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What

Lightbulb Tunicates (Genus Clavelina)

Observer

sudachi

Date

January 10, 2015 09:49 AM JST

Description

Clavelina ossipandae
通称:ガイコツパンダホヤ

This tunicate is known as the "skeleton panda sea squirt" among divers in Japan for obvious reasons.

When I originally posted this observation in 2015, I was unable to identify this beyond the genus Clavelina.

Kumejima, Okinawa, Japan
沖縄県、久米島

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What

Antarctic Snaggletooth (Borostomias antarcticus)

Observer

clauden

Date

October 23, 2023

Description

AZMP-NL BB-14, collection IML no. 12908, z = 1000 m. Source: MPO-C. Turcotte.

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Date

June 20, 2012 12:29 PM -09

Place

Endeavour (Google, OSM)

Description

Credit: Ocean Networks Canada / Canadian Scientific Submersible Facility

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What

West Indian Ocean Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae)

Observer

wrecklessmarine

Date

February 2022

Place

Missing Location

Description

68m

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Observer

pobrown

Date

December 30, 2023 10:50 PM PST

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Observer

aiva

Date

December 29, 2023 09:53 PM PST

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What

White-spotted Puffer (Torquigener albomaculosus)

Observer

emikok

Date

May 15, 2023 01:41 AM JST

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What

Pacific Footballfish (Himantolophus sagamius)

Observer

modernistics

Date

June 17, 2023 01:51 PM PDT

Place

Oceanside (Google, OSM)

Description

Found washed up on an Oceanside beach.

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What

Spotted Porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix)

Observer

gavinh

Date

October 5, 2019 06:19 PM PDT

Description

Fins with small spots separate this fish from D. holacanthus. Publishing this range record as a 1st for BC and Canada.

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What

Common Wall Lizard (Podarcis muralis)

Observer

gavinh

Date

May 3, 2018 09:43 AM PDT

Description

@RBCM Stills from video by Deb Thiessen. The adult shook violently when it had ingested all but the tail. The tail broke off and was not eaten.

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Observer

crabsandshrimps

Date

September 21, 2023 11:16 AM PDT

Description

infecting Heptacarpus kincaidi

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What

Demosponges (Class Demospongiae)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

December 4, 2020 10:12 PM PST

Description

Snake Island Wall dive site, down the blue buoy line.

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What

Boot Sponge (Rhabdocalyptus dawsoni)

Observer

kyliemilne1

Date

May 24, 2023 10:00 AM PDT

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What

Glass Sponges (Class Hexactinellida)

Observer

clauden

Date

November 23, 2022

Description

Fishes and invertebrates sampled during the 2022 DFO multispecies survey in Baffin Bay and Davis Strait (NAFO Subarea 0). Sponge on a bone fragment (seems like a narwhal tusk to me, because is twisted)). MLI museum no. 12310 (I kept the sponge and bone together, all in ethanol). z =-1305 m

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Observer

badgers

Date

September 21, 2023 02:00 PM PDT

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What

Eternal Light (Mycena luxaeterna)

Observer

nortonsantos

Date

January 2021

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What

Slender Sea Pen (Stylatula elongata)

Date

April 9, 2019

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What

Slender Sea Pen (Stylatula elongata)

Date

April 9, 2019

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What

Slender Sea Pen (Stylatula elongata)

Date

April 10, 2019

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What

Slender Sea Pen (Stylatula elongata)

Date

April 15, 2019

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Date

April 15, 2019

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What

Maki (Orca) (Orcinus orca)

Observer

fylin

Date

February 10, 2023 09:00 AM PST

Description

T90B "Piglet"

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What

Blister Glassy-Bubble (Haminoea vesicula)

Observer

rlacroix

Date

August 5, 2019 01:36 PM HST

Description

Some sort of sea slug??
Gastropod???
Seen in a few inches of water amongst sea grass (and lots of yellow “ribbon” - eggs?)

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What

Bay Barnacle (Amphibalanus improvisus)

Observer

rharbo

Date

May 25, 2020 02:47 PM PDT

Description

May be non-native? A. improvisus

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Observer

lovealllife

Date

May 28, 2023 11:53 AM PDT

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Observer

lovealllife

Date

May 28, 2023 12:00 PM PDT

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Observer

lovealllife

Date

May 28, 2023 12:15 PM PDT

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What

Six-rayed Star (Leptasterias hexactis)

Observer

alyanalalani

Date

May 27, 2023 03:40 PM PDT

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What

Leather Star (Dermasterias imbricata)

Observer

thiebaud

Date

November 24, 2018 05:41 PM PST

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What

Northern Sea Squirt (Molgula manhattensis)

Observer

rharbo

Date

August 20, 2021 09:52 AM PDT

Description

Atlantic Sea Grape- introduced species

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What

Blood Stars (Genus Henricia)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

April 15, 2023 07:32 PM PDT

Description

I had some camera fog issues, but figured somewhat foggy photos are better than non for the MABR BioBlitz.

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What

Robust Clubhook Squid (Onykia robusta)

Observer

pinemartyn

Date

July 28, 2011 05:40 PM EDT

Description

Kayaking in the Broughton Archipelago. My Westcoast marine life knowledge is limited so I'm hoping someone can identify this creature. Approx 5' in length. Squid of some sort?

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What

European Green Crab (Carcinus maenas)

Observer

seanvanderluit

Date

April 10, 2023 08:56 AM PDT

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What

Common Sand Dollar (Echinarachnius parma)

Observer

kmilligan

Date

June 8, 2020 01:41 PM PDT

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Observer

antonio_hou

Date

March 6, 2023 08:46 PM PST

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What

Parāoa (Sperm Whale) (Physeter macrocephalus)

Observer

shanafelt_ben

Date

January 2023

Description

Seems like a Juvenile washed onshore. Deceased. Large scars/cuts extending from one side, across the belly, and to the other side. Some folk thought it was alive due to the waves moving it's tail around, but it is definitely not.

Coast Guard, NOAA, and Seaside Aquarium are all aware of its' presence.

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What

Rocky Mountain Cicada (Okanagana occidentalis)

Observer

ellyne

Date

June 25, 2022 03:41 PM PDT

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What

Griffen's Isopod (Orthione griffenis)

Observer

emlim

Date

June 19, 2022 10:02 AM PDT

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Observer

chlorophilia

Date

May 16, 2022 05:18 PM PDT

Description

Shrimp with parasite

Trapped using a light trap by Jeannine Georgeson and Austin Baines (IMERSS) through Hakai Sentinels of Change monitoring program

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What

Cryptic Burrowing Anemone (Halcampa crypta)

Observer

emlim

Date

March 18, 2022 04:34 PM PDT

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What

Insect-egg Slime (Leocarpus fragilis)

Observer

alex_semple

Date

January 25, 2022 04:50 PM UTC

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What

Chitons (Class Polyplacophora)

Observer

leftcoaster

Date

September 11, 2021 09:32 PM PDT

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Observer

hakaiinstitute

Date

June 29, 2020

Description

This observation is part of a long-term project examining plankton biodiversity in the nearshore waters around the Hakai Institute's Quadra Island ecological observatory. A COI DNA sequence from the organism has been deposited in the Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Photo license and credit belong to the Hakai Institute.

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What

Lined Chiton (Tonicella lineata)

Observer

katemckeown

Date

December 3, 2021 11:22 PM PST

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What

Domestic Dog (Canis familiaris)

Observer

marvineng

Date

November 3, 2021 10:38 AM UTC

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What

Jeweled Top Snail (Calliostoma annulatum)

Observer

hakaiinstitute

Date

May 25, 2019

Place

Nalau Pass (Google, OSM)

Description

Photo license and credit belong to the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH), the Hakai Institute, and MarineGEO | http://specifyportal.flmnh.ufl.edu/iz/ | Field Number: BHAK-08992 | This observation is a part of the collaborative work between FLMNH, the Smithsonian Institution's Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO) and Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, and the Hakai Institute

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What

Sea Pens (Superfamily Pennatuloidea)

Observer

hakaiinstitute

Date

May 25, 2019

Description

Photo license and credit belong to the Florida Museum of Natural History (FLMNH), the Hakai Institute, and MarineGEO | http://specifyportal.flmnh.ufl.edu/iz/ | Field Number: BHAK-08826 | This observation is a part of the collaborative work between FLMNH, the Smithsonian Institution's Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO) and Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, and the Hakai Institute

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What

Adelie Penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae)

Observer

lucykeith-diagne

Date

January 1993

Place

Antarctica (Google, OSM)

Description

Isabelline coloration- this bird was a known female seen at Torgerson in successive years. She was nicknamed Isabel

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Observer

neilmcdaniel

Date

February 15, 2011 10:53 AM PST

Description

A small, flexible gorgonian coral that reaches 15 cm tall. The branches are red with yellow polyps. Usually found in coastal fjords at depths below 20 m where there are significant tidal currents.

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What

Flapjack Octopuses (Genus Opisthoteuthis)

Observer

shanafelt_ben

Date

July 2021

Place

Missing Location

Description

Bottom Trawl @ 260 fathoms

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Observer

leftcoaster

Date

April 23, 2021 10:26 PM PDT

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Observer

neilmcdaniel

Date

February 6, 2020

Description

An extremely tall sea pen, reaching over 2.5 m in height. Believed to be the tallest sea pen in the world. Lives on thick mud substrates where its fleshy peduncle, imbedded in the mud, holds it upright. Generally found at depths below 25 m. The close-up image, taken in September 2010, shows the eggs inside the polyps.

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What

Vancouver Lampshell (Laqueus vancouveriensis)

Observer

neilmcdaniel

Date

October 10, 1985

Description

A brachiopod with valves up to 5 cm across. Very abundant in Tzoonie Narrows.

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What

North Pacific Lampshell (Terebratalia transversa)

Observer

neilmcdaniel

Date

August 30, 2014 01:56 PM PDT

Description

A brachiopod with valves up to 7 cm across. Valves may smooth as seen here or strongly ribbed. Sometimes found in high densities on rock walls.

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Observer

neilmcdaniel

Date

February 16, 2012 12:10 PM PST

Description

A small brachiopod with valves that reach 2.5 cm across. Very abundant on rocky slopes in Sechelt Inlet. The filter-feeding organ called the lophophore can be seen in the two specimens at the far left.

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Observer

neilmcdaniel

Date

August 30, 2014 01:55 PM PDT

Description

Black lamp shell (brachiopod). Abundant in Knight Inlet on rock walls. Valves reach 3 cm across.

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What

Plainfin Midshipman (Porichthys notatus)

Observer

thiebaud

Date

April 6, 2021 07:54 PM PDT

Place

Redondo (Google, OSM)

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What

Blackbelly Eelpout (Lycodes pacificus)

Observer

thiebaud

Date

April 6, 2021 07:42 PM PDT

Place

Redondo (Google, OSM)

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What

Plainfin Midshipman (Porichthys notatus)

Observer

thiebaud

Date

April 6, 2021 07:29 PM PDT

Place

Redondo (Google, OSM)

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Observer

neilmcdaniel

Date

August 18, 2012 11:10 AM PDT

Description

A large sponge with many finger-shaped branches. Reaches 30 cm tall. Oscula are terminal.

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Observer

neilmcdaniel

Date

April 13, 2019 01:06 PM PDT

Description

A demosponge that is large, smooth and loaf-like, reaching 20 cm across. Usually orange in colour. Very firm texture. Identified from collected sample by Dr. Bruce Ott. Occasionally this sponge overgrows the gastropod shells inhabited by hermit crabs and ends up being carried about by the crab.

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Observer

neilmcdaniel

Date

April 25, 2018 09:00 AM PDT

Description

A demosponge that forms irregular encrustations on bedrock up to 15 cm across. Described as a new species in 2019 as Myxilla (Myxilla) austini in honour of Dr. Bill Austin, who studied sponges of the west coast of NA for many decades. For the original description, see Ott et al, 2019, Zootaxa 4700 (1): 001-029. RBCM holotype 019-00106-001 (Stn. NM 365), Indian Arm, BC.

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Observer

adam_mckenzie

Date

January 14, 2021 06:11 PM UTC

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What

Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus orbis)

Observer

thiebaud

Date

February 6, 2021 11:21 AM PST

Place

Three Tree (Google, OSM)

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What

Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus orbis)

Observer

thiebaud

Date

February 6, 2021 11:32 AM PST

Place

Three Tree (Google, OSM)

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What

Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Observer

neilfisher

Date

September 11, 2006 07:43 PM PDT

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What

Cloud Sponge (Aphrocallistes vastus)

Observer

thiebaud

Date

January 19, 2020 11:10 AM PST