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14 different nudibranchs and 1 giant siphonophore





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Posted by scottfiji on December 12, 2005 at 16:51:55:

Saturday was an epic day of shore diving at Old Marineland. Over 20 divers showed up for clear water, no waves, and nudibranchs-a-plenty. I photographed 14 species in 2 dives. Here are the photos from my 2 dives:

14 species of Nudibranchs
http://www.scubapost.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1307

Fish, shrimp, octos
http://www.scubapost.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1305

Invertebrates
http://www.scubapost.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1306

Complete OML 12/10 gallery, with topside photos
http://gallery.scubapost.net/v/scottfiji/OML20051210

Enjoy the photos!

On a separate note, I came face to face with a giant 20ft long siphonophore (same family as the portuguese man-of-war), I heard it had a nasty sting. They get up to 160 feet long!!!!! This one was at point dume, in 20ft of water, in heavy current, a couple weeks ago. I had originally thought it was a salp, but Dave Wrobel set me straight.

scott



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