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Pisaster ochraceusHavainnoija
loriellenKuvaus
Dropped by an over-ambitious gull
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Pisaster ochraceusHavainnoija
marinebioteacherKuvaus
I went to Mendocino Headlands to try to document sea stars. I took pictures of every sea star, most of which were bat Stars. My goal was to cover the area as thoroughly as I could.
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Suku LeptasteriasHavainnoija
kelpadelpianKuvaus
Brooding over a hundred juvenile sea stars!!
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Poijukelppi (Nereocystis luetkeana)Havainnoija
rachelharborwildwatchKuvaus
Many juvenile kelps growing on stipe of last years bull kelp
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Poijukelppi (Nereocystis luetkeana)Havainnoija
rachelharborwildwatchKuvaus
Interesting individual had pneumatocyst forming and blades coming off beneath, instead of on top.
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Poijukelppi (Nereocystis luetkeana)Havainnoija
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Drift, attached to bivalve shell, next for Saccharina latissima (blue arrow shows N. luetkeana).
Second photo shows close-up the two holdfasts. Both highly-branched and “root-like”, but N. luetkeana holdfast on right has fewer, thicker, branched (this branched kind of holdfast in kelps is called a “haptera”).
Empress Figurehead, Stanley Park.
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Stylasterias forreriHavainnoija
crabsandshrimpsKuvaus
good recruitment of 1.5-2 inch juveniles
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Merimakkarat (Luokka Holothuroidea)Havainnoija
sammykernaneKuvaus
Found on algae in the intertidal zone
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Stylasterias forreriHavainnoija
johndreynoldsKuvaus
Whytecliff Park, West Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Such a cool starfish. Same spot as the last time I saw one.
~14 m subtidal
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Suku AmpherasterHavainnoija
oceannetworkscanadaKuvaus
Specimen is on a deep-sea cable.
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oceannetworkscanadaKuvaus
Credit: Ocean Networks Canada / Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility
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stevelonhartKuvaus
Sclerasterias heteropaes. Out in the open at about 65 ft. Much more common in southern CA. Chris Mah at CAS verified this is Sclerasterias heteropaes and not (my mistaken ID of) Astrometis sertulifera.
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rlacroixKuvaus
Never saw a red sea urchin with green tips? (or is it a green urchin turning red??)
Thanks for your help with Id
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Suku CistenidesHavainnoija
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Tube to 4 cm long. Empty tube in this case. Live worms burrow in sandy substrates with large (anterior) end of cone down.
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wendy5Kuvaus
An Anthopleura elegantissima (Aggregating Anemone) being eaten by a Black Oystercatcher, who normally eats limpets and mussels.
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Solaster paxillatusHavainnoija
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It seems there is word out there that the NE Pacific Solaster paxillatus is a separate, undescribed species. Placing it as such (9 arms that taper abruptly, not puffy in armpits), until / if ever / such species is described. That way if that happens it will be easy to bring the whole group into the new taxon.
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Octopus rubescensHavainnoija
thelittlebrrmaidKuvaus
I love baby reds! This time of year they seem to be everywhere. At Mukilteo especially, I look extra closely at empty clam shells. This little guy was only an inch or so long.
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Solaster dawsoniHavainnoija
neilmcdanielKuvaus
Specimen killed by Sea Star Wasting Syndrome.
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Cribrinopsis rubensHavainnoija
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Day dive @ Dolphin Beach
Note the young in the tentacles
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neilmcdanielKuvaus
High density in the shallow subtidal. This population appears to have survived when most sunflower stars elsewhere, especially in the Salish Sea, were killed by the Sea Star Wasting Syndrome in late 2013/early 2014.
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neilmcdanielKuvaus
Very high density of sunflower stars in the shallow subtidal zone. This all changed drastically in September 2013 when Sea Star Wasting Syndrome killed every last one in only a few weeks.
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neilmcdanielKuvaus
High densities of sunflower stars were observed in Indian Arm several decades ago and were common until October 2013, when Sea Star Wasting Syndrome killed virtually every one.
