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A microscopic parasite that has been killing the Caribbean creatures since last year might also be at fault for a population collapse four decades ago
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A microscopic parasite that has been killing the Caribbean creatures since last year might also be at fault for a population collapse four decades ago
NEW YORK (AP) — Last year, sea urchins in the Caribbean started getting sick — shedding their spines, dying off and throwing reef ecosystems into chaos. Now, scientists think they’ve caught the killer in this marine murder mystery.
Scientists say a tiny parasite is to blame for the deaths of a large number of sea urchins in the Caribbean Sea.
Marine scientists have discovered the source of a mysterious outbreak that killed sea urchins in droves in the Caribbean Sea. The massive die-off was caused by a single-celled parasite.
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