Scientists discover eyeless, nearly transparent cave snail in China
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Researchers found a new species of cave snail in China. The mollusc is nearly transparent and lacks eyes. It avoids light and is the first freshwater cave snail documented in the country. Details were published in the journal Subterranean Biology.
Scientists have described a new species of cave snail, an eyeless, almost transparent mollusc that avoids light. Named Erhaia dijiang, it is the first documented freshwater cave snail discovered in China, according to a study published in the journal Subterranean Biology.