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Monterey Tegula (Tegula montereyi)Observer
stevelonhartDescription
Although it is not visible in this shot, there is an open umbilicus and a spiral "tooth" present.
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Genus HaliclystusObserver
imlichentodayDescription
Low tide -.82 rocky intertidal. Pretty big, about 3cm long
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Genus HaliclystusObserver
imlichentodayDescription
Low tide, rocky intertidal
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California Tonguefish (Symphurus atricauda)Observer
zachfratDescription
Juvenile spat up by an Ocean Whitefish
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Olive's Sapsucker (Hermaea oliviae)Observer
thetidepoolerDescription
most likely the same individual as one found yesterday by @nudibitch
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/206262007
refound by @tidepooltales today
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Macfarland's Chromodorid (Felimida macfarlandi)Observer
thetidepoolerDescription
tiny!! eating sponge?
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Branched Sapsucker (Placida dendritica)Observer
thetidepoolerDescription
1 of 3 found on codium, amongst elysia hedgpethi
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Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)Observer
jeffgoddardDescription
Egg capsule, 5 mm diameter, of an unkown snail.
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seaslugsDescription
Strange little orange hermit crab wearing a piece of sponge as a shell.
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Kelp Scallop (Leptopecten latiauratus)Observer
ifreedmanDescription
Approx 2 mm across, growing on Diopatra tube cap. Leptopecten or Argopecten?
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California Needlefish (Strongylura exilis)Observer
wblack6289Description
Being carried by Osprey
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Giant Keyhole Limpet (Megathura crenulata)Observer
jeffgoddardDescription
Juvenile with shell approximately 2 cm long.
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Blind Goby (Typhlogobius californiensis)Observer
jeffgoddardDescription
When I first spotted this, it's tail was protruding from sand underneath a boulder I had just turned over in a low intertidal pool.
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Cortez Angelfish (Pomacanthus zonipectus)Observer
watersprite88Description
I've heard recently that these have been seen around here. So happy to have spotted this one today!
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Ribbonfishes (Family Trachipteridae)Observer
veekaay14Description
A weeee baby...oarfish maybe?
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Rim-backed Nudibranch (Palio dubia)Observer
jeffgoddardDescription
I found five individuals, 3 - 7 mm long, on the underside of one boulder in a low intertidal pool; two are pictured here.
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Broomtail Grouper (Mycteroperca xenarcha)Observer
asugiDescription
Group of 4-5.
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Acute Bladder Snail (Physella acuta)Observer
naturephotosuzeDescription
Hansen Dam
In an ephemeral pond
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Giant Seahorse (Hippocampus ingens)Observer
nealmatDescription
Locally it's called the Pacific Seahorse. It was nose down in a patchy bed of eel grass in Glorietta Bay, within San Diego Bay, at about 3:45 in the afternoon. There was a lot detritus on its back, as if for camouflage. It was about seven inches long and looked old.
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Strawberry Cock-eyed Squid (Histioteuthis heteropsis)Observer
panthalassaunited
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Odhner's Dorid (Doris odhneri)Observer
j-staufferDescription
Carmel Pinnacles State Marine Reserve
-white individual
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Genus CumanotusObserver
anudibranchmomPlace
PrivateDescription
Mating - undescribed species
Santa Cruz County, California
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Pink Tritonid (Tritonia exsulans)Observer
charlotteseidPlace
Gorgonian Garden, La Jolla Submarine Canyon, La Jolla, San Diego County, CA, USA (Google, OSM)
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Genus ArminaObserver
rociobunkerDescription
Found diving in San Diego looks like arminia californica but has different colors
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California Frog Shell (Crossata californica)Observer
alanarama3Description
Washed up after the atmospheric river/storms So Cal had.
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Abalones (Genus Haliotis)Observer
amylynn829Description
approx 7mm length, very small. In small pool just north of Bird Rock near the west end
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Feather Aeolid (Fiona pinnata)Observer
tidepooltalesDescription
smaller individual
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Brown Horned Dorid (Acanthodoris brunnea)Observer
craigahooverDescription
Acanthodoris brunnea was located on sandy substrate. Depth was not measured. Length was not measured. Water temperature was 55 degrees F.
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Morro Bay Aeolid (Emarcusia morroensis)Observer
jeffgoddardDescription
8 mm long
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Pinna rugosaObserver
anudibranchmomDescription
So amazing!
ID as per the image in this paper: http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0188-88972012000200009
and http://www.femorale.com/shellphotos/detail.asp?species=Pinna%20rugosa%20Sowerby,%201835
and http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/pen-shell-san-ignacio-lagoon-baja-high-res-stock-photography/106455548
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anudibranchmomPlace
PrivateDescription
La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico
Large slug (~35 mm) with branched rhinophores and prominent eyespots between them. Cerata covered in tubercles. Body and head have small opaque white spots.
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Worm Snails (Family Vermetidae)Observer
anudibranchmomPlace
PrivateDescription
La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico
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anudibranchmomPlace
PrivateDescription
La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico
Like this one from San Diego, California: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13490369
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Aeolid Nudibranchs (Superfamily Aeolidioidea)Observer
anudibranchmomPlace
PrivateDescription
La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico
Three of these, found together under a rock with sparse hydroids. Each only about 2-3 mm - quite small. At first, I thought they might be odd Tenellia albocrusta. (B.C.S. is the southern range limit of C. albocrusta according to Gary’s iNat guide: https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/933633#ref2)
But the thing that gave me pause was how extensive the opaque white speckles are - extensively down the oral tentacles (not seen in any other photo of C. albocrusta on iNat) and the entire length of the rhinophores. All three had the same markings.
In Camacho-Garcia, Gosliner and Valdes, “Guia del Campo de las Babosas Marinas del Pacifico Este Tropical,” 2005, p. 105, a tiny Cuthona Sp 6 looks like a possibility - the photo isn’t reproduced well, but there seems to be white on the oral tentacles (not mentioned in the text, so I may be seeing something incorrectly) and white spots on the rhinophores are mentioned. I haven’t seen more recent information on this Cuthona.
From TGosliner: "This looks like something entirely new to me! It certainly is not Tenellia albocrusta. The head shape and ceratal color are entirely different. Very cool!"
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Sonora Dorid (Taringa aivica)Observer
anudibranchmomPlace
PrivateDescription
La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico
Two of these large (35-40 mm) dorids found under an intertidal rock. Yellowish with dark grey blotches, wide mantle. Dorsal tubercles mostly short and dense, with longer papillae more widely interspersed.
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Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus)Observer
azure27014Description
溫度：15
深度2m
行為：Feeding
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Flatworms (Phylum Platyhelminthes)Observer
anudibranchmomPlace
PrivateDescription
La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico
Maybe something like Hoploplana @nudibitch?
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Hunchback Doris (Atagema alba)Observer
passiflora4Description
1mm. Shown on gloved finger for scale.
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Inuda luarnaObserver
anudibranchmomPlace
PrivateDescription
"Moisturise Me! Moisturise Me!" Lady Cassandra O'Brien, Dr. Who
La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico
