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Euphysa | Deep Ocean Hydrozoan

This is a deepwater hydrozoan of genus Euphysa, perhaps Euphysa japonica or Euphysa flammea. It was about 1cm in size. Animals of this genus are normally found at depths exceeding 400m in the waters of northern Japan. This individual was sighted during a period of upwelling of cold water from the deep.

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This is a deepwater hydrozoan of genus Euphysa, perhaps Euphysa japonica or Euphysa flammea. It was about 1cm in size. Animals of this genus are normally found at depths exceeding 400m in the waters of northern Japan. This individual was sighted during a period of upwelling of cold water from the deep.