Juvenile Something or Another

[Searcaigh]

Whilst hanging around for my safety stop at 5M I spotted what looked like a yellow/green tadpole wiggling away in mid water.

By the time I reached it I was already at 7M and the best shot I manage to get is this one, did not get close enough though and this is a cropped shot.

I figure it is a juvenile version of something in the planktonic phase but no idea what

 

[dumpsterDiver]

 

[Tjack]

Dumpsterdiver nailed the morphology there but one must consider habitat and behavior

 

[vincent54]

It's the larval form of a sea squirt or tunicate, what species I do not know. There is a good article about them from years past in Alert Diver, but can't remember what issue. They transform to a fixed adult phase. awesome find. Cheers

Found the article, http://www.alertdiver.com/Mystery

 

[Chugwhump]

Very funny Dumpster.
Helping you are not.

Chug
not to be taken seriously

 

[Searcaigh]

It's the larval form of a sea squirt or tunicate, what species I do not know. There is a good article about them from years past in Alert Diver, but can't remember what issue. They transform to a fixed adult phase. awesome find. Cheers

Found the article, Alert Diver | Mystery Young

Thanks Vincent, not the first I have seen, interesting what you see when hanging around on a safety stop.

Dumpster thanks for making me laugh

 

[drbill]

I think Vincent54 got it, possibly a species of Oikopleura