Muggiaea atlantica, which is a single nectophore (8 mm long in this individul), captured in the Strait of Juan de Fuca on a 60-m vertical plankton tow. Ventral view, with the mouth to the left. A right-side view of the same nectophore is shown below. The green spheres are diatoms. (Photo by: Dave Cowles, August 2014)
