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Jellyfish and anemones are often disparagingly referred to as “brainless slime,” yet they play an important role in the marine food chain, providing protection for young fish under their bell-shaped bodies or for the well-known anemone fish in their tentacles, which are poisonous to other creatures.
At a depth of 3,500 meters, the water pressure is 350 bar, or in other words > 3,500 tons per square meter or 300 kg per square centimeter, which is an amazing feat for a jellyfish.
Anyone who has ever held a dead jellyfish in their hand knows how quickly the jellyfish tissue runs through your fingers.
The study of Trachymedusa botrynema has a long history of research, spanning over 120 years of deep-sea exploration.
Within Botrynema, two different morphotypes are distinguished: one with a characteristic apical knob and another without.
Both morphotypes occur in the subspecies Botrynema brucei ellinorae, while only specimens with a knob are known from the other species of Botrynema brucei.
Specimens with a knob have been reported from all oceans and latitudes, while specimens without a knob are only known from Arctic and subarctic regions.
Currently, WoRMS lists Botrynema brucei ellinorae (Hartlaub, 1909) as synonymous with Botrynema brucei Browne, 1908
Let's wait and see whether the cited article will lead to changes.
The world of science is always changing, and so is knowledge!
At a depth of 3,500 meters, the water pressure is 350 bar, or in other words > 3,500 tons per square meter or 300 kg per square centimeter, which is an amazing feat for a jellyfish.
Anyone who has ever held a dead jellyfish in their hand knows how quickly the jellyfish tissue runs through your fingers.
The study of Trachymedusa botrynema has a long history of research, spanning over 120 years of deep-sea exploration.
Within Botrynema, two different morphotypes are distinguished: one with a characteristic apical knob and another without.
Both morphotypes occur in the subspecies Botrynema brucei ellinorae, while only specimens with a knob are known from the other species of Botrynema brucei.
Specimens with a knob have been reported from all oceans and latitudes, while specimens without a knob are only known from Arctic and subarctic regions.
Currently, WoRMS lists Botrynema brucei ellinorae (Hartlaub, 1909) as synonymous with Botrynema brucei Browne, 1908
Let's wait and see whether the cited article will lead to changes.
The world of science is always changing, and so is knowledge!
