DeepDog
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I need help from NWG or the Pug on this one:
Thanks guys
Thanks guys
Was Ist Das?
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Poogweese
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DeepDog:
H2Andy
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Uncle Pug:
Das ist nein ein Tunichate! das ist ein Berliner
MtnDiver
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Das ist nicht ein tunicate! --- Sheesh!H2Andy:
H2Andy
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Das ist das Deustches Akademia das Underseawateranimalsten
SueMermaid
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A Berliner is a jelly donut. Do they have those in Puget sound?
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DeepDog
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Holy beer steins Batman, I think Ive started a German SCUBA thread!
Das ist toll! Dieses ist meine unterwasserthread.
Maybe its time to change my avatar word back from cheers to prosit.
U.P., thanks for the link. I couldnt find any photos of that particular tunicate anywhere for specifics because I was focusing on northwest species. But from your link, it is clearly Ciona Savignyi, and its a long ways from home.
This is one of the many invasive tunicates moving in through the port; in this case from Japan. The one in my above photo is busy taking down a small sea pen to grow itself and give birth to many more little Japanese tunicate tadpoles (larva). I dont suppose they make good sushi?
Alki junkyard may now be added to the four prior known locations of Ciona savignyi listed on that website. Ok, its native Japan is still probably on the list.
BTW Poogweese, this one was at about 65 to 70 feet.
Das ist toll! Dieses ist meine unterwasserthread.
Maybe its time to change my avatar word back from cheers to prosit.
U.P., thanks for the link. I couldnt find any photos of that particular tunicate anywhere for specifics because I was focusing on northwest species. But from your link, it is clearly Ciona Savignyi, and its a long ways from home.
This is one of the many invasive tunicates moving in through the port; in this case from Japan. The one in my above photo is busy taking down a small sea pen to grow itself and give birth to many more little Japanese tunicate tadpoles (larva). I dont suppose they make good sushi?
Alki junkyard may now be added to the four prior known locations of Ciona savignyi listed on that website. Ok, its native Japan is still probably on the list.
BTW Poogweese, this one was at about 65 to 70 feet.
MarkH
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We have those up here (Victoria) too. - Usually down deep in Saanich Inlet. They're usually solitary and I think they're a local species. There was a campaign awhile back to inform divers about another invasive tunicate (looked sort of like yellow spongy jelly). The problem is, there are a few common local species that look exactly the same and you probably wouldn't be able to tell the difference unless you took a sample to a lab. I hope some well-meaning diver doesn't start scraping them off the local walls.
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