Merry
Contributor
After countless weekends of ocean tumult, mild conditions finally allowed Phil and I to return to our familiar routine this weekend. We dove Haggarty's, Topaz pilings, and the Barge. Although we couldn't find nudis at Haggarty's, there were a surprising number of species of algae taking a foothold. Likewise, an endless array of marine life had returned to the barge. Whew. The long drought is over.
No larger than white punctuation marks on brown algae, Bispira polychaete worms.
Phimochirus californiensis
Flabellina iodinea
Phil found these minuscule (seriously, barely 3mm) Aolidiella olivae mating and laying eggs.
Pseudoceros mexicanus, a polyclad flatworm.
Xantus' swimming crab, Portunus xantusii
Speckled sanddab
Tuna crab
No larger than white punctuation marks on brown algae, Bispira polychaete worms.
Phimochirus californiensis
Flabellina iodinea
Phil found these minuscule (seriously, barely 3mm) Aolidiella olivae mating and laying eggs.
Pseudoceros mexicanus, a polyclad flatworm.
Xantus' swimming crab, Portunus xantusii
Speckled sanddab
Tuna crab
