Last update: 22/10/15
Eric H. Biass
Sunday, 14 April 2013 14:02
Black Overgrowing Tunicate
| Aspect: | Black mass of tunicates with pinhole-sized incurrent siphons embedded in a common tunic. Individual excurrents flow out to common chambers with large white rimmed openings |
| Population: | Occasional. |
| Notable feature: | . |
| Environment: | Often found on long immersed mooring lines. |
| Behaviour: | . |
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Ascidians
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Friday, 12 April 2013 20:34
West Indian Sea Egg
| Aspect: | Relatively short white spines over brown body. The black elements on some of the pictures are erect podia. |
| Population: | Common. |
| Notable feature: | - |
| Environment: | Shallow waters of bays, on sea grass beds at depths of 10 metres maximum. |
| Behaviour: | - |
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Echinoderms
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Friday, 12 April 2013 20:20
Three-Rowed Sea Cucumber
| Aspect: | Looks like a very large unattractive rubbery cucumber, but generally of various shades of brown, from light to dark brown with knob-shaped podia of opposite brown tone (or even yellow). |
| Population: | Common. |
| Notable feature: | Thus called due to its three rows of podia on its "sole", as can be seen on one of the pictures below. |
| Environment: | Sandy and grassy bottoms. |
| Behaviour: | - |
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