‘Magnificent’ jellyfish found off coast of Papua New Guinea could be new species
The jellyfish was initially believed to be one officially sighted once before off the coast of far north Queensland in 1997
A scuba diver has captured footage of a “magnificent” jellyfish off the coast of Papua New Guinea, exciting marine biologists who think it could be a new species.
The jellyfish was initially thought to be a variety spotted only once before, off the coast of far north Queensland almost 25 years ago.
The video was captured by Dorian Borcherds, who owns Scuba Ventures in Kavieng, in the New Ireland province of Papua New Guinea.
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