Hey guys and gals,
I'm working on a project for my Biology class that has to do with the identification of Marine vertebrate/invertebrate species. So far I've been doing pretty good with identifying the pictures I've taken, but now I'm stuck and I'd love your help...
I'm thinking this is a Fat garper (Tresus capax)
Was originally thinking fishing eating anemone (Urticina piscivora) or sand anemone (Urticina columbiana )
Not even sure...I'm starting to hate anenomes...
Last one...some sort of sponge...
I think I'm doing pretty good seeing that out of 87 photos these were the only ones I had issues with...
Thank you for your help
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Cynthia Heimel
correct on the fat gaper. The first anemone is Urticina columbiana (piscivora have shorter tentacles and are never in sand), the second a small Metridium (probably senile). Don't know the yellow sponge though.
When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.
Cynthia Heimel
Based on the dual barbels at the corner of the mouth, I'm going to guess smoothhead sculpin, Artedius lateralis. But it could be a padded sculpin. I don't think it's a tidepool sculpin because the shape of the snout doesn't match, but that's as close as I can get. Greg?????
Dave
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Greg Jensen wrote:looks like a male scalyhead- if you magnify the head you can see the cirri by the eyes.
I tried to magnify it in Photoshop but didn't see the cirri. Then again, I'm not that proficient at doing such things in Photoshop. I also don't really see the three stripes in the eye, but that could be the angle. You're the sculpin expert so I will defer to your identification
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When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.
Cynthia Heimel
For the last pic I posted that was a sponge of some sort, do you think a Glove Sponge Neoesperiopsis digitata may fit it? It could be a small one....
When in doubt, make a fool of yourself. There is a microscopically thin line between being brilliantly creative and acting like the most gigantic idiot on earth. So what the hell, leap.
Cynthia Heimel
