9-year-old English girl gives a name to a sea sponge: Parpal Dumplin
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Gulf Today Report
A new species of sea sponge that was identified off the north Norfolk coast has been officially named by a 9-year-old girl.
Sylvie, who attends Langham Village School in north Norfolk, is said to have come up with the winning name Parpal Dumplin due to the sponge’s purple appearance and what she believes is its close resemblance to a dumpling.
The Marine Conservation Society’s Agents of Change project asked children to use their creativity to name the species, which was found in chalk beds by volunteer divers from Seasearch a decade ago.
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