A Maine scientist helped discover four new species of deep-sea octopus

Written By Maine Environmental News

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • March 8, 2024

Dr. Beth Orcutt, a geomicrobiologist and vice president for research at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Science in East Boothbay, co-led research expeditions last June and December that resulted in the discovery of at least four new species of deep-sea octopus, two of which brood their eggs in hydrothermal springs on the seafloor.

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