31 alien-like marine species discovered off the coast of Brazil

More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. A siphonophore--a colonial marine invertebrate related to the venomous stinging Portuguese Man-o-war--is scanned using Deep Particle Image Velocimetry (DeepPIV) at a depth of 350 meters. This species was undescribed prior to this encounter and is likely new to science. DeepPIV is a laser-and optics-based imaging system that quantifies both the motion of liquids and the 3D shape of transparent animals. The imaging system was developed by the Bioinspiration Lab at MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute) to create 3D models of gelatinous animals.