Need help identifying
Started by seansrs968, Apr 30 2012 05:36 AM
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seansrs968
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Wolf Eel
Posted 30 April 2012 - 05:36 AM
Could anyone please identify this:
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Leslie
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Worm Girl
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Posted 30 April 2012 - 07:27 AM
Looks like the giant salp Thetys vagina -
http://jellieszone.com/thetys.htm
http://doris.ffessm....iche_numero=854
http://jellieszone.com/thetys.htm
http://doris.ffessm....iche_numero=854
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Dunadin
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Moray Eel
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Posted 10 May 2012 - 06:02 PM
Looks like the giant salp Thetys vagina -
http://jellieszone.com/thetys.htm
http://doris.ffessm....iche_numero=854
Yes, that's the solitary stage of Thetys vagina. The name becomes clear if you look at it from the front.
They later go into a 'colony' form by cloning:
Sergio Lucato
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