Dec 10, 2025
Deep-Sea-cember: Home is where the symbiotic relationship is
For @montereybayaquarium's Deep Sea December
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Deep-Sea-cember: Home is where the symbiotic relationship is
For @montereybayaquarium's Deep Sea December
Placental jellyfish
Is it a placenta? Is it a jellyfish? NO! YES!
Deepstaria enigmatica, family Ulmaridae, order Semaeostomeae, class Scyphozoa
Usually found in Antarctic and near-Antarctic seas, but have been found in the Atlantic as far South as the Gulf of Mexico.
Usually found at depths of 600–1,750 m (1,970–5,740 ft).
This species is known to have symbiotic (possibly parasitic) isopods living in their bells.
Find out more:
Solving the Mystery of the Placental Jellyfish | Deep Sea News
Deepstaria enigmatica - Wikipedia
Better and New Video of the Enigmatic Placental Jellyfish | Deep Sea News
Deep sea stroll finally done with this ^^ a little animation inspired from all the deepsea animal footages from @mbari_news
also on Youtube:
Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7ZO9Hsu1lc
Deepstaria
More abyssal OCs! Including a Deepstaria in Groucho glasses and a Praya Dubia that rearranges itself into a 2d drawing of Canadian entertainer Wink Yahoo!
Explore the ocean with us! We seek out new discoveries while conducting scientific exploration of the seafloor and stream live to the world aboard Exploration Vessel Nautilus.
Hey guess what! Nautilus’s dive season starts today!!!!!!!
that means continuous livestreaming of everything - like now it’s just...the wake of the boat as it travels to the first dive point. And you’ll see people working in the wet lab processing samples after a dive. and of course the actual dives.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. For real. It’s a little pool of sanity, no matter what is going on out here.
Also - listening to the scientists chit-chat about their sciences and then suddenly go OH WHAT DID WE FIND is so great. They get so excited.
Did I tell you about the time I was watching live when they found whale fall?
or the time I was watching live as they found an octopus nursery?
Or the time I was watching live when they saw a deepstaria jelly?
Or the time I was watching live when they saw a gulper eel?