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Northern Kelp Crab (Pugettia producta)Observer
samuelsachsstraussDescription
Brown dark grey. Found buried in sand inside an empty shell
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Rockweed Isopod (Pentidotea wosnesenskii)Observer
samuelsachsstraussDescription
Slow moving.
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Lacuna Snails (Genus Lacuna)Observer
samuelsachsstraussDescription
Upon close inspection it looks quite porous and may contain many small eggs.
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Genus AnoplarchusObserver
samuelsachsstraussDescription
Anguilliform fish found under an oyster shell at low tide
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Red-trumpet Calcareous Tubeworm (Serpula columbiana)Observer
samuelsachsstrauss
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Chain Tunicate (Botrylloides violaceus)Observer
samuelsachsstraussDescription
Found in dock tire
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Green Falsejingle (Pododesmus macrochisma)Observer
samuelsachsstraussDescription
Plate-like shell. Continued to move up and down out of water.
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Actiniid Sea Anemones (Family Actiniidae)Observer
samuelsachsstraussDescription
The red thing.
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Fungi Including Lichens (Kingdom Fungi)Observer
samuelsachsstraussDescription
Small orange-tipped fibers
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Brooding Anemone (Epiactis prolifera)Observer
samuelsachsstraussDescription
Oral/aboral tan and white stripes. Facing downward in the photo. Clung to a piece of eel grass!
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Taylor's Seahare (Phyllaplysia taylori)Observer
samuelsachsstraussDescription
Green in color. Fairly transparent. Black bands extending laterally across the dorsal side. Found in eel grass.
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Observer
samuelsachsstraussDescription
Found building a cocoon of sorts (second picture) in a water table. The cocoon is open on both ends. Made of thin strands of mucus but is fairly thick and hearty. The cocoon was made in a matter of hours.
Update: it turned green!
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Diatoms (Class Bacillariophyceae)Observer
samuelsachsstraussDescription
400x mag. Found in top 1cm of sediment.
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Pine Family (Family Pinaceae)Observer
samuelsachsstraussDescription
400x mag. From a sample of top sediment (1cm).
