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Unnamed squat lobster (3rd of 3)

Unnamed squat lobster

Scientists found this small, spiny crustacean living between 2 and 3 kilometres under the sea on a seamount east of Hawke Bay.

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NIWA - National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

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Ashley Rowden. 'Sea floor', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 24-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/sea-floor/3/3/3