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A giant larvacean known as blue-tailed Bathochordaeus filters particles out of water faster than any other marine creature according to new research findings. Giant larvaceans, a type of zooplankton, are the key to the so-called biological pump. This is a process whereby organisms in the ocean transport carbon from the atmosphere into the deep sea, where some of that carbon is sequestered. [Source: Seeker]
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