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![A beautiful hydromedusa in Washington Canyon expn3128.jpg A beautiful hydromedusa in Washington Canyon](/sites/default/files/styles/max_1300x1300/https/s3.amazonaws.com/s3-east-testmedia-noaa.woc.noaa.gov/dam/Photos/legacy/pl23_expn3128.jpg?itok=wq6dgofb)
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A beautiful hydromedusa in Washington Canyon. Hydromedusa have red-tintedstomachs to camouflage any bioluminescence exhibited by their prey. Thishydromedusa has the diagnostic features of the S-shaped radial canals and gonads running along the inside of the bell. (Image credit: NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program; Our Deepwater Backyard)