Near the shipwreck off Fox Island Spit in about 26 feet of water. Hazy layer of water down to about 15 feet, found all the stars below that depth. Water temp 55 degrees F.
Near the shipwreck off Fox Island Spit in about 26 feet of water. Hazy layer of water down to about 15 feet, found all the stars below that depth. Water temp 55 degrees F.
Near the shipwreck off Fox Island Spit in about 26 feet of water. Hazy layer of water down to about 15 feet, found all the stars below that depth. Water temp 55 degrees F.
Just off the Smitty's Cove boat ramp in about 15 feet of water. Saw about a dozen other Pycnos on the dive. There are many in the area but no kelp. Water temp 59 degrees F.
Just off the Smitty's Cove boat ramp in about 15 feet of water. Saw about a dozen other Pycnos on the dive. There are many in the area but no kelp. Water temp 59 degrees F.
Near the shipwreck off Fox Island Spit in about 26 feet of water. Hazy layer of water down to about 15 feet, found all the stars below that depth. Water temp 55 degrees F.
Near the shipwreck off Fox Island Spit in about 26 feet of water. Hazy layer of water down to about 15 feet, found all the stars below that depth. Water temp 55 degrees F.
Size of a dinner plate
One arm seemed a bit sluggish in movement. Signs of multiple arm regeneration.
There were 40 to 60 dead Ochre stars and a Bat star on the beach and in tidal pools at low tide at 2:30 p.m. There were also about 30 dead Purple Urchins seen on the beach or in pools. The number of dead mussels was huge. I can not estimate how many but well in the 100s.
Observed by Isabelle Desmarais
Signs of wasting found
29mm length. Found in rocky intertidal. I'm posting several old photos (scanned from 35mm slides) of species of Doriopsilla so that they can be viewed by a colleague who is working on the taxonomy of the pacific coast members of the genus.
Maybe two inches across?