Jelly or cephalopod?

[MaxBottomtime]

We found this critter floating in a current line off Palos Verdes, California. It's the size of a baseball. Any ideas?

 

[Mr.X]

Really weird one. How big? Texture of the body? Very cool.

Sorta looks like a inverted Vampire Squid at first glance http://disinfo.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/VampireSquid.jpg




X

 

[MaxBottomtime]

That's what it was!
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/socal/425541-our-little-find-yesterday-turned-out-quite-rare.html

 

[Mr.X]

That's what it was!
http://www.scubaboard.com/forums/socal/425541-our-little-find-yesterday-turned-out-quite-rare.html

Very cool. Very rare discovery to find one intact and not chewed up. Did Scripps want it?

I had an inkling it could be a vampire given your location + the fact that I have a model of one in my office. Needless to say I like cephalopods. They're arms and arms of fun.

Cheers,

X

 

[MaxBottomtime]

The nearest aquarium in San Pedro uses a deep trawl boat a few nights out of the year to "explore" the deep by bringing up a few critters for passengers to see. They found two vampire squid last year.

 

[drbill]

VERY interesting, Phil. Was it a full moon?

 

[mathauck0814]

Wow, cool!

 

[MaxBottomtime]

VERY interesting, Phil. Was it a full moon?

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VERY interesting, Phil. Was it a full moon?

Strangely enough, yes. I wonder if it could see its reflection on the surface. I'm just glad we didn't run into its offspring!