Scientists Discover ‘Strawberry-Like’ Invertebrate With 20 Arms

https://gizmodo.com/antarctic-strawberry-feather-star-20-arms-discovered-1850730199

The Antarctic strawberry feather star is one of four new related species believed to have been discovered by a team of marine scientists.

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DeadwingSoda@artemis.camp · 1 pts · 3y

I love reading about discovering a new species but it always makes me wonder how much longer these things are going to last with a such a quick changing environment once ocean temperatures start to rise. Are these species part of a chain of natural processes, like the honeybee and pollination, and we didn’t know it, or are they just along for the ride?