uia188's Identifications

On two separate parts of the beach I came across these squishy nudibranchs. Both were about 10cm long, and the second accompanied by long white ribbons of eggs! Nudibranch, means "naked lung" in latin, likely named for the soft and shaggy outer membrane of these creatures that they use to breathe. Both were very very soft and hardly reacted to my touching them. I was amazed at how quickly they moved!

Found at the south end rocky spit of Constellation Marine Park 4/27/13 IMAG2444 Shag-rug nudibranch. Feeds on sea anemones, and migrates the undischarged stinging cells to the cerata (shaggy parts) for protection. Has a characteristic gray shagginess, and the bald spot down the center.

Saddled Blenny Pholis ornata- in the Pholidae family
This fish behaved like an eel, seen swimming in a small tidepool.
Seen at intertidal zone of Golden Gardens Park, Seattle Washington during -3.6 foot low tide