Seen in Monterey - identify this critter

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volauvent

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Hi:

I encountered this spherical, diaphanous, 10 inch diameter object at the Ball Buster dive site in Monterey last weekend. The photos shows two separate instances of this organism, both with a distinctive fringe pattern on top. Any ideas on what it is?

thanks!
Teresa
 

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