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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).
Stygiomedusa gigantea, commonly known as the giant phantom jelly, is the only species in the monotypic genus of deep sea jellyfish, Stygiomedusa. It is in the Ulmaridae family. [2] With only around 110 sightings in 110 years, it is a jellyfish that is rarely seen, but believed to be widespread throughout the world, with the exception of the ...
L. janetae has been found at depths ranging between 2500-2700m. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] When originally described it was believed to be the second deepest-living member of the genus Lucernaria , [ 1 ] the deepest living known Stauromedusan was then Lucernaria bathyphila , recorded at a depth of 2800m. [ 3 ]
The Ocean Exploration Trust uploaded this video to YouTube in June, and according to the They likely didn't expect to see this creature swimming by. Bizarre jellyfish-like creature discovered
The new species of jellyfish is considered “relatively large,” its body reaching just over 1 inch in height and its tentacles measuring over 2 inches in length, the study said.
The oceans are home to many fascinating and dazzling creatures, and recently NOAA explorers captured a mesmerizing video of one of them. Bizarre looking jellyfish captured on video during deep sea ...
The video was actually shot by an underwater gulf rig camera." The fish's species was, at first, hard to identify because it appeared to have no eyes, mouth, tentacles, front or back.
It is a deep-sea species found in the Arctic Ocean, and appears to be common at depths below 1,000 m (3,300 ft). [1] It is the only species in the monotypic genus Bathykorus . The genus name comes from the Greek bathy meaning "deep" and korus meaning "helmet", referring to the depth at which this species is found and to the shape of the bell.