tgosliner's Identifications
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Rictaxis albusObserver
nyoni-peteDescription
8336/7/8 Dead shell, washed up on the beach. Identification is tentative.
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Rictaxis albusObserver
nyoni-peteDescription
833/4/5 Dead shell, washed up on the beach. Identification is tentative.
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Plocamopherus pecosoObserver
anudibranchmomDescription
Those orange dots don't look like P. pecoso, but I don't know what else it could be...
@kati-romblon and @tgosliner
Peri Paleracio and Erap Maestro
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Diana's Chromodoris (Chromodoris dianae)Observer
anudibranchmomDescription
Might be a weird C. alcali or C. dianae, but the black on the gills and the yellow oral tentacles made us think about this one - @kati-romblon will remember our excitement!
Peri Paleracio and Erap Maestro
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Genus MariaglajaObserver
anudibranchmomDescription
Unusual velvety-black Aglajidae, maybe Mariaglaja or Chelidonura. Sturdy, long 'tail.' Appeared solid black (boosted the exposure on these photos to enhance detail) with a thin broken white line across its head and a similar white line on what appears to be the posterior edge of the head shield/dorsum (not on parapodia). Small white speckles in photo are sand/backscatter, not markings on the slug.
Thanks for whatever you can suggest @tgosliner @hsini_lin @vie.
Site: Sun View
Peri Paleracio and Romnick Baillo
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Genus MelibeObserver
anudibranchmomDescription
Site: Anilao Pier area, night dive
Peri Paleracio and Romnick Baillo
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Yellow-tipped Phyllodesmium (Phyllodesmium briareum)Observer
pufferfishwahDate
Missing Date
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Scouler's Willow (Salix scouleriana)Observer
aparrot1Description
Link to confirmed observation of Scouler’s Willow nearby: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/122424863
Scouler's Willow (Salix scouleriana) Native, shrub or slender tree in the Willow (Salicaceae) family that grows in wetlands and non wetlands in many plant communities such as Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland, and coastal wetland-riparian habitats. Leaves are oblanceolate to obovate to narrowly elliptic, dull green above, and short or long-silky or woolly underneath. Petioles are white, velvety and 2--13 mm long. Peak bloom time: February-June.
Indigenous people had many uses for the plant as medicine, tools, and basketry. 33 traditional uses are described here: http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Salix+scouleriana
Jepson eFlora: Plants of California (includes botanical illustrations) https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=42973
Calflora: Wild Plants of California (includes species distribution map) https://www.calflora.org/app/taxon?crn=7289
Plants of Monterey County: an Illustrated Field Key, 2nd edition, Matthews and Mitchell (2300+ species), 2015, pp. 292-293.
Flora of North America http://beta.floranorthamerica.org/Salix_scouleriana
Native American Ethnobotany: Native plants used as food, medicine, dyes, tools, fibers and more by indigenous people of North America: http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Salix+scouleriana
Leaf Shape and Arrangement diagrams: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e8/Leaf_morphology.svg
Monterey County Wildflowers– a photographic guide https://montereywildflowers.com/index/ (species not listed)
Monterey County Wildflowers: a Field Guide, Yeager and Mitchell (950+ species), 2016
Coastal California's Living Legacy: The Monterey Pine Forest, 2nd. ed, Nikki Nedeff, et. al. The Monterey Pine Forest Watch, 2018
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