thiebaud's Favorites
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Sea Stars (Class Asteroidea)Observer
thiebaudDescription
Index finger in second photo for scale.
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Animals (Kingdom Animalia)Observer
thiebaudDescription
Same thing I saw once at Makua--I think Dama has a few observations as well, but having trouble finding them.
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Pustulose Wart Slug (Phyllidiella pustulosa)Observer
thiebaudDescription
Much closer to the harbor than I usually see them.
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Aleutian Skate (Bathyraja aleutica)Observer
jackson_chuDescription
Example 'walking behaviour' of a skate using its pelvic fins.
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Dive R1154
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Hawaiian Bobtail (Euprymna scolopes)Observer
thiebaudDescription
The cutest <3
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Genus OctopusObserver
shallowreefDescription
It might be a hairy octopus, anyone? There is only one observation off of Maui, if it is the same species... Thanks in advance.
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Dusky Sea Slug (Ercolania fuscata)Observer
jeffgoddardDescription
I found 10 of these, 2 to 4 mm long, on a very fine, filamentous green alga in a shallow, high intertidal rocky pool amongst patchy salt marsh.
Specimens match Gould's (1870) description and illustrations of this species (as Calliopaea fuscata) from Boston Harbor.
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Gold Dust Day Gecko (Phelsuma laticauda)Observer
davidrDescription
Protecting my wall art :-)
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Prolific Anemone (Triactis producta)Observer
thiebaudDescription
Cnidaria is just a guess based on the shapes of the colored bits.
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Painted Grinner (Trachinocephalus trachinus)Observer
damaDescription
Post-larvae
Found by hubby.
Identified by Keoki Stender: https://www.marinelifephotography.com/fishes/lizardfishes/trachinocephalus-trachinus.htm
Suggested reference: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/253494942_Transport_of_reef_lizardfish_larvae_by_an_ocean_eddy_in_Hawaiian_waters
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Elysia pusillaObserver
damaDescription
Elysia pusilla (Bergh, 1872)
http://seaslugsofhawaii.com/species/Elysia-pusilla-a.html
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Genus NereisObserver
claudenDescription
Is probably Nereis pelagica, like my other suggested observations here, but not certain if key features are visible. Observed during the DFO Quebec Region groundfish trawl survey in the Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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Cooper's Hawk (Accipiter cooperii)Observer
anudibranchmomDescription
Fledgling's first bath! Couldn't quite work it out at first, sat next to the puddle rather than in it, flapping and thrashing :-) Other three siblings very curious.
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wendy5Description
A friend was collecting plankton for the marine science center, and found three colorful shrimp in the tow net. Thanks, @timlawson, for assisting with the photography! I think this red 1.2" shrimp with a few blue dots is Heptacarpus franciscanus.
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Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus)Observer
anudibranchmomPlace
PrivateDescription
The first time they've been seen outside the den. SEVEN kits and their harried mom, who appears in the background in the first photo. On private property in Northern California.
Needless to say, I have a gazillion more photos, if you need a bigger dose of this cuteness: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmVeV8vG
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Genus DotoObserver
jeffgoddardDescription
Doto form A of Goddard (1996, The Veliger 39:43-54). Scanned from 35 mm slides.
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Pacific Harbor Seal (Phoca vitulina ssp. richardii)Observer
jackson_chuDescription
Stalking / hunting / feeding on a school of pacific herring.
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Slimy Snailfish (Liparis mucosus)Observer
aplysialoverDescription
Found at 9' depth.
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Spotted Dorid (Triopha maculata)Observer
jeffgoddardDescription
Adult (CASIZ 184514, collected 5 Nov 2010) with its egg mass laid in captivity. 2nd image shows uncleaved zygotes averaging 70 microns in diameter, and 3rd image is of near-hatching veligers with shells averaging 116 microns long.
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Stubby Bobtail (Rossia pacifica)Observer
thiebaudDescription
About the size of a pencil eraser. Must be quite young.
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Stubby Bobtail (Rossia pacifica)Observer
thiebaudDescription
About the size of a pencil eraser. Must be quite young.
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Mysidopsis jenseniObserver
thiebaudDescription
This animal swam with a fascinating hovering motion.
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Polychaete Worms (Class Polychaeta)Observer
leftcoasterDescription
Night dive
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Mcdonald's Dorid (Limacia mcdonaldi)Observer
craigahooverDescription
Limacia mcdonaldi was located on reef at a depth between 20-40 feet. Length was 1 cm. Water temperature was 50 degrees F.
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Southern Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris ssp. nereis)Observer
anudibranchmomDescription
Carapace-lickin' good.
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White-and-orange-tipped Nudibranch (Antiopella fusca)Observer
jackson_chuDescription
Mckenzie Bight dive site
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Darkfin Sculpin (Malacocottus zonurus)Observer
jackson_chuDescription
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Dive R1154
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Fernald's Aeolid (Cumanotus fernaldi)Observer
thiebaudDescription
Very small invertebrate of some kind (<1 cm long). At first I thought nudibranch, but the tentacles look more like an anemone or cup coral?
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Branched Sapsucker (Placida dendritica)Observer
jeffgoddardDescription
About 2 mm long, on Codium fragile in a low intertidal pool.
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Orange-peel Nudibranch (Tochuina gigantea)Observer
thiebaudDescription
Shaped just like a Tochuina gigantea, but off-white instead of orange.
