Species name: Not yet assigned, but of the phylum Loricifera, genus Spinoloricus
Habitat: Deep sediments lacking oxygen in the L'Atalante basin of the Mediterranean Sea south of Greece – and who knows where else…
This tiny creature may not look spectacular, but it is one of the most remarkable ever discovered: the first that can survive and reproduce entirely without oxygen.
The implications for the possible existence of extraterrestrial life are obvious. To read the rest of the article, click here.