MOSCOW, March 1 Scientists from the UK and Spain have discovered a new species of sea slug in the waters off the southwest coast of England, according to a press release published on Friday on the Center for Research in the Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture website.
The center is part of the British Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
«Researchers have made an exciting discovery in the waters off the southwest coast of England. Scientists from the Center for Environmental Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) and the University of Cadiz, Spain, have identified a new species of sea slug, named Pleurobranchaea Britannica,» the report said. document.
Samples of the new species of slugs were collected during planned research back in 2018 and 2019, initially they were assigned to the already known species of sea slugs from the genus Pleurobranchaea. However, given that these creatures live in more southern waters and have never been seen off the coast of Great Britain before, scientists have questions about the identity of the collected slugs. The find was sent to researchers in Spain, who reported that the slugs found were a new species.
Scientists believe that this species could potentially live in the waters of Spain, Portugal, France and southwest of the English Channel, according to a press release.