Help ID eggs or whatever they are??

[hermosadive]

Can anyone give me a positive ID on the egg mass looking thing to the left of the Spanish Shawl? If you don't know, don't guess. This tread doesn't need to be 3 pages long.

http://www.scubaboard.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/15272

Thanks.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

Those are likely the eggs just deposited by the Spanish Shawl. Our own Chris Menjou has a great shot of some for you.

http://www.seaslugforum.net/display.cfm?id=10983

 

[archman]

Man, you lucked out! Nudibranch AND eggs, woohoo.

 

[hermosadive]

Thanks Max. Great diving away from the shore. We hit the Palawan and Hermosa Reef this morning.

 

[MaxBottomtime]

How were the conditions today? I hit the barge at the Hermosa Reef and came away with a few bugs last month.

 

[hermosadive]

Palawan was dark, but we had 15-20 at 100-120'. The water was murky at Hermosa Reef for the first 20-30', but vis was an enjoyable gloomy 20' on the reef.

 

[jlyle]

Can anyone give me a positive ID on the egg mass looking thing to the left of the Spanish Shawl? If you don't know, don't guess. This tread doesn't need to be 3 pages long.

http://www.scubaboard.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/15272

Thanks.

As Maxbottomtime says, they are the eggs of the Spanish Shawl nudibranch. Here's a picture of a SS in the act:

 

[SoCalAngel]

I saw about 15-20 different spanish shawls on the green pier pilings in Avalon harbor. There were lots of eggs all around them, too. I wish I had had my camera, but can't take pictures and dig in muck at the same time.

 

[scottfiji]

I don't know what the eggs are, but I would guess they might have left by some sea slug.. Anyone else care to guess?