New sea spider species found on Dutch coast
The waters off the Dutch coast are home to a new species that has never before been sighted alive in in these waters. The Sea Spider, scientific name Endeis spinosa, was discovered on the seabed of Oosterschelde by divers in August, officially placing it on the indigenous marine fauna list, natuurbericht.nl reports.
Sea spiders do occur in various places on the Northwestern European coast, but have only been spotted in The Netherlands when the animals have washed up on the coast. This does not definitively mean that the animal occurs here naturally, as they may have drifted over from outside the Dutch coastal area on floating objects. When recreational divers discovered the animal live on the seabed, the creature was given the indigenous status.
The sea spider is around 15 millimeters in size, and occurs in waters from the Norwegian coast up to the Mediterranean sea. There have only been limited sightings of the creature washed up on Dutch shores since 1950. In August of this year, various sightings have been reported by divers on the seabed in Oosterschelde.
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The waters off the Dutch coast are home to a new species that has never before been sighted alive in in these waters. The Sea Spider, scientific name Endeis spinosa, was discovered on the seabed of Oosterschelde by divers in August, officially placing it on the indigenous marine fauna list, natuurbericht.nl reports.
Sea spiders do occur in various places on the Northwestern European coast, but have only been spotted in The Netherlands when the animals have washed up on the coast. This does not definitively mean that the animal occurs here naturally, as they may have drifted over from outside the Dutch coastal area on floating objects. When recreational divers discovered the animal live on the seabed, the creature was given the indigenous status.
The sea spider is around 15 millimeters in size, and occurs in waters from the Norwegian coast up to the Mediterranean sea. There have only been limited sightings of the creature washed up on Dutch shores since 1950. In August of this year, various sightings have been reported by divers on the seabed in Oosterschelde.
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http://www.nltimes.nl/2014/09/01/new-sea-spider-species-found-dutch-coast/Love Always
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