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Fried Egg JellyFish Video Jelly 4 Axial Seamount
A fried egg jellyfish meanders along the surface of a young lava flow at Axial Seamount. Video credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; V11.
August 31, 2014
Fried Egg Jelly on the seafloor
This large jelly is called a Fried Egg Jelly (Phacellophora cantschatica). It normally is a pelagic organism, however this one is on the seafloor, making it vulnerable to spider crab feasting. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; Dive R1619; V13
July 25, 2014
Fried Egg Jelly on a Pillow Basalt
A large Fried Egg Jellyfish (Phacellophora cantschatica) hugs the basalts along the floor of Axial Seamount. The jellyfish is likely a ‘fried egg’ jelly. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; ROPOS Dive R1635, V11.
August 11, 2013