Video:
Beautiful Purple Deep Sea Hydromedusa
Team members in the control room aboard E/V Nautilus ooh and ahh over an especially beautiful purple hydromedusa while diving on the Central Sculpin Ridge Seamount, about 135 nm ENE of Johnston Atoll, during our NA153 expedition. These Cnidarians possess a clear velum layer in their medusa form, which has been known to increase swimming efficiency.
E/V Nautilus Expedition
Deep Sea Biodiversity & Ancient Seamount Exploration near Johnston Atoll
In August 2023, we will return to the Central Pacific for 27 days of exploration within the Johnston Atoll Unit of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM), starting and ending in Honolulu.
