Discoteuthis

[jeffday]

Footage of this one is obviously pretty rare, the main clip I'm aware of is the famous "Twisted Squid" clip from NOAA:

Mike's writeup on the reasoning behind his ID is here, toward the bottom: Squids and More from Dive 04: Gulf of Mexico 2018: NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research

 

[jeffday]

Sent this clip to Mike for comparison purposes regarding the fin damage seen on the Mastigopsis from Schmidt Ocean's dive today, and he thought this was a cycloteuthid, most likely discoteuthis:

 

[jeffday]

Sent this clip to Mike for comparison purposes regarding the fin damage seen on the Mastigopsis from Schmidt Ocean's dive today, and he thought this was a cycloteuthid, most likely discoteuthis:

ok just kidding jesse kelly thinks this is more likely ancistrocheirus, due to the tentacle clubs, brief snippets where you can see their characteristic photophores on the mantle, and the overall character

https://twitter.com/x/status/1751106610724765809