30 new species found living under Antarctic

More than 30 new species of sea creatures living under the Antarctic have been discovered by a British team of scientists.

This Juvenile King Crab is among 30 new species found living under the Antarctic. Picture: SWNS

Marine biologists from the British Antarctic Survey have been surveying the Amundsen Sea five years ago after the ice shelf began to break up.

Scientists have compiled a list of 275 marine species, including 30 new creatures.

A brain-like sea cucumber called Psolus Byrdae, and a bathysciadiid limpet - a type of sea snail - with a taste for dead octopus are among the team’s strangest finds.

A new species called the flabelligerids, which has now been referred to as the “bristle-cage-worm” because of its bright neon yellow bristles, was also among the discoveries.