Critters ID? (help)

Nwbrewer · Post by **Nwbrewer** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 8:51 pm

I did a dive tonight with H20Doctor at the Mukilteo oil dock, and saw 2 shrimp I've never seen before -

So I got home, and broke out my brand new copy of "whelks to whales"

and I think I have them both IDed. I think the first is a Stout Coastal Shrimp, and the second is a beach hopper. Am I right? I'm new at this.

Also, a spiny pink scallop? -

and a Clown Dorid? -

But I'm having trouble with this one since it looks like a Giant White dorid, but it's yellow. A giant Yellow dorid?????

I'm liking the critter ID stuff, it's like an underwater scavenger hunt....

Many thanks to all the critter ID masters!

Jake

Post by **Sea of Green** » Thu Jan 03, 2008 10:14 pm

That's commonly known as a Lemon Peel nudi.

gcbryan · Post by **gcbryan** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:16 am

The last picture appears to be a Monterey Sea Lemon. I've never heard a Sea Lemon referred to as a Lemon Peel although there is an Orange Peel Nudibranch.

Greg Jensen · Post by **Greg Jensen** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:07 am

Correct on the first one (Heptacarpus brevirostris). The second is a deep blade shrimp, Spirontocaris prionota. It's sitting on a hermit crab, Pagurus caurinus.

Grateful Diver · Post by **Grateful Diver** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 12:09 pm

Greg Jensen wrote: The second is a deep blade shrimp, Spirontocaris prionota.

Is that also what this is? I've been wondering since I took the picture a few weeks back ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

Greg Jensen · Post by **Greg Jensen** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 4:00 pm

Yep, same thing.

Zen Diver · Post by **Zen Diver** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 6:44 am

Love your avatar Greg!

-Valerie