Newfound marine blob looks like 'party balloon' with two strings, scientists say

[admin]

A new species of comb jelly was identified in a deep trench near Puerto Rico.

Newfound marine blob looks like 'party balloon' with two strings, scientists say : Read more

 

[Jeffer]

The article credits refraction of light for the colors produced by the cilia, and compares this to a prism.
The process that creates the dispersion of these colors is diffraction.