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With an estimated 50 to 80 percent of all life located in the ocean, there’s an entire world that exists under water. As of 2021, there were over . But scientists believe there are actually many more — perhaps anywhere from 750,000 to up to 25 million — still undiscovered marine species. Here are five interesting sea creatures that were newly discovered in the past few years.Sponges are organisms that live on the bottom of the ocean and are an integral part of the marine ecosystem in several ways. They maintain micro flora and fauna as well as play a part in transforming carbon and nitrogen.
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