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Venus Girdle comb jelly

Venus Girdle comb jelly
Venus Girdle comb jelly
Venus Girdle comb jelly
Venus Girdle comb jelly
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Madin, Laurence P.
Venus Girdle comb jelly
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11/10/2009
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Image of The Day caption:
Looping through the open ocean, this ribbon-shaped jelly-like animal, called a "Venus' girdle" comb jelly, catches food with a sticky substance. This one was seen in the ocean off the Phoenix Islands chain in the equatorial Pacific where an international team of scientists, divers, photographers and officials are on a 3-week research mission to survey what may be the most pristine, intact coral reef ecosystems on Earth.
Photo by Larry Madin
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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