A Japanese research team has confirmed a new clione species first found about a decade ago that is believed to have evolved uniquely in the Sea of Japan, according to a newly released research paper.

Clione, translucent sea slugs dubbed “angels in drift ice,” could be wiped out off eastern Hokkaido because increasingly acidic seawater from carbon dioxide emissions is destroying their sole food ...

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