15 examples Showcasing the mystical beauty of deep-sea inhabitants (16 photos)

Leaf sheep and water swallowers, angels and devils, anglerfish and flamingo tongues – what do these strange names have in common?





All of these are inhabitants of the deep sea, about which we know less than other living creatures due to their inaccessibility. Jellyfish occupy a special place in the underwater world – unique, amazing, alien-like creatures. Despite the danger some of them pose to humans, one cannot help but be amazed by the beauty of these creatures and their fellow creatures.

1. Lion's Mane Medusa



A member of the scyphozoan order Discomeduza. Also known as the "lion's mane" due to its drooping tentacles, reminiscent of the king of beasts' mane.

2. Leucothea





This unusual animal belongs to the Leucotheidae family, a type of ctenophores (coelenterates)—invertebrate marine animals previously mistakenly thought to be related to jellyfish.

3. Atlanteans



A genus of marine gastropod mollusks that come in a variety of sizes and color variations.

4. Chrysaora



Also known as purple-striped jelly or purple-striped sea nettle.

5. Tubularia indivisa



A species of hydroid, a type of polyp found in the northern Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel, the North Sea, and the Norwegian Sea.

6. Scrambled Egg Jellyfish



Phacellophora camtschatica, known as the scrambled egg jellyfish, is one of the largest species of jellyfish.

7. Hairy Cyanea



It begins its life cycle as an ephyra, measuring just a few millimeters in size.

8. Hyperia galba



Hyperia galba is a species of zooplankton, an amphipod in the family Hyperiidae. It is also known as a hyperiid.

9. Lion's Mane



The Lion's Mane's body can have a variety of colors, but red and brown tones are predominant.

10. Lion's Mane



Top view.

11. Lion's Mane Jellyfish



Bottom view. The largest specimen of this giant jellyfish, washed ashore in 1865, had a dome diameter of 2.1 meters and tentacles 36.6 meters long.

12. Aglantha (Aglantha digitalis)



Aglantha digitalis is a species of hydromedusae, also known as the Aglantha.

13. Flabellina polaris (Sea Slug)



Flabellina polaris is a rare species of cold-water nudibranch, also known as the polaris. It is easily recognized by its cerata—horn-like projections covering the upper surface of its body.

14. Angelfish



Clione limacina is a species of gastropod mollusk in the Clionidae family of the order Pteropoda.

15. Lionfish



In all its gigantic splendor.