In an exciting discovery, scientists have documented the first-ever sighting of a rare siphonophore in False Bay, South Africa.
Rare ‘jellyfish’ spotted in False Bay for the first timespecimens were observed by freedivers between June and September 2022.
“I immediately knew it was a special discovery, and I wanted to learn more about this exquisite life form.”The study’s first author, Dr. Gill Mapstone from the Natural History Museum in London, has spent her career studying siphonophores.Underwater photos and videos of the ‘jellyfish’ revealed the species’ striking pink tentacles and translucent bodies. Observations also showed that the siphonophore feeds on fish larvae and, in one instance, a chaetognath. This is a small predatory marine worm.
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