Found drifting in the upper layers of the pelagic zone in the Mediterranean Sea, these planktonic animals are so alien to our eyes that, as far as our imagination is concerned, they might belong to another world. Pelagic tunicates, hydromedusans, pelagic fish eggs and siphonophores are the some of the most conspicuous “ingredients” of the living soup we call seawater. Encounters like these remind us how different and special life in the ocean is, with every pelagic submergence feeling like an exploration trip in our planet’s liquid space.
