common names accepted..jim janet - 4-6-2005 at 07:51 AM
nudeabrank {spelling}Ken Bondy - 4-6-2005 at 09:09 AM
Common name is a spanish shawl.
Nudibranch
Sharksbaja - 4-6-2005 at 11:15 AM
Yer all correct,a Nudibranch called:
Heterocentron elegansBruce R Leech - 4-6-2005 at 11:18 AM
can you eat those?
not unless..
Sharksbaja - 4-6-2005 at 11:23 AM
you desparate An average specimen is only 1-2 inches long. They are beautiful to watch swim. Almost like a shawl floating through the water, gently
flapping it's whole body.Ken Bondy - 4-6-2005 at 11:36 AM
They are toxic to fish, which is why they are commonly seen right out in the open. The bright coloration is thought to be a warning - "don't eat me
or you'll be sorry". However they are preyed on by other nudibranchs. Interesting code of conduct in the ocean! I don't know if anyone has
determined if they are toxic to humans. But who would want to eat one?
++Ken++Ken Bondy - 4-6-2005 at 11:42 AM
Actually the scientific name for the spanish shawl nudibranch you showed sharks is "Flabellina iodinea". The "spanish dancer" is a much larger
tropical nudibranch which "swims" by undulating its body. I have never seen a spanish shawl "swimming".
++Ken++
[Edited on 4-6-2005 by Ken Bondy]
[Edited on 4-6-2005 by Ken Bondy]Ken Bondy - 4-6-2005 at 06:39 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Pompano
...but I would hate it nevertheless, it is butt ugly.
Take that back, Pompano! Bite your tongue! They are among the most beautiful creatures in the world.
[Edited on 4-7-2005 by Ken Bondy]
And if that last one doesn't convince you
Ken Bondy - 4-6-2005 at 09:31 PM
Heterocentron elegans
Sharksbaja - 4-6-2005 at 10:51 PM
is the Spanish Shawl, sorry but
thats what happens when you have someone else look up Latin names.for you......Sharksbaja - 4-6-2005 at 10:53 PM
next time u see one gently lift it up and let er go she will fly so to speak.
small but beautiful
academicanarchist - 4-7-2005 at 08:21 PM
Years ago, and I won't say how long ago, I took a Marine Biology course at a Monterey Bay college. Had great trips to tide pools, and saw beautiful
nudibranchs. In one instance the little thing was actually skimming on the undersurface of the water.
From Cabo to Canada, what am I?
Sharksbaja - 4-7-2005 at 10:48 PM
From Cabo to Canada, what am I?Frigatebird - 4-7-2005 at 11:01 PM
Looks like an oystercatcher or Daffy's 2nd cousin.Cardon - 4-8-2005 at 10:06 AM
Sharky, That's a Black Oystercatcher. Here is its cousin the American Oystercatcher- also found up and down the peninsula.
and this is.........?
Sharksbaja - 4-8-2005 at 11:07 AM
Cardon - 4-8-2005 at 12:19 PM
Rhinoceros Auklet
lets get harder...
Sharksbaja - 4-8-2005 at 01:02 PM
and this?Cardon - 4-8-2005 at 01:24 PM
Snowy PloverSkipjack Joe - 4-9-2005 at 08:14 AM
Is it a sanderling? By the way, Rhinoceros auklet was plenty hard.
