Glass octopus
Commonly seen through the object
The deep ocean- minimum 165m deep, maximum 1,690m; the glass octopus's (Vitreledonella richardi) opaque organs, optic nerves, and chromatophores
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Transparent material
Gelatinous material; adults have sparse small, red-violet chromatophores; larvae encased in jelly coating
Invention
Unknown when it first appeared, but first recognized by Louis Joubin in 1918.
