Here’s a breakdown of the animals that crossed the Pacific on 2011 tsunami debris
About two-thirds of the creatures have never been documented off the western coast of North America
By
Mariah Quintanilla
11:00am, October 17, 2017
Life’s great diversity has revealed itself in more than 600 pieces of floating tsunami debris that have landed on the western coast of North America. Of nearly 300 living animal and protist species documented on the debris, which crossed the Pacific Ocean following Japan’s destructive 2011 tsunami, researchers analyzed in detail 237 species, which include larger invertebrates and two fish. The critters represent 15 taxonomic groups, as defined by the scientists in the Sept. 29 issue of Science. (Each box below signifies a living species; colors are different groups.)
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/heres-breakdown-animals-crossed-pacific-2011-tsunami-debris?mode=topic&context=60
