Pictured at night in 1-6m of water in estuarine system over halophila meadows and silty/shell bottom. Water was 15 degrees Celsius.
Found 3 individual on muddy layer during low tide. Size approximately 1 inch above sand. The body is slender and bulbous and has a root like structure buried in the sand.
Solitary Gorgonian Hydroid, Ralpharia gorgoniae would like confirmation of ID-
These photos was taken by Diklat XXXVI Fisheries Diving Club, a student organized scientific diving club from IPB University (IPB), Indonesia. These photos was taken from the event CORALATION VII - Coral Reef Ecosystem Monitoring Simulation 7 held in Seribu islands.