Punjab, April 1 -- TOKYO, April 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -A major international effort to document Japan's deep-ocean life has confirmed the discovery of 38 new species, following a landmark expedition by The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC). The June 2025 mission, conducted aboard the research vessel Yokosuka and the manned submersible Shinkai 6500, collected over 528 specimens. In October 2025, global taxonomists convened at JAMSTEC Headquarters for a Species Discovery Workshop to verify these findings and coordinate scientific publication.Among these discoveries are two breakthrough studies: a comprehensive survey in the journal Ecosphere, led by JAMSTEC researcher D...