Thursday 10 May 2012

Deepstaria Enigmatica

A Deepstaria enigmatica caught on film. Deepstaria enigmatica is a jellyfish of the family Ulmaridae first described in 1967 by F.S. Russel. The bell of this jellyfish is very thin and wide, and resembles a translucent, folding sheet or 'lava lamp' as the animal moves.



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(thanks Miss Rare)

3 comment(s):

Hundewanderer said...

Whoa.

Anonymous said...

are you sure this is a deepstaria enigmatica? it was originally from reddit and many suggested that it could be an embryonic sac.

Miss Rare said...

There is a confirmation by deep-sea expert Dr. Steven Haddock.
http://gawker.com/cascade-creature/