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Meiofaunal kinorynch

Daniel Leduc, NIWA, HADES Kermadec Trench
This tiny meiofaunal kinorynch was collected from 9000 m deep in the top 1 cm layer of mud from a core taken in the Kermadec Trench by the lost-at-sea Remotely Operated Vehicle Nereus.