The Valonia ventricosa, often called bubble algae, sea grape, or sailor’s eyeballs, is a species of green algae in the phylum Chlorophyta found in tropical and subtropical oceans worldwide.
I was fortunate enough to spot and film one of these fascinating algae off the coast of Sint Eustatius in the Caribbean Sea.
The shot was captured with a Panasonic GH5 using an Olympus 14–42mm lens in a Nauticam underwater housing. I composed the music myself using Logic Pro X on a winter afternoon.
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Never knew they existed. Thank you for showing us what lies beneath the oceans.
Initially, I thought it was just human debris but the dive master quickly indicated that they are part of the ocean. There always something interesting to observe on a dive.
So cool! It could pass for a kid’s ball.
When I first spotted it, I initially thought it was garbage. However, when I got back on the boat the dive master told me it was actually algae.
Wow! Incredible! Thank you for sharing. 💚
Thanks!!!