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Volcanic lava forms some peculiar structures in the deep ocean, including underwater tunnels, which apparently become home to some of the world's most peculiar animal species. The Tunnel de la Atlantida, the longest such formation in the world, recently revealed one of its most peculiar inhabitants, a new eyeless crustacean species, which its discoverers dubbed Speleonectes atlantida. Details of the animal will appear in a September special issue of the journal Marine Biodiversity. In addition to the crustacean, the underwater cave also revealed two new species of annelid worms, LiveScience reports. The tunnel, which is located near the Canary Islands, off the western coast of northern Africa, was formed after the eruption of the Monte Corona volcano, which took place some 20,000 years ago, on the island of Lanzarote. The tube is more than 5,000 feet (1,500 meters) long, and features many less common species of animals. “The tunnel formed because the lava on the surfac!
e cooled and solidified faster than lava in the center of the stream. At present, there are no more active volcanoes on Lanzarote. The last eruptions took place in the 18th century,” expert Stefan Koenemann, from the University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, in Germany, explains. He has also been a researcher involved in the new ...
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