MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) | Meet Stellamedusa ventana, aka Bumpy! ⪮ #montereybay #jelly #jellyfish #deepsea #ocean #exploration @MBARIvideo | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
This softball sized, translucent jelly moves through the water like a shooting star. Wart-like bumps of stinging cells cover its feeding arms and bell.
This bumpy jelly is just one of more than 250 new species that MBARI researchers have found in the depths of Monterey Bay and beyond. Its genus, Stellamedusa, refers to the jelly’s translucent blue-white color and trailing arms, which reminded MBARI scientists of a slow-moving meteor or shooting star. Its species name, ventana, refers to MBARI’s remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Ventana, a deep-diving submarine robot that first recorded the jelly on video in 1990.
Learn more: mbari.org/news/new-bumpy-jelly-found-in-deep-sea
This softball sized, translucent jelly moves through the water like a shooting star. Wart-like bumps of stinging cells cover its feeding arms and bell.
This bumpy jelly is just one of more than 250 new species that MBARI researchers have found in the depths of Monterey Bay and beyond. Its genus, Stellamedusa, refers to the jelly’s translucent blue-white color and trailing arms, which reminded MBARI scientists of a slow-moving meteor or shooting star. Its species name, ventana, refers to MBARI’s remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Ventana, a deep-diving submarine robot that first recorded the jelly on video in 1990.
Learn more: mbari.org/news/new-bumpy-jelly-found-in-deep-sea
