So what do you reckon this is?

[Trickie Dickie 99]

OK, I've actually finally found out what both of these are but for the big long white feller in particular, it took a few days of searching to work it out.

Both found at Fortescue Bay in the SE of Tasmania on a dive a coupla weeks back, in about 20M of water, temp was around 16-17 degrees C.

I'd be interested if there is anyone else out there who knows what they are; I was pretty intrigued by them. I'm the one in yellow BTW.

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[fisherdvm]

Giant sea leech? Mermaid egg sac?

 

[NorthernShrinkage]

Whale Condom ?

 

[donnyb]

WOW....
Never seen anything like # 1&2
I hope someone can give us an answer.
Lokks like something from a science fiction movie, a giant squid egg sac or something.

However #3 is a couple of salps off a chain, often seen in longer colonies.

 

[scubak]

OK...give it up!
What are they?
K

 

[Rick Murchison]

First one looks like a cephalopod egg sack, probably from a large (huge) cuttlefish; second one like a large ctenophore, or a salp (pelagic tunicate)
Rick

 

[Sharkgirl]

Crazy! It does look like a tunicate to me, but I've never seen anything like it before. Are you sure it isn't photoshopped??? LOL. What a great find. So what is it?

 

[Scram Bulleggs]

Oh the suspence!

 

[erparamedic]

Definitely got my interest sparked! What are they?

 

[Scram Bulleggs]

So.. do we get an answer? Been searching pictures on teh net with no luck yet. Cephalopod egg sack is the closest so far but nothing like these pics.