Giant deep sea jellyfish filmed in Gulf of Mexico

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8638000/8638527.stm

Remarkable footage of a rarely seen giant deep sea jellyfish has been recorded by scientists.  Using a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), they captured a video of the huge Stygiomedusa gigantea.  (Click on the link above to see a page with the video).

The jellyfish has a disc-shaped bell than can be a meter wide, and has four arms that extend up to six metres in length.  The jellyfish has only been seen 114 times in the 110 years it has been known to science, say researchers.

Original article here.