According to French National Hydrographic Organization (OIH), mankind has explored only about 10% of the ocean floor. As a result, new discoveries are constantly being made, and it takes time to “understand” old ones, as in the case of swamp Reynoldseya creature found about 15 years ago and recently named.

It is classified as a species of the genus Atolla, which includes species jellyfish and Jellyfish – the creature had a scarlet jelly crown, swam more than 1200 meters below the sea surface, and, according to researchers, it had from 26 to 39 tentacles.

Elongated appendages six times the diameter of its “body”, known as the “umbrella” or “bell”, are used to capture prey.

According to the authors of the study, these tentacles differ from other types of Atolla in that they are coiled and much larger than those of more well-known jellyfish.

“His tentacles are curled up when you first see him, like springs, which is very strange,” he commented. George Matsumotoresearcher Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, responsible for the discovery, to The Chronicle newspaper. “There are things we call pointed combs. If you look at them, they look like part of a bicycle wheel. And it’s very unusual.”

The ocean is full of species not yet described by science and is the largest habitat in the world,” the scientist added.

Name Reynoldsey swamp it’s a tribute Jeff Reynoldsthe first volunteer of the institute.

Watch the video of the creature shared by MBARI:

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Source: Olhar Digital, PetaPixel