sciencecenter: Largest single-celled organisms found 6 miles under the sea Researchers have found new examples of the strange singled-celled creatures called xenophyophores more than six miles beneath the surface of the Pacific in the Mariana Trench. At more than four inches in length, they are perhaps the largest single-celled organism on Earth. These protists make a living by sifting through sediments and can accumulate high levels of toxic metals like uranium, lead, and mercury. Amazing discovery at Earth’s deepest point. To put this in perspective, this single-celled organism is the size of more than 10,000 of your cells!
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Largest single-celled organisms found 6 miles under the sea

Researchers have found new examples of the strange singled-celled creatures called xenophyophores more than six miles beneath the surface of the Pacific in the Mariana Trench. At more than four inches in length, they are perhaps the largest single-celled organism on Earth. These protists make a living by sifting through sediments and can accumulate high levels of toxic metals like uranium, lead, and mercury.

Amazing discovery at Earth’s deepest point. To put this in perspective, this single-celled organism is the size of more than 10,000 of your cells!

Source: livescience.com

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