A coronate medusa,
Periphylla periphylla, that collided with the seafloor. These medusae undertake a daily vertical migration (toward the surface at dusk and toward the depths at dawn). It is suspected that this was a reaction to the bright lights on
Deep Discoverer; the medusae attempted to swim deeper away from the light they thought was coming from the surface.
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