Carl Baird
New
I was diving in the Florida Keys May 11-16 this year, taking underwater photos. I have been diving for 38 years and have a particular interest in invertebrates. Being that I am from Washington State, I am unfamiliar with some of the invertebrates that I saw in the Florida Keys. As references for identification I have been using Reef Creature Identification - Florida Caribbean Bahamas (Humann, Deloach, Wilk), Reef Coral Identification - Florida Caribbean Bahamas (Humann, Deloach), REEF.org Identifications guides for South Atlantic Invertebrates & Algae, and several online resources.
Using the above references, I've selected names of the invertebrates I photographed to the best of my abilities. In most cases, I have used the jpg file name to indicate common name, genus & species. However, in a few instances the jpg file name does not contain any identification designation because I could not come close to a suggested ID. I would greatly appreciate your assistance in verifying or correcting my identification attempts in the photos in the Drop Box links below.
May 11: Christmas Tree Reef and Turtle Ledge (two photos)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ektz9vnrkc14g6k/AAD7WMbI_gM1TtEoIFIpIOzaa?dl=0
May 13: Looe Key – Shark Alley & Nursery(4 photos)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fqxkwx1rgyan3oo/AADnyYhUR1pZqIwChmZ6Rzuwa?dl=0
May 14: Pleasant Reef, Davis Reef (7 photos)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3phkw0yjjtpnxzs/AADctyTEvGLPeBbgMcWK-JaMa?dl=0
May 15: Pete's Reef, Shark Reef (3 photos)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/f28bsgwgsq7y44l/AAD89xRdS7P0_p8tmJLGmK0Oa?dl=0
May 16: Spanky's Reef, Shark Reef (6 photos)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jnxorkobnzkuike/AAAoucLVPb-_zKRZAHVGdwM3a?dl=0
Carl Baird
Arlington, Washington
Using the above references, I've selected names of the invertebrates I photographed to the best of my abilities. In most cases, I have used the jpg file name to indicate common name, genus & species. However, in a few instances the jpg file name does not contain any identification designation because I could not come close to a suggested ID. I would greatly appreciate your assistance in verifying or correcting my identification attempts in the photos in the Drop Box links below.
May 11: Christmas Tree Reef and Turtle Ledge (two photos)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ektz9vnrkc14g6k/AAD7WMbI_gM1TtEoIFIpIOzaa?dl=0
May 13: Looe Key – Shark Alley & Nursery(4 photos)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fqxkwx1rgyan3oo/AADnyYhUR1pZqIwChmZ6Rzuwa?dl=0
May 14: Pleasant Reef, Davis Reef (7 photos)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3phkw0yjjtpnxzs/AADctyTEvGLPeBbgMcWK-JaMa?dl=0
May 15: Pete's Reef, Shark Reef (3 photos)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/f28bsgwgsq7y44l/AAD89xRdS7P0_p8tmJLGmK0Oa?dl=0
May 16: Spanky's Reef, Shark Reef (6 photos)
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/jnxorkobnzkuike/AAAoucLVPb-_zKRZAHVGdwM3a?dl=0
Carl Baird
Arlington, Washington