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They likely didn't expect to see this creature swimming by. The Ocean Exploration Trust uploaded this video to YouTube in June, and according to the Bizarre jellyfish-like creature discovered
It is commonly known by the names sea raft, by-the-wind sailor, purple sail, little sail, or simply Velella. [ 3 ] This small cnidarian is part of a specialised ocean surface community that includes the better-known cnidarian siphonophore , the Portuguese man o' war .
For two years a mysterious sea creature has been captured on video as it swims 5,000 feet below the surface, but scientists have been in the dark as to what exactly it is. Now, the mystery is ...
The Deepstaria enigmatica has a wide, thin bell (up to 60 cm or 2 ft), [1] transparent in appearance, which undulates as the jellyfish moves. They are usually found in Antarctic and near-Antarctic seas, but have been spotted in waters near the United Kingdom and Gulf of Mexico, at depths of 600–1,750 metres (1,970–5,740 ft).
Its body looks almost like a see-through cushion. It has a thick white ring running along its lower edge. Smaller vein-like structures stretch from its prominent central stomach to the outer ring.
a Beroe ovata, b unidentified cydippid, c "Tortugas red" cydippid, d Bathocyroe fosteri, e Mnemiopsis leidyi, and f Ocyropsis sp. [17]. Among animal phyla, the ctenophores are more complex than sponges, about as complex as cnidarians (jellyfish, sea anemones, etc.), and less complex than bilaterians (which include almost all other animals).
The species was named Atolla reynoldsi for the first volunteer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, a salute to all volunteers who have helped with ocean conservation efforts.
The sea slugs can move toward prey or mates by using their cerata, the thin feather-like "fingers" on its body, to make slow swimming movements. [ 10 ] [ 22 ] They are known to prey on the dangerously venomous Portuguese man o' war ( Physalia physalis ), the by-the-wind-sailor ( Velella velella ), the blue button ( Porpita porpita ), and the ...