The creature is a kind of choanoflagellate, a microorganism closely related to animals:
Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, have discovered an unusual creature in Eastern Sierra Nevada’s Mono Lake. This organism could provide insights into the complex animal life that originated on Earth over 650 million years ago.
The lake is famous for being home to creatures like shrimp and alkali flies.
The latest organism discovered is a type of choanoflagellate, a microscopic, single-celled life form that can develop into multicellular colonies.
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