At least 50 new deep-sea species have been discovered between Easter Island and Chile during a 40 day exploration with more expected to be found after further laboratory testing.
This includes a type of 'wrinkle coral' that is the deepest residing photosynthesis-dependent animal. Coral can't photosynthesise, but has a symbiotic relationship with algae called zooxanthellae.
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