Interesting nudis

YellowEye · Post by **YellowEye** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:47 pm

Hi All
I came across these interesting guys this weekend in the SJI's. I haven't seen these before, and I couldn't find them in my id books. Any ideas?
-E

Dusty2 · Post by **Dusty2** » Tue Jan 18, 2011 11:50 pm

Looks like a hatch of baby white sea cucumbers to me.

Chenari · Post by **Chenari** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:30 am

Yeah a nice little trio of Cucumbers there. They must have been spooked by something, cause they're completely drawn in and squished up.

Also, what's that they're clustered around? Anemones?

dwashbur · Post by **dwashbur** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 7:34 am

Yes, looks like several little pulled-in anemones of some kind. And I agree about the cukes. I can see how they look a lot like some kind of nudibranch from that angle.

Waynne Fowler · Post by **Waynne Fowler** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:12 am

Very nice shot Yelloweye. There's sure a whole lot of action packed in that picture

YellowEye · Post by **YellowEye** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 8:46 pm

Ah, you guys are right! Thanks for the id!
-E

nwscubamom · Post by **nwscubamom** » Wed Jan 19, 2011 9:36 pm

The things in the middle look like a small cluster of closed-up Zoanthids to me, surrounded by three white (or Pale) Sea Cucumbers.

- Janna

Northwest Dive Club

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