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This long creature is a siphonophore and related to bell-shaped medusa. Thebright spot on the tip is a buoyant pneumatophore. Each of the clear segmentsbelow are individual animals modified only to pulse in support of motion.Siphonophores typically prey on small crustacean plankton and small fish. (Image credit: NOAA OKEANOS EXPLORER Program, Oceano Profundo 2015; Exploring Puerto Rico's Seamounts, Trenches, and Troughs)