What is This Tide Pool Creature?
April 26, 2019 8:12 PM Subscribe
Found a blobby creature in a tide pool near Bellingham, WA and would like to know what it is!
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I immediately assumed a jellyfish but it had a pointy side (head?) and wasn't totally round, having jelly protrusions sticking out from it. Also it seemed pretty vein-y and the tentacles are thicker than I've seen on jellyfish in the aquarium. If it's a jellyfish, confirmation of that and/or which type would be appreciated too. Thanks in advance!
(Reposting my question with better links, oops. Previous answers posited: sea hare/sea slug, salp, tunicate, and nudibranch. If you agree with one of these or have other ideas, please pass them along!)
Video 1
Video 2
I immediately assumed a jellyfish but it had a pointy side (head?) and wasn't totally round, having jelly protrusions sticking out from it. Also it seemed pretty vein-y and the tentacles are thicker than I've seen on jellyfish in the aquarium. If it's a jellyfish, confirmation of that and/or which type would be appreciated too. Thanks in advance!
(Reposting my question with better links, oops. Previous answers posited: sea hare/sea slug, salp, tunicate, and nudibranch. If you agree with one of these or have other ideas, please pass them along!)
Response by poster: Melibe leonina is definitely the closest looking, I think that's it! Thanks to all who answered this (and to all who answered my first version too).
posted by carlypennylane at 9:35 AM on April 27, 2019
posted by carlypennylane at 9:35 AM on April 27, 2019
What a cute little nudibranch!!!
posted by Hermione Granger at 2:09 PM on April 27, 2019 [1 favorite]
posted by Hermione Granger at 2:09 PM on April 27, 2019 [1 favorite]
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posted by Hermione Granger at 9:18 PM on April 26, 2019