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Scientists have found a new marine species in Puerto del Carmen in the form of a mollusk. The discovery has been named Lamanotus Tias in dedication to the municiple of Tias and all is work and dedication to conservation.It is the first mollusk of this genus found in the whole of the Canary Islands. According to the scientifics the new species is described as a slug or mollusk of the genus Lomanotus Verany. This is based on two 2mm specimens collected alive on the shallow rocky coastline of Lanzarote. Two specimens of 2 and 1.8 millimeters long by 1 mm wide were collected and examined on November 21, 2022. They were composed of hydrozoans and found at a depth of 6 meters among red tussock algae with sediments.