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Sandhill Skipper (Polites sabuleti)Observer
crb5Description
Could not get view of underside of hindwing
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Genus PronoctilucaObserver
crb5Description
Motile plankton 60um long body with 15 um appendages at front and rear. Front appendage seemed to be used as a feeler (see frame 5 with Prorocentrum). Caught in plankton net and viewed with 10X objective microscope
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Protozoans (Kingdom Protozoa)Observer
crb5Description
A montage of an unknown highly motile genus/species taken through a 100x magnification microscope. Size estimated at about 30 um long. Double image in some frames due to rapid movement.
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Dinoflagellates and Allies (Phylum Miozoa)Observer
crb5Description
cannot identify at genus level
PMP-MBNMS-SEC
5x 10ft tow
100x + camera zoom
Bright field microscope
Photos / Sounds
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Order GymnodinialesObserver
crb5Description
PMP-MBNMS-SEC
5x 10ft tow
100x + camera zoom
Bright field+dark field microscope
Photos / Sounds
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Ceratium furcaObserver
crb5Description
PMP-MBNMS-SEC
5x 10ft tow
100x + camera zoom
Bright field + dark field microscope
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Genus CoscinodiscusObserver
crb5Description
PMP-MBNMS-SEC
5x 10ft tow
100x + camera zoom
Bright field microscope
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Akashiwo sanguineaObserver
crb5Description
PMP-MBNMS-SEC
5x 10ft tow
100x + camera zoom
Bright field microscope
Photos / Sounds
Observer
crb5Description
PMP-MBNMS-SEC
5x 10ft tow
100x + camera zoom
Bright field + dark field microscope
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Prorocentrum micansObserver
crb5Description
PMP-MBNMS-SEC
5x 10ft tow
100x + camera zoom
Bright field microscope
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Corethron hystrixObserver
crb5Description
Dark-field image taken at 100x magnification. Image reconstructed from 3 photos to increase depth of field.
Photos / Sounds
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Mediterranean Katydid (Phaneroptera nana)Observer
crb5Description
Resting on artichoke leaves
Photos / Sounds
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Genus MelissodesObserver
crb5Description
Honey bee or native bee? For the last week a group of about 30 bees have spent the night clustered around a seed head. Are these "homeless" honey bees with no hive to go to?
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California Tortoiseshell (Nymphalis californica)Observer
crb5Description
About 30 flying NE between 17.00 and 18.00 hrs, some stopped to sun bathe.
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North American Jerusalem Crickets (Genus Ammopelmatus)Observer
crb5Description
Under concrete slab
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West Coast Lady (Vanessa annabella)Observer
crb5Description
Cool and windy. Was flying low and did not settle with wings open to confirm species.