US EditionRare sighting of phantom jellyfish in deep sea off Argentina
- During the recent expedition, ROV SuBastian operating from Schmidt Ocean Institute's R/V Falkor recorded a phantom jellyfish off Argentina's continental shelf, with scientists noting their privilege working across three expeditions.
- Mapping and sampling efforts aimed to find cold seeps and yielded 28 suspected new species, scientists said, opening a window into our waters' biodiversity.
- Among other finds, scientists identified a cold seep exceeding 1 square kilometer and documented Argentina's first deep‑water whale fall at depth 3,890 meters, plus the largest known Bathelia candida coral reef with 0.4 square kilometers area.
- Researchers warned the findings reveal vulnerability as several species serve as Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem indicator species, and the team also found garbage, plastic fishing nets and a VHS tape with a Korean sticker.
- The findings underscore that the ocean holds 98 percent of the planet's living space, revealing giant jellyfish up to 10 meters long and Bathelia reefs farther south than recorded.
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Rare Giant Phantom Jellyfish and a Well-Preserved Whale Skeleton Spotted Off the Coast of Argentina
The latest finds of a deep-sea expedition off the Argentinian coast include a school-bus-sized ghostly jellyfish, a decades-old whale skeleton, and 28 suspected new species.
Scientists filmed a huge jellyfish in the deep sea off the Argentine coast. The phantom jelly (Stygiomedusa gigantea) had the "size of a school bus" and was discovered at a depth of about 250 metres, the Schmidt Ocean Institute reported.
Scientists have filmed a huge jellyfish in the deep sea off the Argentine Atlantic coast. Their tentacles can be up to ten metres long.
"As big as a school bus." Scientists have filmed a giant jellyfish off the coast of Argentina. Its tentacles can grow up to ten meters long. But the expedition also revealed some less pleasant things.
Researchers film a mysterious giant jellyfish off Argentina's coast. The Stygiomedusa gigantea is 10 meters long and has hardly been seen since 1910.
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