A bizarre seafloor creature covered with luminous orange, spaghetti-like tentacles recently made its internet debut in newly released video footage.
The unusual pom-pom-shaped creature is actually a type of segmented marine worm known as a polychaete, and it belongs to an appropriately named group: spaghetti worms.Researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute captured footage of the pasta-mimicking worm in 2012 using a remotely operated vehicle , while they were exploring the Gulf of California off the coast of Mexico.This particular species of spaghetti worm has yet to be officially named, but it belongs to the genus.
It is unclear exactly how deep this worm can reside, but a majority of sightings have occurred below 6,560 feet beneath the surface, according to MBARI.
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