Jak Crow
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Came across this while diving Catalina last week. The body is fairly flat and the only moving part was the single fin in the middle on the top edge. I haven't seen anything like it so far. Any ideas?
Unusual ctenophore maybe?
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designbysue
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That is sooooo cool! Curious to what it is too.
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Jak Crow
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It was a around 8 inches long. The body also didn't seem to have any kind.of range of motion.
I was thinking it was a Hooded Nudibranch (or Lions Head Nudibranch) bu they are more white and this looks transparent.
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I was thinking it was a Hooded Nudibranch (or Lions Head Nudibranch) bu they are more white and this looks transparent. You might send a PM to Dr. Bill and see what he thinks.
---------- Post added February 27th, 2013 at 02:03 PM ----------
I was thinking it was a Hooded Nudibranch (or Lions Head Nudibranch) bu they are more white and this looks transparent. You might send a PM to Dr. Bill and see what he thinks.
Looks like Carinaria cristata to me... a heteropod gastropod (snail)
smellzlikefish
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Was going to say Heteropod, but Dr. Bill beat me to it with more specific info.
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Jak Crow
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Very interesting animal. Took several photos and some video of it.
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