These rare sea creatures live where the sun don't shine. By Laura Baisas Published Jan 6, 2026 4:15 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs ...

The supergiant amphipod Alicella gigantea, which was earlier regarded as rare, has now been discovered to be prevalent and flourishing in the ocean's most profound and extreme habitats. Alicella ...

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En las profundidades más remotas del océano, donde la luz apenas penetra y la presión aplasta cualquier vestigio de vida superficial, una criatura de aspecto etéreo se desplaza con una lentitud casi ...

Far beneath the wavetops, down into the dark ocean depths, a rarely seen crustacean makes its home. It's called Alicella gigantea, and it's the largest known species of amphipod, a shrimp-like species ...

It turns out this 'rare' supergiant isn't so rare, after all. Alicella gigantea was once believed to be a rare 'supergiant' sea crustacean, but new research suggests it may be abundant, inhabiting up ...

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Alicella gigantea, el anfípodo más grande del planeta, ha dejado de ser considerado un habitante raro de las profundidades. Un estudio reciente sugiere que esta criatura podría encontrarse en el 59% ...

Alicella gigantea, a rarely sighted giant crustacean that inhabits the depths of the ocean and can reach up to 34 cm in length, is not rare after all. This species, though elusive, is one of the most ...