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[epicurus84]

I saw this thing crawling/floating/swimming once. I'm quite sure its still there, but what is it?

 

[greenbean36191]

It looks like the nudibranch Melibe, but I don't see the characteristic oral hood. These guys feed on "pods."

 

[pagojoe]

I think Mike is right, looks like the angle of the photo is probably hiding the hood? A straight down pic would confirm it.

Cheers,



Don

 

[epicurus84]

and

are the only images i have.

Its not that i see it swimming every day...

 

[Sugar Magnolia]

Looks like a jelly of some sort. Of course, I am probably completely wrong.

 

[pagojoe]

I think that may be the margin of the oral veil that you can see on the left side of the photos. It's not a great match for any species of Melibe that I could find, but it does show several characteristics typical of different species in the genus. It looks like a compact version of Melibe pilosa, but that species is probably endemic to the Hawaiian islands. Compare to these photos:

http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=melipilo

http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=meliviri

Cheers,



Don