Description: A jelly, possibly Pelagia sp., floating in the water column in the Gulf of Mexico Item Type: Video Title: Jelly in the Gulf of Mexico Species: Pelagia sp. Behaviour: Floating in water column Site: Atlantic -- Gulf of Mexico -- Green Canyon 821 Site Description: Midwater Depth (m): 457 Latitude: 27 deg 09' 20" N Longitude: 90 deg 29' 43" W Countries: Mexico -- Gulf of Mexico Rig: Transocean Marianas Project Partners: BP, Oceaneering, Transocean ROV: Millennium Deposited By: Rob Curry Deposited On: 16 May 2007
Better to call these beautiful creatures Medusae echoing the Medusa of Greek Mythology. The streaming tentacles, laden with nematocysts, do suggest the hissing serpents of Medusa's hair. Interestingly, these medusae arise, budded off from tiny polyps hidden in the substrate. Diam. 26 cm./Depth 5m
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Category hierarchy: Interactions Among Species | Defense: Poisons & MoreDescription: Sea nettle in a glass enclosure that is made out of blue glass. The reason for the blue tinted glass is for the color contrast between the aquarium and the sea nettle.Capture device: Canon EOS 30DLocality: Latitude: 3.892955560000000e+001; Longitude: -7.704969939999999e+001