Mysterious Purple Orb - 2016 | Nautilus Live (Remastered!) | Nautilus Live

Dive into the archive with upscaled and remastered favorite highlights in 4k! This moment comes from 2016 offshore of Los Angeles in the in NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary. Our Corps of Exploration originally guessed this purple orb could be a pleurobranch sea slug but upon further review by our research partners at Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology, it is now thought the orb belongs to another distantly related group of snails--the velutinids. Learn more about this expedition at E/V Nautilus is exploring unknown regions of the ocean seeking out new discoveries in biology, geology, and archaeology. Join us 24/7 for live video from the seafloor and to ask questions of our explorers currently aboard Nautilus: . Follow us on social media for dive updates, expedition highlights, and more: Subscribe on YouTube: Facebook: Twitter: Instagram: TikTok: @NautilusLive