TOI Science Desk · Science · 2026-08-15
Meet Ryoya Sugimoto: The Japanese teenager who spotted strange jellyfish at a dock and helped scientists identify a species new to science
In 2018, 13-year-old Ryoya Sugimoto was watching marine life from the docks of Tanabe Bay in Wakayama, Japan, when he spotted jellyfish he could not identify. He had been fascinated by jellyfish since childhood, after being stung by a blue button jellyfish, Porpita porpita, and had taught himself ab... In 2018, 13-year-old Ryoya Sugimoto was watching marine life from the docks of Tanabe Bay in Wakayama, Japan, when he spotted jellyfish he could not identify. He had been fascinated by jellyfish since childhood, after being stung by a blue button jellyfish, Porpita porpita, and had taught himself about jellyfish using
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