AbyssalPlains
Contributor
Hi all,
Just got back from a Thanksgiving Dive weekend in San Carlos, Mexico, at the Gulf of California. On a night dive, I saw a creature I could not even place in general terms. Unfortunately I didn't have a camera with me, but I'll try to describe it. Maybe someone out there has seen something similar. Body was worm-like, about a foot or so long and thin, about the thickness of a pencil at most. I could not see its front end, as it was moving into a crevice between the rocks. Body was white, with very distinctive, bright red stripes running around the circumference.While the animal was moving into the crevice, its rear end didn't seem to move, which makes me think it must be able to stretch its body considerably (unlike a snake or eel). No distinctive features such as fins, flaps or the like. Any ideas?
Just got back from a Thanksgiving Dive weekend in San Carlos, Mexico, at the Gulf of California. On a night dive, I saw a creature I could not even place in general terms. Unfortunately I didn't have a camera with me, but I'll try to describe it. Maybe someone out there has seen something similar. Body was worm-like, about a foot or so long and thin, about the thickness of a pencil at most. I could not see its front end, as it was moving into a crevice between the rocks. Body was white, with very distinctive, bright red stripes running around the circumference.While the animal was moving into the crevice, its rear end didn't seem to move, which makes me think it must be able to stretch its body considerably (unlike a snake or eel). No distinctive features such as fins, flaps or the like. Any ideas?
