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American Lobster (Homarus americanus)Observer
alex_shureDescription
A monster, probably 5+ kg
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Hydrozoans (Class Hydrozoa)Observer
mariamitchellaquariumDescription
Not sure what species - pictures next to eelgrass for scale. Green bioluminescence in photos 4-8. The hydra produced a mild, slightly itchy sting.
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Red Hake (Urophycis chuss)Observer
alex_shureDescription
I'm pretty sure these are red hake though I might be incorrect. It's hard to see where the mouth terminates relative to eye, but the pelvic fin ray seems to terminate a little after anterior start of anal fin. Mottled brownish (with dive lights). These were schooling by the thousands at the Patriot shipwreck ≈30m depth. A couple sculpin in the mix too.
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Typical Box Crabs (Genus Calappa)Observer
mariamitchellaquariumDescription
Likely C. flammea or C. ocellata, but we can’t tell until it’s older!
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Minute Aeolis (Eubranchus exiguus)Observer
alex_shureDescription
About 6mm length
Screengrab from this video clip: https://vimeo.com/815751435/e2464c9620
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Springtime Fairy Shrimp (Eubranchipus vernalis)Observer
alex_shureDescription
E. vernalis I think, but I' m sure someone else can confirm. Video clip here: https://vimeo.com/803616370/69913ac62d
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Family MysidaeObserver
alex_shureDescription
placeholder based on body shape. These were really small - see grains of sand in first image. Just had to spray and pray to get some in focus, but they were very numerous
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Atlantic Menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus)Observer
alex_shureDescription
We got to swim with this school for almost an hour. I ditched the SCUBA gear so I could get really close and eventually they didn't seem to care about us at all. They mostly stayed in the top meter or so of the water column, you could even kick underneath and have a cloud of them above you. The school was continually shedding scales and dropping bright orange turds on us... it was a very smelly ride home!
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Animals (Kingdom Animalia)Observer
alex_shureDescription
Absolutely no idea! Not even sure if animal...it almost looks like a brachiopod, though this is freshwater. ≈2m depth Maybe 20mm?
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Common Sea Star (Asterias rubens)Observer
diveready3Description
sea stars eating sea urchin.
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Blood Stars (Genus Henricia)Observer
alex_shureDescription
20m+ depth. Small stars - Porania and sponge uploaded as separate observations:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105496842
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/105496843
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Spaghetti Worms (Family Terebellidae)Observer
ianmanningDescription
this was cool, it was in a tide-pool at low tide, some type of worm cast possibly? Interesting structure,
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Spaghetti Worms (Family Terebellidae)Observer
tuedaDescription
I initially thought this thing was silly-string some kids had sprayed over the tidepools, but my brother pointed out it was actually a creature.
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Chameleon Shrimp (Praunus flexuosus)Observer
alex_shureDescription
I believe this individual is holding a food item, amphipod or something. I've found many of these this season (2021), I'm not sure if they had some kind of local population boom or if I'm just better at noticing them. I observed my first handful of individuals last year (2020) and this season I've spotted dozens during single outings. They also appear to be social? I've seen them interacting as pairs, etc. They are very difficult to photograph but a joy to observe.
