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Purple Sun Star (Solaster endeca)Observer
bjornfridurDescription
The largest starfish i have seen. At 12 meters on sand bottom
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Salps (Family Salpidae)Observer
christian77amadorDescription
Este organismo blando, se encontraba cerca de la superficie no e podido identificar si es un Tunicato o algún gusano marino
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Gopher Rockfish (Sebastes carnatus)Observer
calliemackDescription
A YOY (young-of year) about 3 inches long. About 70 ft depth at base of wall N of Vallecitos Pt.
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Common Salp (Thalia democratica)Observer
vasilis_stergiosDescription
Post-release oozoid stage ( >10mm)
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Animals (Kingdom Animalia)Observer
nathanaelandersenPlace
Ocean Shore State Recreation Area, Ocean Shore State Recreation Area, Newport, OR 97365, USA (Google, OSM)
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Genus HaliclystusObserver
imlichentodayDescription
Low tide -.82 rocky intertidal. Pretty big, about 3cm long
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Abalones (Genus Haliotis)Observer
patnitsaDescription
Can this be a white abalone?
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tomleeturnerDescription
At least 6 of them were inside a single Halichondria
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Animals (Kingdom Animalia)Observer
cjs041Description
Pretty small. Taken through a 10x lens.
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Enosima Aeolid (Sakuraeolis enosimensis)Observer
anudibranchmomDescription
Possibly an undescribed species rather than S. enosimensis: http://slugsite.us/bow2007/nudwk1236.htm
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Giant Plumose Anemone (Metridium farcimen)Observer
k1malekDescription
Possible color morph?
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Caridean Shrimps (Infraorder Caridea)Observer
anudibranchmomDescription
About 1.5" long, photogenic blue dots. Among large fronds of brown algae.
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Tunicates (Subphylum Tunicata)Observer
leptoniaDescription
I really have no idea what sort of organisms this/these is/are.
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California Bonfire (Placida brookae)Observer
bablinbrookDescription
Sacoglossan Sea Slug. Maximum length 6 mm. Rhinophores cylindrical, enrolled,
black with posterior white stripes from base to half-way up,
leaving apices completely black. Oral tentacles
completely black; foot corners yellow. Head black with two
yellow-orange patches, eyespots at base of yellow-orange
patches. Lateral yellow-orange line on head connects
yellow-orange eye patches to dorsum. Body elongate,
with numerous cylindrical cerata covering most of the
dorsum. Proximal half of cerata yellow-orange, distal half
black. Foot yellow-orange ventrally from head to tail.
Posterior end of foot is pointed, black dorsally.
Radula of a 4 mm long specimen from Catalina Island,
California (CPIC 01962) composed of 7 teeth in ascending
row, 12 teeth in descending row, and 2–4 teeth in ascus. Leading tooth smooth, lacking denticles, with a cylindrical,
short, slightly curved, pointed cusp. Base of teeth
short, triangular, slightly concave ventrally.
