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A couple IDs from Alki Junkyard please
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 9:39 am
by Scubie Doo
Re: A couple IDs from Alki Junkyard please
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:15 am
by Jan K
WOW on the first critter !
As for the second one, it could be a slug, Diomedes' Aglaja, I found one floating by too...
Re: A couple IDs from Alki Junkyard please
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 10:23 am
by Jan K
I looked on the internet, your first critter might be Podocerus cristatus Amphipod
https://www.reeflex.net/tiere/12271_Pod ... status.htm
Re: A couple IDs from Alki Junkyard please
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 1:48 pm
by Vjw
Wow! Cool finds, Jesse!
Re: A couple IDs from Alki Junkyard please
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 1:51 pm
by Scubie Doo
Jan, thanks. You may be right. I think you are correct on the slug. That’s what is was thinking too.
The first one really looked like a skeleton shrimp. It has the two claws and was “standing up” like a skeleton shrimp.
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Re: A couple IDs from Alki Junkyard please
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 2:16 pm
by Jan K
Maybe Greg can help out on that shrimp. Great shots !
Re: A couple IDs from Alki Junkyard please
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2020 6:56 pm
by Scubie Doo
Thread has officially been high jacked. hahaha
Greg- Can you help with the ID, I think Jan is correct that it is an isopod. The front claws had me wondering though. If you want high-res pics let me know and I can send them.
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Re: A couple IDs from Alki Junkyard please
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 3:23 pm
by Greg Jensen
It's an amphipod- on page 219 of one of my books, which I can't name here due to the 'no advertising' rule.
It has generally been referred to as Podocerus cristatus, but it is not that species (from New Zealand) and work is currently underway to determine if the ones on our coast are a complex of species or just one that is highly variable in coloration.
A couple IDs from Alki Junkyard please
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 5:20 pm
by Scubie Doo
Greg Jensen wrote:It's an amphipod- on page 219 of one of my books, which I can't name here due to the 'no advertising' rule.
It has generally been referred to as Podocerus cristatus, but it is not that species (from New Zealand) and work is currently underway to determine if the ones on our coast are a complex of species or just one that is highly variable in coloration.
Greg- you’re the man! Thank you very much. It sure was cool, I had never seen one before. Well, maybe I have, but never noticed before. It was bright and stopped me in my tracks
Do you know what depths they are typically seen at?
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Re: A couple IDs from Alki Junkyard please
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:27 pm
by Greg Jensen
The ones I've seen have always been shallow (15-30 ft). Supposedly have been found as deep as 300+ ft but with the uncertainty of the i.d. it's hard to say if it is the same beast. They come in some amazing colors- one looks just like the Spanish shawl nudibranch. It's been suggested that they are nudibranch mimics since fish leave nudies alone.
Re: A couple IDs from Alki Junkyard please
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2020 10:23 pm
by Scubie Doo
Very cool Greg. Thanks for the additional details.
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Re: A couple IDs from Alki Junkyard please
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2020 9:20 am
by Sharkb8
I found one of these little amphipods yesterday at Skyline in 85 fsw. It had the same coloration as the photos above. It was very small and hard to see, but I managed to get a couple almost in focus pictures before I got tired of fighting the moving water. When I reviewed the photos zoomed in on my camera last night it was actually guarding a little nursery. There were a bunch of even tinier fleas swarming around, although they were just past the limit of my camera setup for a clear photo, and I’m not sure even with a magnifying glass I would have still been able to visually see them myself. Pretty fascinating. I’ll post a photo later when I get it onto my computer.
Re: A couple IDs from Alki Junkyard please
Posted: Thu Jun 04, 2020 9:19 pm
by YellowEye
Very cool! I found a neon sea flea in that color variation at Point Hudson about a month ago as well! Wouldn't probably have noticed it had I not seen Jesse's photo first!
Re: A couple IDs from Alki Junkyard please
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2020 10:45 am
by Sharkb8
Look at the little babies! Wish I had spent more time trying to get a better shot, but hindsight is 20/20.
Re: A couple IDs from Alki Junkyard please
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2020 11:39 am
by YellowEye
Wow, so cool Ross!!!
Re: A couple IDs from Alki Junkyard please
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2020 11:44 am
by ScubaJess
This is AMAZING Ross!!!!!! Wow sooooooo many cute babies!!! You hit the jackpot!!!!
I want to go see them with you!!!