Siphonophore collected during the Exploring Pelagic Biodiversity of the Gulf of Alaska and the Impact of Its Seamounts expedition. One of the most abundant groups in the deep sea are the siphonophores, like this Nectadamas diomedeae. These colonial animals deploy nets of stinging tentacles to snag unsuspecting prey items.
Siphonophore
Image courtesy of Allen Collins, NOAA Fisheries National Systematic Laboratory and Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.
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Siphonophore collected during the Exploring Pelagic Biodiversity of the Gulf of Alaska and the Impact of Its Seamounts expedition. One of the most abundant groups in the deep sea are the siphonophores, like this Nectadamas diomedeae. These colonial animals deploy nets of stinging tentacles to snag unsuspecting prey items.