What were those weird, tentacle-y things?
AnMBARI statementon Tuesday cleared it up.
Those animals were spaghetti worms.
Spaghetti worms are known by their scientific name of Biremis.
The specimens spotted by an MBARI remote-operated vehicle turned out to be a new species.
The bottom-dwelling worms have mostly been spotted at depths greater than 6,600 feet (2,000 meters).
Previously, they had only been found in the Bahamas.
They use their tentacles to trap food particles.
MBARI said scientists are working on learning more about its appearance, genetics and natural history.
This latest one isn’t quite aflying spaghetti monster.
More like a swimming spaghetti monster.
