Uploaded August 2015 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
This one you have to see to believe. It’s an incredibly large jellyfish known as Stygiomedusa gigantea. Dr. Mark Benfield with the Serpent Project has encountered this amazing creature numerous times through ROV exploration of the deep sea.
All Stygiomedusa Gigantea Footage © Mark C. Benfield
Benfield, M. C., & Graham, W. M. (2010). In situ observations of Stygiomedusa gigantea in the Gulf of Mexico with a review of its global distribution and habitat. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 90(06), 1079-1093.
This one you have to see to believe. It’s an incredibly large jellyfish known as Stygiomedusa gigantea. Dr. Mark Benfield with the Serpent Project has encountered this amazing creature numerous times through ROV exploration of the deep sea.
All Stygiomedusa Gigantea Footage © Mark C. Benfield
Benfield, M. C., & Graham, W. M. (2010). In situ observations of Stygiomedusa gigantea in the Gulf of Mexico with a review of its global distribution and habitat. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 90(06), 1079-1093.
