cydippid ctenophore or comb jelly, aka sea gooseberry, a translucent gelatinous organism with colors produced by the diffraction of light through cilia (fine hair-like structures) on the comb rows; photographed at night in surface waters of deep ocean off Kona Coast, Big Island, Hawaii , USA, Pacific Ocean


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Image ID: 0037881-DPE.jpg

comb jelly

cydippid ctenophore or comb jelly, aka sea gooseberry, a translucent gelatinous organism with colors produced by the diffraction of light through cilia (fine hair-like structures) on the comb rows; photographed at night in surface waters of deep ocean off Kona Coast, Big Island, Hawaii , USA, Pacific Ocean
Credit to: Blue Planet Archive / Doug Perrine

Image dimensions: 3018x4528

URL for this image: https://pictures.blueplanetarchive.com/image/I00006iiuiyBLlWo