Lots of opalescent Nudibranchs around! Second photo features egg ribbons on eelgrass.
Anyone have an ID on this one? it was about one inch long. Closest I can find is a Bus Stop Nudibranch.
I'm calling in ID help from anyone who knows what this might be. I found it on this Botrylloides colony, and though not represented in the pics, it was 'vibrating' in quick intervals, difficult to observe with the naked eye, though you could easily see it's motion. For lack of better description, it looks like an orange tadpole.
Oddly enough I encountered another one in a photo I took, though I did not notice that individual in person. See that observation here (left-center):
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/91980298
Any thoughts?
@clauden @briankpenney @hunterefs @jeffgoddard @pcolarus
I'm assuming this is juvenile Cancer based on the ridges on the carapace. Interesting lack of pigment
Higher quality pics to be uploaded. Seems similar to C. trophina or maybe verrucosa but I’m not very familiar with either species. @anudibranchmom @luanroberts any tips on ID?
Numerous on the two Cuthona perca nudibranchs seen that day. Identification (wow!) supplied by @jeffgoddard, discussion here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/240871813
Water quality data:
Temp: 23.6 degrees C
SAL-ppt: 33.93
pH: 7.89
DO: 86.6 (top)
Both C. perca slugs I found yesterday at Lake Merritt seemed to have some sort of evenly-spaced, stalked growths on all their surfaces, perhaps some sort of parasite, fungus, virus or ? The overall impression was "furry." The other one, which I brought over to the microscope (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/240871810), also shows these growths and was photographed by @audreyfalconer1, @pacificplankton, @leslieh, @ktnoonan, @chilipossum and possibly others as well.
Water quality data:
Temp: 23.6 degrees C
SAL-ppt: 33.93
pH: 7.89
DO: 86.6 (top)
Update: those might be ciliates in genus Scyphida, according to Jeff Goddard (see comments below).
Observed at night. I have never seen so many at one time. There were about 10-15 swimming around.
Three specimens found at a depth of 25 m on silt-covered bedrock. One pair was mating.
This nudi was about 5mm long. It looks like a juvenile of a Rabbit Dorid, Cockerell’s Dorid, or a Clown Dorid without the orange tubercles typically seen on adults. Maybe it’s not one of them. Any help is appreciated. Thx
Undescribed species of Doto. Note the orange spot pattern on it's back. Santa Cruz Island about 25' depth.
Doto sp. A was located on sandy habitat at the edge of a reef at a depth of 35 feet. Length was 1 cm. Water temperature was 53 degrees F.
Doto sp. with eggs was located on artificial reef at a depth of 30 feet. Lengths were 0.2 cm. Water temperature was 54 degrees F.
I am not sure if this is Goddard's Doto form A or Doto amyra.
Caught from the underside of the dock on some algae, placed in a glass bowl for close observation
Potentially Pseudoceros velutinus (well out of range based on majority of iNat observations) or undescribed species. Observed 3 or 4 individuals.
inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/2111733
@jeffgoddard I went through my photos and think I found the species you mentioned. This species appeared to be pretty widespread at this site. I had assumed it was some type of tunicate.
]Potentially Pseudoceros velutinus (well out of range based on majority of iNat observations) or undescribed species. Observed 3 or 4 individuals.
Awesome!!! Was found moving by surface tension (like in third pic) near eelgrass. Was then moved to a black box temporarily for photos then returned.