Hey guys and gals,
I'm working on a project for my Biology class that has to do with the identification of Marine vertebrate/invertebrate species. So far I've been doing pretty good with identifying the pictures I've taken, but now I'm stuck and I'd love your help...
I think I'm doing pretty good seeing that out of 87 photos these were the only ones I had issues with...
Thank you for your help
Critter Identification Help Please
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Critter Identification Help Please
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Re: Critter Identification Help Please
Not sure about the first and the last two, but the second one is a Rose Anemone.
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Urticina piscivora if you're keeping scoreChenari wrote:Not sure about the first and the last two, but the second one is a Rose Anemone.
I don't know for sure, but I think the last one is actually tubeworms of some sort.
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correct on the fat gaper. The first anemone is Urticina columbiana (piscivora have shorter tentacles and are never in sand), the second a small Metridium (probably senile). Don't know the yellow sponge though.
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Okay, I lied. Last one I need help with
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Based on the dual barbels at the corner of the mouth, I'm going to guess smoothhead sculpin, Artedius lateralis. But it could be a padded sculpin. I don't think it's a tidepool sculpin because the shape of the snout doesn't match, but that's as close as I can get. Greg?????
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looks like a male scalyhead- if you magnify the head you can see the cirri by the eyes.
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I tried to magnify it in Photoshop but didn't see the cirri. Then again, I'm not that proficient at doing such things in Photoshop. I also don't really see the three stripes in the eye, but that could be the angle. You're the sculpin expert so I will defer to your identificationGreg Jensen wrote:looks like a male scalyhead- if you magnify the head you can see the cirri by the eyes.
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Thank you very much for your help
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For the last pic I posted that was a sponge of some sort, do you think a Glove Sponge Neoesperiopsis digitata may fit it? It could be a small one....
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