Trove of Unknown Deep-Sea Life Discovered in the South Pacific

A Swimming Spaghetti Monster

A Bathyphysa siphonophore found during Dive 677. Image: ROV SuBastian/Schmidt Ocean Institute under CC BY-NC-SA

This mass of sea noodles is an example of a Bathyphysa siphonophore, belonging to the family Rhizophysidae. These creatures have often been likened to the flying spaghetti monster, the satirical god of Pastafarianism. It was found on the eastern flank of an unexplored and unregistered seamount within the borders of Chile.

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