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Big Red Deep Sea Jellyfish
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Big Red Jellyfish

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The red paper lantern jellyfish is the focus of the latest podcast One Species at a Time, by the Encyclopedia of Life. Vacuumed up from its habitat a mile down in the ocean, the red paper lantern jelly may not look like much. Mostly water, it’s
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Red Paper Lantern Jellyfish: One Species at a Time

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Scientist Martha Nizinski examines a sample of the deep-sea coral Lophelia pertusa, collected 600-m (1,969-ft) deep off the coast of the southeastern United States.
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Deep-Sea Coral Sample

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A red deep-sea fish specimen.
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A Fish that Looks Like a Whale

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Dr. Robert Ballard with an ROV
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Dr. Robert Ballard

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Coral scientist Dr. Amy Baco-Taylor observed corals like these on her first submarine dive to a deep-sea coral bed off the coast of Hawaii.
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Deep-Sea Coral Community

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Photograph of a transparent polka-dotted squid in the dark ocean.
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Cockatoo Squid

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The research submersible Alvin uses bright lights to illuminate the dark seafloor.
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Human Occupied Vehicle (HOV) Alvin

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It took a while for scientists to identify what made this spiral track.
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Spiral Track on Ocean Floor

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Like a cake, the ocean has different layers—each with its own characteristics.
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Ocean Layers

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A red and white colored bristle worm swims in the water column.
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A Striped Deep Sea Worm

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Tropical hatchetfish, like the one shown in this X-ray photograph, live in the dark depths of the ocean. Like many other deep-sea fishes, they have large eyes and bioluminescent spots on their bellies.
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X-Ray Image of a Tropical Hatchetfish

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