A recent expedition led by Nautilus Live led to the first sighting of a Solumbellula Sea Pen in the Pacific Ocean.
in 2019, has released a new video. In the new video, the team converses over footage of a rare, 8-foot-long sea creature known as a Solumbellula Sea Pen. Sightings of this oceanic creature are so rare that this is the first time it has been spotted in the Pacific Ocean.The Nautilus team has made quite a name for itself by showcasing some of the world’s craziest and freakiest underwater creatures. This newest sighting of the Solumbellula Sea Pen only continues that trend.
The discovery is magnificent, even if the sea pen looks a bit freakish sticking out of the sea’s sandy bottom. The creature is rare enough to have left the researchers watching the footage in awe. “My mind is blown right now,” one of the researchers quips in the video. Shortly after, the boat’s remotely operated vehicle moves in closer to the creature.
Other scientists joined in, too, oohing and awing at the nearly 40-centimeter-long tentacles jutting out of the Solumbellula Sea Pen from its 2-meter-long stalk. From afar, the creature almost looks like a flower, waving in the underwater currents. They discovered the sea pen in an unexplored seamount north of Johnston Atoll.
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