These photos were all taken by Lisa Lindahl, not myself. This observation was made by Lisa Lindahl.
Apparent fish larvae found in the stomach of an albacore caught about 20 miles out.
"Hairs" on mantle in clusters. Acanthochitona avicula?
Same individual as https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/242906734#activity_comment_0f1e2892-7e0a-4fc2-ab26-eaf80dbc8ffa
Must have been a pup - no more than 5-6 feet long.
I couldn’t quite believe my eyes. It was tentatively swimming with a few juvenile zebra-striped surf chub in a large tide pool, but it was generally more shy. Eventually approached near enough for me to snap a few pics.
Found on Halimeda sp. that appeared significantly larger than the typical H. tuna seen in Bermuda. Potentially Halimeda opuntia which is the typical diet of this species (unfortunately I neglected to take a photo of the alga).
Matches the description in Krug et al. (2016) Molecular and Morphological systematics of Elysia Risso, 1818 (Heterobranchia: Sacoglossa) from the Caribbean region, and that in Valdes et al. (2006) Caribbean Sea Slugs field guide.
Some defining characteristics:
Cephalic region becomes continuous with the body.
Cephalic furrow is pronounced on the animals right side, leading into a white spot.
Eyespots are set further back that what would be seen on Bosellia mimetica.
A faint dorsal line can be seen indicative of the region where the parapodia have fused to the body
My friend Melissa is the finder. I think she saw them yesterday and told me. I can't find her on iNat to tag her.
I saw 8 individuals.
Overall nudibranch numbers way down, however I saw more Hilton's this outing than ever before.
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).
12 mm long, found intertidally. Note paired egg sacs of endoparasitic copepod. Scanned from 35 mm slides.
We found this species and its egg masses (4th image) inside the folds of basketball-size specimens of the brown alga Hydroclathrus clathratus at the water's edge on a cobble beach at low tide. Scanned from 35 mm slides.
Okenia angelica was located underneath a boulder on reef at a depth of 10 feet. The length of the animal was 0.5 cm. Water temperature was 54 degrees F.
Bajaeolis bertschi with eggs was located on its food source, Eudendrium, on reef at a depth of 20 feet. Length was between 1-1.5 cm. Water temperature was 66 degrees F.
Tritonia sp. was located on reef at a depth of 50 feet. Length was 1 cm. Water temperature was 81 degrees F.
This is an undescribed species of Tritonia. It is listed in Camacho-García et al (2005) and Bertsch & Aguilar-Rosas (2016).
Bertsch, H., Aguilar-Rosas, L.E. 2016. Invertebrados Marinos del Noroeste de México (Cabello-Pasini, A. ed.). Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada. 432 pp.
Camacho-García, Y., Gosliner, T.M., Valdés, Á. 2005. Guía de Campo de las Babosas Marinas del Pacífico Este Tropical (California Academy of Sciences ed.). California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. 129 pp.
Doriopsilla janaina was located on reef at a depth between 5-20 feet. Length was not measured. Water temperature was not measured.
Another of these sponge crabs I think, although with much oranger sponge on the shell than the last individual I saw.
@jeffgoddard I’m not sure if this was E. rustyus or olivaceus - could you remind me how to tell the difference?
One of several juveniles seen, barely two inches long.
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
Nudibranch eggs of some kind found in La Jolla Canyon.