Longest Animal Ever Recorded Found in the Deep Sea

Longest Animal Ever Recorded Found in the Deep Sea

PERTH, AUSTRALIA — This weird looking string-creature was found off the coasts of Australia along with many other new organisms that live in the deep sea.

Here's how researchers bumped into this massive sea monster.

According to a press release from the Schmidt Ocean Institute, researchers found a new submarine creature off the coast of Australia while aboard the Falkor research ship.

The team completed twenty 4,500 meter dives and totaled over 181 hours of deep-sea exploration using a remotely operated submarine called SuBastian.

During this expedition, the marine specialists spotted a type of string-like sea creature called siphonophore Apolemia.

Scientists estimated that its outer ring is roughly 46 meters long.

Logan Mock-Bunting, a spokesperson for the Schmidt Ocean Institute, told Newsweek that although exact measurements are pending, its length could be over 119 meters long.

Siphonophores are related to corals and jellyfish.

They are an entity made up of a connected colony of cloned zooids that work as a team to keep the siphonophore alive.

As we mentioned at the beginning of the video, the siphonophore was not the only new ocean critter they found.

We leave you with some breathtaking footage of the beauty and life that occurs in the depths of our oceans.