Eerie new footage captures a rare, otherworldly sight. jellyfish Tiny isopods swim about inside the pouch, and the video shows the translucent mass floating in the twilight realm, contracting its vein-filled membrane to encase the bright orange isopods (a type of crustacean) inside its bell-shaped body.
Scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute discovered the unusual creature 2,766 feet (843 meters) deep during an expedition to the Atacama Trench off the coast of Chile. They identified the jellyfish as belonging to the genus Acanthurus. Deep StariaThese jellyfish lack long, stinging tentacles, so they capture prey by wrapping them around their bodies. Instagram Posts from the laboratory. However, the isopods shown in the video are not prey, but rather Permanent Resident.
Deep Staria The jellyfish was first spotted off the coast of California. 1966 They were named after the submersible that discovered them, the Deepstar 4000. Deep Staria Sightings are extremely rare.
Deep Staria Jellyfish use their membranous bell to envelop their prey, trapping them inside. (Image courtesy of Schmidt Ocean Institute)
Currently, two species are recognized in this genus. Deepstalia Enigmatica and Deepstalia reticulum.
