Entire new group of species discovered in Antarctic deep sea vents

[DavidBrown]

Exciting discovery of new species of crabs, seastars, worms, etc. in a newly explored system of deep sea vents off of Antarctica.

Deep-sea vents, just north of Antarctica, flourish with species never seen before - The Washington Post

Here is the link to the paper describing the ecosystem and new species discovered:
http://www.plosbiology.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pbio.1001234