Endoxenoturbella Lovénii - New Bacteria Found In Sweden

Researchers from the University of Gothenburg have discovered a brand new species of bacterium found only in the Gullmarsfjord north of Gothenburg in Sweden. The new species has been dubbed Endoxenoturbella lovénii. The bacterium is an endosymbiotic prokaryote living in the gut of a marine worm called Xenoturbella, a creature also unique to the Gullmarsfjord. Researchers identified two types of the endosymbiotic bacteria. They say other scientists should consider the new endosymbionts  "when interpreting the poorly understood ecology and evolution of Xenoturbella," the Bacteria's host.  read more

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