ebleke's Favorites
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Sea Strawberry (Gersemia rubiformis)Observer
tomleeturnerDescription
Diving in kelp forest; max depth 34 feet
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Northern Pacific Sea Star (Asterias amurensis)Observer
jenncxoxoDescription
Literally thousands along the foreshore… XOXO
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Henricia multispinaObserver
paul_norwoodDescription
I believe this is Henricia multispina, but it's not in the iNat database and I can't add it until the City Nature challenge is over.
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Giant California Sea Cucumber (Apostichopus californicus)Observer
malleable_rock
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Dock Shrimp (Pandalus danae)Observer
ajustinfocusDescription
Saw a swarm of small jellyfish swirling around at the ferry jetty, many with baby shrimps riding them!
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Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus)Observer
loriellenDescription
Dropped by an over-ambitious gull
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Giant Green Anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica)Observer
morisaurDescription
Anemone eating a sea urchin?
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Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus)Observer
marinebioteacherDescription
I went to Mendocino Headlands to try to document sea stars. I took pictures of every sea star, most of which were bat Stars. My goal was to cover the area as thoroughly as I could.
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Genus LeptasteriasObserver
kelpadelpianDescription
Brooding over a hundred juvenile sea stars!!
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Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana)Observer
rachelharborwildwatchDescription
Many juvenile kelps growing on stipe of last years bull kelp
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Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana)Observer
rachelharborwildwatchDescription
Interesting individual had pneumatocyst forming and blades coming off beneath, instead of on top.
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Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana)Observer
bclarkstonDescription
Drift, attached to bivalve shell, next for Saccharina latissima (blue arrow shows N. luetkeana).
Second photo shows close-up the two holdfasts. Both highly-branched and “root-like”, but N. luetkeana holdfast on right has fewer, thicker, branched (this branched kind of holdfast in kelps is called a “haptera”).
Empress Figurehead, Stanley Park.
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Tamarisk Sea Star (Linckia columbiae)Observer
christrentDescription
Small youngster about 1".
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Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus)Observer
amberrrrrlinaDescription
eggs from ??
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Velcro Star (Stylasterias forreri)Observer
crabsandshrimpsDescription
good recruitment of 1.5-2 inch juveniles
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Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus)Observer
dionedeakerDescription
Getting eaten!
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Sea Cucumbers (Class Holothuroidea)Observer
sammykernaneDescription
Found on algae in the intertidal zone
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Spiny Lithode Crab (Acantholithodes hispidus)Observer
kljinsitkaDescription
Inside halibut stomach
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Velcro Star (Stylasterias forreri)Observer
johndreynoldsDescription
Whytecliff Park, West Vancouver, BC, Canada
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luca_dtDescription
Such a cool starfish. Same spot as the last time I saw one.
~14 m subtidal
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Armored Sea Cucumber (Psolus chitonoides)Observer
aabrudneyDescription
Intertidal
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Genus AmpherasterObserver
oceannetworkscanadaDescription
Specimen is on a deep-sea cable.
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Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides)Observer
shanafelt_benDescription
Spawning!
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Mottled Star (Evasterias troschelii)Observer
tdimpseyDescription
Is the milky white sea star wasting disease?
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Orange Sea Cucumber (Cucumaria miniata)Observer
caitlinacquroffDescription
Releasing an egg pellet
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oceannetworkscanadaDescription
Credit: Ocean Networks Canada / Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility
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Eccentric Sand Dollar (Dendraster excentricus)Observer
icarusgoat2Description
What is this guy doing? White stuff is seeping out???!
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Tiger Star (Sclerasterias heteropaes)Observer
stevelonhartDescription
Sclerasterias heteropaes. Out in the open at about 65 ft. Much more common in southern CA. Chris Mah at CAS verified this is Sclerasterias heteropaes and not (my mistaken ID of) Astrometis sertulifera.
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Red Sea Urchin (Mesocentrotus franciscanus)Observer
rlacroixDescription
Never saw a red sea urchin with green tips? (or is it a green urchin turning red??)
Thanks for your help with Id
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Genus CistenidesObserver
neilmcdanielDescription
Tube to 4 cm long. Empty tube in this case. Live worms burrow in sandy substrates with large (anterior) end of cone down.
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Aggregating Anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima)Observer
wendy5Description
An Anthopleura elegantissima (Aggregating Anemone) being eaten by a Black Oystercatcher, who normally eats limpets and mussels.
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Orange Sun Star (Solaster paxillatus)Observer
paul_norwoodDescription
It seems there is word out there that the NE Pacific Solaster paxillatus is a separate, undescribed species. Placing it as such (9 arms that taper abruptly, not puffy in armpits), until / if ever / such species is described. That way if that happens it will be easy to bring the whole group into the new taxon.
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East Pacific Red Octopus (Octopus rubescens)Observer
thelittlebrrmaidDescription
I love baby reds! This time of year they seem to be everywhere. At Mukilteo especially, I look extra closely at empty clam shells. This little guy was only an inch or so long.
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Trojan Star (Hippasteria phrygiana)Observer
canaryrockfishDescription
found at least 3.
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Morning Sun Star (Solaster dawsoni)Observer
neilmcdanielDescription
Specimen killed by Sea Star Wasting Syndrome.
