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Animals (Kingdom Animalia)Observer
alxzandriaDescription
The predators of the orange cucumber is the Stimpson star, it's there favorite. They eject their internal organs to distract their predators and then just grows them back later.
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Animals (Kingdom Animalia)Observer
alxzandriaDescription
Their large orange tentacles collect drifting food that moves along in the water. The orange sea cucumber has five rows of tube feet on its exterior.
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Wolf Eel (Anarrhichthys ocellatus)Observer
alxzandriaDescription
They enjoy deep and slow moving water, wolf eels are not actually eels, they're apart of the "wolffish" family. They prefer crunch food like mollusks.
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Green Falsejingle (Pododesmus macrochisma)Observer
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Other common names are rock oyster, jungle shell,jingle shell, and pearly Monia. The size is usually about 13cm long. They're usually attached to solid objects. (The beachcombers guide to seashore life in the Pacific Northwest)
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Genus OphiopholisObserver
alxzandriaDescription
The center is about the size of a dime, the legs are about 2.5 inches each. The phylum is Echinodermata. They usually live up to 5 years. There are about 2,122 species of brittle star are known right now. (Wikipedia)
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Arctic Green Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis)Observer
alxzandriaDescription
The bigger one is about 2 inches and the smaller one is about 1 inch. It uses its Aristotle's lantern to burrow into rock and then uses its spines to widen its home. they either contain male or female reproductive organs. (Wikipedia) phylum is Echinodermata.
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Tunicates (Subphylum Tunicata)Observer
alxzandriaDescription
The scientific name for what I'm thinking it is, is "Sigillimaria Pulchra". Common name being Ritter's Orange Sea Squirt. But not sure.
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Arctic Green Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis)Observer
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Echinoderm. They use their tube feet to grab food and they have little three pronged pinchers that are used mostly for defending themselves. It's about 1.6cm.
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Plumose Anemone (Metridium senile)Observer
alxzandriaDescription
Not very big it's about an inch tall. More common names are the plume anemone, sun anemone and fluffy anemone, including many more names. Found hanging off the dock, tires or a rope at Thompson harbor.
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Eighteen-scaled Worm (Halosydna brevisetosa)Observer
alxzandriaDescription
It's short and fat, has a lot of tentacles
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Ragworms and Allies (Family Nereididae)Observer
alxzandriaDescription
Black with legs and slimy
