The newly described species has been named Ramisyllis kingghidorahi after Godzilla's monster enemy King Ghidorahi.
They were found to be a form of syllid marine worm. Until now, only two others of this kind were known to exist.after Japanese legend Godzilla's monster enemy King Ghidorahi, a kaiju that can regenerate lost body parts.
"The ramified bodies of the branching syllids might mirror the intricated labyrinth of the sponge canal system in which they live, the sponge canal system, with the ability to produce new fully-developed segments allowing the worm to explore the canals," the study said.
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