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Jason encountered a Giant Phantom Jelly (Stygiomedusa gigantea) during the ascent from the Slope Base site (2900 meters), an extremely rare sighting of this massive (up to 10 meters long) jellyfish. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1523, V23.

A side-on view of a dinner plate jelly in the water column above Southern Hydrate Ridge. Photo credit: UW/NSF-OOI/WHOI, Dive J2-1179, V19

A dinner plate jelly seen during the ROV ascent following a survey dive at Central Caldera on Axial Seamount. Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive R2241, V22

A Poralia jellyfish in the water column above ASHES vent field in Axial Caldera. Credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF, Dive R2214, V22

An unidentified, cone-shaped jellyfish drifting in the water column above the Slope Base Shallow Profiler mooring anchor. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF, Dive R2258, V22.

A Poralia jellyfish drifting past a carbonate outcrop covered in soft corals at Pinnacle, near Southern Hydrate Ridge. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF, Dive R2228, V22.

A velella velella jellyfish brought onboard during Leg 1 of the VISIONS'15 cruise. Credit: Jessie Hild, University of Washington, V15.

A red jellyfish (Poralia rufescens) at Southern Hydrate Ridge undulates past the ROV ROPOS near the carbonate pinnacle site during Dive R1851. Credit: UW/NSF-OOI/CSSF; V15.

The Poralia rufescens jellyfish.

A large red jellyfish swims gently by the ROV ROPOS at Axial Seamount.

A dinner plate jellyfish floats past the ROV ROPOS above Axial Seamount. Photo credit: NSF-OOI/UW/CSSF; V14
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