Image Gallery: Rich Life Under the Sea

Gelatinous Zooplankton

Census of Marine Life scientists trawled rarely explored tropical ocean depths between the southeast U.S. coast and the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, revealing a newfound variety of zooplankton and other small creatures. Shown above is an Athorybia (siphonophore - colonial jelly).

Gelatinous Zooplankton

Rosacea (siphonophore - colonial jelly).

Gelatinous Zooplankton

Thalassocalyce (ctenophone - comb jelly).

Gelatinous Zooplankton

Dolioletta (pelagic tunicate - adult with young).

Gelatinous Zooplankton

Pyrosoma with radiolarian (pelagic tunicate).

Pelagic Molluscs

Histioteuthis sp. (squid).

Pelagic Molluscs

Baby Octopus.

Pelagic Molluscs

Atlanta peroni (pteropod).

Pelagic Molluscs

Cuvierina columnella, wings out (pteropod).

Pelagic Molluscs

Cardiapoda (heteropod mollusc).

Crustacea

Sappharina opalina (copepod).

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