County Line Beach
Initially thought this was a plant of some kind, until it moved. Out on the open coast, very exposed, but under a ledge mid intertidal.
Initially thought this was a plant of some kind, until it moved. Out on the open coast, very exposed, but under a ledge mid intertidal.
Filmed in a tank. In mussel beard hydrozoan. Barely visible with the naked eye.
SeaTube URL of ROV video and audio: https://dmas.uvic.ca/SeaTube?resourceTypeId=1000&resourceId=23543&diveId=2621&time=2018-07-11
>>NOTE: please click the link then COPY-PASTE the following timecode to the end of the URL: T17:49:28.000Z.
Collected from Bondi offshore mooring as part of thesis on Lepas
This species which i spotted on a plastic bottle and its is smaller than a one rupee coin and looks like a spider but it is a underwater sea species.
kindly please ID this
The weirdest thing I've seen all year.
Thought it was a crab at first that looked a little deranged, but after some observation I noted that it looked more spider like (only having 8 legs). I think its head must be the white end (cause that seems to be the end its walking toward??)
Last photo shows egg mass it carries under its body.
It definitely has jointed appendages and a hard exoskeleton so I know its an arthropod. Any further classification is much appreciated.
Collected from Bondi offshore mooring as part of thesis on Lepas