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Sperm Whale (Physeter macrocephalus)Observer
shanafelt_benDescription
Seems like a Juvenile washed onshore. Deceased. Large scars/cuts extending from one side, across the belly, and to the other side. Some folk thought it was alive due to the waves moving it's tail around, but it is definitely not.
Coast Guard, NOAA, and Seaside Aquarium are all aware of its' presence.
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Genus HeptacarpusObserver
chlorophiliaDescription
Shrimp with parasite
Trapped using a light trap by Jeannine Georgeson and Austin Baines (IMERSS) through Hakai Sentinels of Change monitoring program
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Capitella capitataObserver
hakaiinstituteDescription
This observation is part of a long-term project examining plankton biodiversity in the nearshore waters around the Hakai Institute's Quadra Island ecological observatory. A COI DNA sequence from the organism has been deposited in the Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Photo license and credit belong to the Hakai Institute.
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Jeweled Top Snail (Calliostoma annulatum)Observer
hakaiinstituteDescription
Photo license and credit belong to the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH), the Hakai Institute, and MarineGEO | http://specifyportal.flmnh.ufl.edu/iz/ | Field Number: BHAK-08992 | This observation is a part of the collaborative work between FLMNH, the Smithsonian Institution's Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO) and Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, and the Hakai Institute
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Sea Pens (Superfamily Pennatuloidea)Observer
hakaiinstituteDescription
Photo license and credit belong to the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH), the Hakai Institute, and MarineGEO | http://specifyportal.flmnh.ufl.edu/iz/ | Field Number: BHAK-08826 | This observation is a part of the collaborative work between FLMNH, the Smithsonian Institution's Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO) and Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, and the Hakai Institute
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Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)Observer
lucykeith-diagneDescription
Isabelline coloration- this bird was a known female seen at Torgerson in successive years. She was nicknamed Isabel
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Swiftia torreyiObserver
neilmcdanielDescription
A small, flexible gorgonian coral that reaches 15 cm tall. The branches are red with yellow polyps. Usually found in coastal fjords at depths below 20 m where there are significant tidal currents.
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Flapjack Octopuses (Genus Opisthoteuthis)Observer
shanafelt_benPlace
Missing LocationDescription
Bottom Trawl @ 260 fathoms
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Balticina willemoesiObserver
neilmcdanielDescription
An extremely tall sea pen, reaching over 2.5 m in height. Believed to be the tallest sea pen in the world. Lives on thick mud substrates where its fleshy peduncle, imbedded in the mud, holds it upright. Generally found at depths below 25 m. The close-up image, taken in September 2010, shows the eggs inside the polyps.
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Vancouver Lampshell (Laqueus vancouveriensis)Observer
neilmcdanielDescription
A brachiopod with valves up to 5 cm across. Very abundant in Tzoonie Narrows.
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North Pacific Lampshell (Terebratalia transversa)Observer
neilmcdanielDescription
A brachiopod with valves up to 7 cm across. Valves may smooth as seen here or strongly ribbed. Sometimes found in high densities on rock walls.
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Observer
neilmcdanielDescription
A small brachiopod with valves that reach 2.5 cm across. Very abundant on rocky slopes in Sechelt Inlet. The filter-feeding organ called the lophophore can be seen in the two specimens at the far left.
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Hemithiris psittaceaObserver
neilmcdanielDescription
Black lamp shell (brachiopod). Abundant in Knight Inlet on rock walls. Valves reach 3 cm across.
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Observer
neilmcdanielDescription
A large sponge with many finger-shaped branches. Reaches 30 cm tall. Oscula are terminal.
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Suberites latusObserver
neilmcdanielDescription
A demosponge that is large, smooth and loaf-like, reaching 20 cm across. Usually orange in colour. Very firm texture. Identified from collected sample by Dr. Bruce Ott. Occasionally this sponge overgrows the gastropod shells inhabited by hermit crabs and ends up being carried about by the crab.
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Myxilla austiniObserver
neilmcdanielDescription
A demosponge that forms irregular encrustations on bedrock up to 15 cm across. Described as a new species in 2019 as Myxilla (Myxilla) austini in honour of Dr. Bill Austin, who studied sponges of the west coast of NA for many decades. For the original description, see Ott et al, 2019, Zootaxa 4700 (1): 001-029. RBCM holotype 019-00106-001 (Stn. NM 365), Indian Arm, BC.
