@clauden @tesserazoa2 @cemills I cannot discern anchors in any of these photos which, afaik, eliminates Manania and Haliclystus. However, in Lucernaria the arrangement of the arms and tentacles looks as though there are four arms each with two tentacle clusters — here I observe eight arms. Also seems small for Lucernaria — I estimate this specimen was two inches long.
Taken 08/15/2013. Credit: NOAA Okeanos Explorer Program, 2013 Northeast US Canyons Expedition
EX1304L2 DIVE14
Not the best photos, found on Saccharina at about 8-9 metres depth
I think. @tesserazoa2 @clauden @cemills
Need ID help..
Multiple individuals( amounting to about 10-14) seen swimming freely at the banks of a mangrove patch, on the shores of river mandovi..had distinct multiple eyes.. most likely a tripedalia spp?
Seen attached to a blade of Saccharina latissima.
Seven individuals were swimming in tight circles near the surface, near an installed light source.
I’ll need assistance to determine the species. Size estimates: bell 2.0 - 2.5 cm, tentacles 10 - 15 cm.
Box jellyfish frighten me more than any other creature, and I hope to never encounter one on a dive. Watching Box jellies from the safety of a deck, however, I found them to be mesmerizing and beautiful.
Echinoderm larva from phytoplankton net tow sample from canal off Caloosahatchee River in Cape Coral, FL. Salinity = 9 ppt
Same species as previous Staurozoan? “Pom poms” look different but wondering if this is perhaps an immature individual.
Found on surf grass in channel at low tide
This stalked jellyfish has a translucent, maroon, broad funnel-shaped bell about 2.5 cm in diameter and 1.3 cm in height. It shows presence of short stock (0.3 cm) with a brad basal disc (0.5 cm) for attachment to substrate. Eight arms (marginal lobes) arranged in a circle and are well-developed, with 25-30 tentacles. Each of the tentacles has a rounded head and a short peduncle/stalk.