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Researchers discover strange creature called Antarctic Strawberry Feather Star in oceans around Antarctica

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Researchers came upon a 20-armed sea monster with a distinctive body structure while trawling in the ice-covered waters off the coast of Antarctica. The species is related to starfish and sea cucumbers. Marine biologists have named the new discovery as 'the Antarctic strawberry feather star'. The new species of Antarctic feather star was discovered during research missions around the Southern Ocean between 2008 and 2017.