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Mon Jan 1, 2018, 08:07 PM Jan 2018

A Burst of Deep Sea Fireworks: Halitrephes Jelly Nautilus Live





A Burst of Deep Sea Fireworks: Halitrephes Jelly | Nautilus Live
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Published on Dec 31, 2017

We're starting this year with deep sea fireworks, and a spirit of exploration! When something remarkable floats by in the middle of sampling operations, our team quickly switches gears to marvel and document.

The frilled tentacles of the Halitrephes maasi jelly came into view at 1225m in the Revillagigedo Archipelago off Baja California, Mexico. Radial canals that move nutrients through the jelly's bell form a starburst pattern that reflects the lights of ROV Hercules with bright splashes of yellow and pink--but without our lights this gelatinous beauty drifts unseen in the dark.
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A Burst of Deep Sea Fireworks: Halitrephes Jelly Nautilus Live (Original Post) sl8 Jan 2018 OP
How cool is that? The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2018 #1
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