‘Supergiant’ sea creature lurks in more than half the ocean

‘Supergiant’ sea creature lurks in more than half the ocean

Dr Paige Maroni holding an Alicella gigantea specimen. Credit: Paige Maroni A “gigantic” deep sea creature first discovered in the 1800s, but considered relatively rare, could inhabit up to 59% of the world’s deep oceans according to a new study from the University of Western Australia. Alicella gigantea, the largest-known species of amphipod on Earth, reaches lengths of up to… 34cm. An animal the size of your forearm may not, at first, appear t…