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Nine new deep-sea sponge species discovered off Alaska

Scientists note Alaska likely holds hundreds more undiscovered sponge species

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NOAA biologist Sean Rooney emphasized that despite identifying 232 sponge species, deep-water rocky places remain largely inaccessible to current survey methods, suggesting hundreds more species likely exist undiscovered in Alaskan waters.

Scientists note Alaska likely holds hundreds more undiscovered sponge species
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“There are now more than 232 identified species of sponges in Alaska, and probably hundreds more that we don't know about yet.”

Sean Rooney

Sean Rooney NOAA fisheries biologist and study co-authorMeredith Everett Biologist at NOAA's Northwest Fisheries Science CenterCooper Freeman Alaska director of Center for Biological DiversityNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Government agency announcing discovery

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