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kerry_lewisDescription
Deep wall site. Reef crest between 20 - 30m. Sloping wall.
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Dercitus luteusObserver
kerry_lewisDescription
Green/yellow patch throughout upper image
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Demosponges (Class Demospongiae)Observer
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
1-3m
This black oddly shaped sponge was only seen when returning in the shallow part of the site.
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Sponges (Phylum Porifera)Observer
lkustraDescription
Cow and the Calf, Roatan, Honduras
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Sponges (Phylum Porifera)Observer
spirulaDescription
Was rarely seen at this site.
1-2m
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Sponges (Phylum Porifera)Observer
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
20m or 60ft
Massive piece of sponge ripped off its base lying on the substrate next to the reef.
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Genus IrciniaObserver
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
Black sponge. No flash enabled - image washed out.
10m
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Genus IrciniaObserver
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
Black sponge. No flash enabled - image washed out.
10m
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Genus PlakortisObserver
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
3-15m or 50ft
Many sponges similar to this at this site. They completely dominated some parts of the wall.
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Genus PlakortisObserver
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
3-15m or 50ft
Brown smooth sponge seen along the wall.
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Petrosia pellasarcaObserver
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
3-15m or 50ft
Was quite large and rarely seen.
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Demosponges (Class Demospongiae)Observer
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
3-15m or 50ft
Black sponges were uncommon at this site. Was seen along the wall.
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Demosponges (Class Demospongiae)Observer
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
3-15m or 50ft
Some kind of sponge seen on the reef next to the wall.
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Hyattella cavernosaObserver
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
2-7m
A small black sponge.
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Sponges (Phylum Porifera)Observer
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
40ft – 12m
This observation is for the bright red sponge(s). The walls and roof of the cave was covered in sponges like this.
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Hyattella cavernosaObserver
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
0-5m
Small black sponges were occasionally seen at this site.
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Sponges (Phylum Porifera)Observer
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
1-5m
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Demosponges (Class Demospongiae)Observer
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
Some sort of orange sponge.
2-4m
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Azure Vase Sponge (Callyspongia plicifera)Observer
coralreefdreamsDescription
Capt. Don's Habitat House Reef
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Observer
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
< 1m
Two mussel shells next to the anemone.
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Common Lionfish (Pterois volitans)Observer
liittschwagerDescription
Specimen #: BBEL_0177, Common Name: lionfish, Scientific Name: Pterois volitans, Size: 3 inches snout to vent (7.6cm), Notes: Collected by Franklin Brightwater December 2, 2012, no collection event #, Location: Smithsonian Institution's Field Station on Carrie Bow Cay, Belize
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Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola)Observer
tedjudahDescription
Aumentos Reef, Monterey, CA
The Mola was moving - eyes looking around, gills and mouth were cycling.
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Queen Conch (Aliger gigas)Observer
robin_dive_divaDescription
Juvenile. Washed up on beach. Put it back in water.
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Bryozoans (Phylum Bryozoa)Observer
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
0-3m
Found under a flipped rock. Might be a bryozoan.
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Shortfinger Hermit (Pagurus brevidactylus)Observer
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
20m or 60ft
Hermit crabs were frequently seen in sponges.
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Flamingo Tongue Snail (Cyphoma gibbosum)Observer
coralreefdreamsDescription
Dog Island
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Hydrozoans (Class Hydrozoa)Observer
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
15-40ft or 4-12m
The buoy line had an abundance of these feather like hydroids on it.
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Hydrozoans (Class Hydrozoa)Observer
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
15-40ft or 4-12m
Some sort of encrusting organism (possibly a hydroid) that was seen on the sargassum seaweed as it was floating by. Looks similar to the organisms on the buoy line.
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Overgrowing Tunicates (Family Didemnidae)Observer
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
3-4m
This encrusting organism/mass was found underneath a dead conch shell that was on the reef. It was slimy and smooth to the touch. Also it was not compressible.
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Animals (Kingdom Animalia)Observer
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
10ft-60ft or 3m-18m
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Animals (Kingdom Animalia)Observer
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
10ft-60ft or 3m-18m
No idea what this thing is. It seemed to have the ability to move itself into various poses. It was seen a twice during the dive.
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Red Algae (Phylum Rhodophyta)Observer
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
1-5m
None of these images are great, but this looked like some sort of hairy red algae with many white spots.
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Plexaurid Sea Fans (Family Plexauridae)Observer
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
1-5m
This coral was underneath a rock where the lobsters were.
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Periwinkle Snails and Allies (Superfamily Littorinoidea)Observer
gorillarebecca
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Tunicates (Subphylum Tunicata)Observer
spirulaPlace
Missing LocationDescription
1-3m
Light coloured encrusting organism with pores in it. I don’t know what kind of organism this is. It was soft to the touch and not compressible.
