Monster from the depths of the World ocean
Underwater world conceals many mysteries, and the moon mankind has learned better than the bottom of the oceans. Blue in the water column live amazing marine life. The biggest, strongest and most poisonous animals live under the water and not on land.
Russian photographer Alexander Semenov spent hundreds of hours filming and documenting the lives of monsters from the depths of the oceans. Sea butterflies, marine worms, sea angels and many other inhabitants of the underwater world in today’s report.
He is a graduate of the Department of Zoology of the Moscow state University named after M. V. Lomonosov and underwater photographer.
Angelfish in the White sea, Russia. Sea angels is a type of gastropod shellfish. Predatory organisms that specialize in feeding “the sea devils”:
The lion’s hairy mane or Cyanea — the largest of all known species of jellyfish:
Marine worm off the northeast coast of Queensland, Australia.
The hairy Cyanea jellyfish in the White sea, Russia:
Soft Dendronepthya coral (Dendronephthya sp.). The word “coral” in our view, always connected with something hard, brittle. Such are in fact many corals, but there are soft corals are Clickable, 1680×1110 px:
Two Limenaria jellyfish in the White sea, Russia:
Tentacles of a Lion’s mane jellyfish in the White sea, Russia. Arctic cyanea — the largest jellyfish oceans. There are specimens with the diameter of the dome reaching up to 2 m. the Tentacles of such large specimens can extend up to 20 m But usually not more lanei grow 50-60 cm:
Sea butterfly in the sea of Japan. The lives of sea butterflies that live at a depth of about 25 meters, subject to ocean currents. Waving translucent “wings”, they rise to the surface of the water, following their usual food — plankton:
Sea worm in the sea of Japan:
Jellyfish in the White sea:
Hairy Cyanea and comb. Ctenophores is a widespread type of marine animals. A distinctive feature of ctenophores — “combs” of cilia used in swimming. Ctenophores — the biggest among moving by means of cilia of animals: their sizes vary from a few millimeters to a meter and a half. Clickable, 1400×960 px:
Marine worm off the northeast coast of Queensland, Australia:
Moon jellyfish (Moon jellyfish) in the White sea, Russia:
The hairy Cyanea jellyfish in the White sea, Russia:
The lion’s mane and moon jellyfish:
Coral polyps in the Red sea, Egypt. This class of marine invertebrates. Along with aquarium fish and plants, coral polyps kept in aquariums. The material of the skeleton of some species of coral used in jewelry: