This beautiful hydromedusa was seen at about 3,900 meters during Dive 4.
Hydromedusa from the Genus Crossota
Image courtesy of the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Exploring Puerto Rico’s Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs. Download larger version (jpg, 1.7 MB).

This beautiful hydromedusa was seen at about 3,900 meters during Dive 4. Clearly imaged are two sets of tentacles: an inner ring of short tentacles and a longer set of tentacles originating from the bottom edge of the bell. Red canals running from the edge of the bell to the top of the bell and uniquely shaped gonads suggest placing this medusa in the genus Crossota.

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