Posted by John M. on August 05, 2002 at 10:28:04:
In Reply to: Plant? Animal? Alien? or ??? - Need ID help. posted by Ed on August 05, 2002 at 10:19:22:
Way cool. Glad you threw it back. I love seeing these guys, but it doesn't happen nearly often enough.
It's a salp chain -- colonial pelagic tunicate. Each of your "round" chambers is an individual. Your "fetus" structure is the gut.
Check out jellieszone.com >> Pacific Coast Jellies >> Pelagic Tunicates
Maybe Thetys?? It's a nice long chain!