“Only recently have cameras become capable of filming bioluminescence in high-resolution and in full color,” Haddock added. “MBARI is one of the only places in the world where we have taken this new technology into the deep ocean, allowing us to study the luminous behavior of deep-sea animals in their natural habitat.”

Scientists at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute identified an intriguing new deep sea species off of California. It's see-through, can glow, and nabs prey with a large hood. At one point while filming,

An unusual sea slug with a large hood, a tail with fingerlike projections and glowing bioluminescence has been found living off the West Coast of the US.

A "remarkable" new sea slug nicknamed the “mystery mollusk” has been discovered swimming deep in the ocean's "midnight" zone. The species has "unique" adaptations for life in the pitch-black depths including a large gelatinous hood to trap prey,

A “remarkable” new sea slug nicknamed the “mystery mollusc” has been discovered swimming deep in the ocean’s “midnight” zone. The species has “unique” adaptations for life in the pitch black depths including a large gelatinous hood to trap prey,