Newly discovered deep-sea worms, including one named 'churro,' could shed light on animal evolution

Friday, February 5, 2016 - 19:20 in Biology & Nature

Here’s one churro you won’t want to eat. A team led by California researchers has discovered a pink, flatworm-like critter in the deep seas off the Pacific that they’ve named Xenoturbella churro, after the long, delicious fried-dough treat that you will never look at in the same way again. The...

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