by Bizarre worm that looks "like the rump of a pig from one side and Mick Jagger's lips from the other" may be in the middle of an evolutionary leap, scientists say.
Name: Pigbutt worm (Chaetopterus pugaporcinus)
Where it lives: Central California (primarily around Monterey Bay) and the Channel Islands
What it eats: Marine snow (organic material that floats through the ocean)
Why it's awesome: This hazelnut-size worm is so strange that researchers didn't know how to categorize it when it was first collected by Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) scientists in 2001.
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Name: Pigbutt worm (Chaetopterus pugaporcinus)
Where it lives: Central California (primarily around Monterey Bay) and the Channel Islands
What it eats: Marine snow (organic material that floats through the ocean)
Why it's awesome: This hazelnut-size worm is so strange that researchers didn't know how to categorize it when it was first collected by Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) scientists in 2001.
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