Marine animal's existence confirmed 117 yrs after discovery
A deep-sea creature's existence has been confirmed in Monterey Bay of California, 117 years after it was first discovered in 1899. The giant larvacean, named 'Bathochordaeus Charon' after the mythical ferryman of the river Styx, is a tadpole-like creature that grows up to 9 cm in length, and feeds on minute particles which it filters through a metre-long, mucus 'house'.