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Periwinkle Snails and Allies (Superfamily Littorinoidea)Observer
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Common Mola (Mola mola)Observer
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Aumentos Reef, Monterey, CA
The Mola was moving - eyes looking around, gills and mouth were cycling.
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American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)Observer
robin_dive_divaDescription
2 mother and baby. Mother feeding baby lizard. Urbanized in bird box.
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Giant Barrel Sponge (Xestospongia muta)Observer
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Missing LocationDescription
Large encrusting red/brown sponge in cave. Has massive osculum.
5-12m
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Demosponges (Class Demospongiae)Observer
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Missing LocationDescription
This sponge was in a cave.
5-12m
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Demosponges (Class Demospongiae)Observer
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Missing LocationDescription
Dark coloured sponge with beige interior. No flash enabled.
10m
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Tunicates (Subphylum Tunicata)Observer
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Missing LocationDescription
1-3m
Light coloured encrusting organism with pores in it. I don’t know what kind of organism this is. It was soft to the touch and not compressible.
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Nurse Shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum)Observer
dylancreaturesDescription
I was taking photos and scared it. It ran into to me and bit me on the nipple and wouldn’t let go. Here’s the news article https://www.the-sun.com/news/2169452/snorkeler-attacked-nurse-shark-nipple/
Big shoutout to Rich, Chris, and Billy at Caloosa Marina for getting it off of me.
Hurt a lot.
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Queen Conch (Aliger gigas)Observer
robin_dive_divaDescription
Juvenile. Washed up on beach. Put it back in water.
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Giant Anemone (Condylactis gigantea)Observer
jbrasherDescription
Giant Anemone
