MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) | The royal siphonophore pulses through the deep @MBARIvideo | Uploaded September 2023 | Updated October 2024, 15 hours ago.
Siphonophores are colonial creatures made up of specialized segments that work together as one. They may not be familiar to most, but they’re abundant animals in the ocean. In fact, siphonophores are some of the most important predators in ocean ecosystems. This royal siphonophore (Stephanomia sp.) was spotted 1,984 meters (6,509 feet) deep at Sur Ridge, a large underwater geologic feature located about 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Monterey, CA.
Meet some of our favorite denizens of the deep and learn about their adaptations to survive in an environment of frigid cold, inky darkness, and crushing pressure at MBARI's Animals of the Deep gallery: mbari.co/AnimalsOfTheDeep
Siphonophores are colonial creatures made up of specialized segments that work together as one. They may not be familiar to most, but they’re abundant animals in the ocean. In fact, siphonophores are some of the most important predators in ocean ecosystems. This royal siphonophore (Stephanomia sp.) was spotted 1,984 meters (6,509 feet) deep at Sur Ridge, a large underwater geologic feature located about 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Monterey, CA.
Meet some of our favorite denizens of the deep and learn about their adaptations to survive in an environment of frigid cold, inky darkness, and crushing pressure at MBARI's Animals of the Deep gallery: mbari.co/AnimalsOfTheDeep
