via National Geographic’s Ten Weirdest New Animals of 2010: This unidentified purple octopus is one of 11 potentially new species found during a July deep-sea expedition off Canada’s Atlantic coast. The 20-day expedition aimed to uncover relationships between cold-water coral and other bottom-dwelling creatures in a pristine yet “alien” environment.

via National Geographic’s Ten Weirdest New Animals of 2010:

This unidentified purple octopus is one of 11 potentially new species found during a July deep-sea expedition off Canada’s Atlantic coast.

The 20-day expedition aimed to uncover relationships between cold-water coral and other bottom-dwelling creatures in a pristine yet “alien” environment.