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Name that Critter Seen an interesting wee beastie or giant sea monster but don't know what it is? Describe it here (or post a photo) and let the vast experience on ScubaBoard help.

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Old July 17th, 2008, 07:35 AM   #1
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Just back from a week on the Nekton Rorqual and have a few unidentified photos. Any help with common names will be appreciate
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2. - What is the white stuff in the excurrent opening
3. - What is this coral?
4. another coral
5. an algae? common name?
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7. a large parrotfish
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The algae (5) appears to be a Padina species. In many areas the common names for Padina sp include zone-fanned algae, or just Fan algae
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Old July 18th, 2008, 11:09 PM   #3
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Thanks SeeTheSeas - anyone have thoughts about the other 4?

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1) Princess Parrotfish (Initial Phase)
4) Looks like a sponge, possibly Brown Bowl Sponge
6) Corkscrew Anemone
7) Rainbow Parrotfish (Initial Phase)
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Old July 21st, 2008, 06:21 PM   #5
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Do you really think that is a sponge (#4) It was only about 8 inches across and there were many of them - they were on the walls of the blue holes. The Brown Bowls I have seen were much different.

And #6 I see the corkscrew tentacles around the animal, but is the larger, greenish part also part of the corkscrew anemone - I have never before seen that part.

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