Mysterious Purple Orb, Nautilus Live
UPDATE: We re still working on a species ID with our science partners, but currently we re thinking the purple orb is a pleurobranch, a nudibranch relative. Both are types of sea slugs, like this one: This unidentified purple orb stumped our scientists onboard. After sampling, it began to unfold to reveal two distinct lobes. It could possibly take years for scientists to definitively determine whether it s a newly discovered species E, V Nautilus is exploring the ocean studying bi
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