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Halitrephes maasi or the "firework jellyfish" is a typically bathypelagic or deep sea hydromedusa that sports light-reflective frilled tentacles and a bell-shaped, starburst-patterned body. This jelly was spotted by happenstance at 1225m in the Revillagig

Halitrephes maasi or the "firework jellyfish" is a typically bathypelagic or deep sea hydromedusa that sports light-reflective frilled tentacles and a bell-shaped, starburst-patterned body. This jelly was spotted by happenstance at 1225m in the Revillagig

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