Xylophaga Nandani-Sanskriti IAS

A team of researchers has discovered a new species of mollusc, Xylophaga Nandani, in the eastern Arabian Sea. It belongs to the Xylophagaidae family.
This rare species of mollusc is found in the deep sea. The size of these organisms is very small. They live on the wood lying in the sea.
With the help of their shell, they cut the wood into fine particles and consume these particles as food.
This discovery is important because it is the first time that a member of the genus Xylophaga has been discovered in the Arabian Sea.

Xylophaga Nandani