Scientists photographed rare species that were discovered during a deep sea expedition and captured the first ever footage of a rare squid.
This is the first time this rare octopus species informally named the “Casper octopus” has been seen in the Southern Pacific Ocean.
Using an underwater robot, the team explored one of the mountain’s ridges. The scientists were able to uncover and photograph 20 new deep-sea species on their most recent expedition.Using an underwater robot, the oceanographers also filmed a rare Promachoteuthis squid living among the mountain — the first time the creature was ever seen alive.
Numerous corals, deep-sea sponges, fish, and even two rare Bathyphysa siphonophores — also known as flying spaghetti monsters for their string-like appearance — were also photographed.! This is a carnivorous colonial organism composed of multicellular units; each zooid performs a job — reproduction, digestion, floatation, & body positioning.
“The seamounts of the Southeastern Pacific host remarkable biological diversity, with species found nowhere else to date,” Professor Alex David Rogers, Science Director of Ocean Census, says in a statement.
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