and April 15 respectively last year. first observation of alligator fall occurred on February 15, 2019, at 12:05. Nine Bathymus giganteus were scavenging on food fall. Thirteen total Bathymous giganteus were observed feeding on alligator fall during third observation that took place on February 16.  

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According to study, " scavengers began consuming food fall 43 hours post-deployment for one individual (198.2cm, 29.7kg), and carcass of ar individual (175.3 cm, 19.5kg) was completely devoid of soft tissue at 51 days post-deployment. A third individual (172.7cm, 18.5kg) was missing completely after 8 days, with only deployment harness and weight remaining drug 8 meters away, suggesting a large elasmobranch scavenger. ditionally, bones recovered post-deployment reveal first observations of bone-eating Osedax in Gulf of Mexico and are confirmed here as new to science."

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"se results support or studies that have found that bones of organisms beyond whales can support Osedax. This is first published report of Osedax exploiting bones of Crocodilia, though three species (O. knutei, O. ryderi, and O. talkovici) have been recovered from green turtle bones deployed off California," study confirmed. According to research, new species discovered did t eat cow bones deployed at a similar depth in Gulf of Mexico before. 

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