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The Sea Divers trip to
Santa Cruz Island
aboard the Peace
December 1-2, 2007

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Bowen Point : December 1, 2007
Kelletia kelletii (Kellet's Whelk)
Kelletia kelletii
(Kellet's Whelk)

Asterina miniata (Bat Star)
Asterina miniata
(Bat Star)

Ophioderma panamensis (Banded Serpent Star)
Ophioderma panamensis
(Banded Serpent Star)
Pycnopodia helianthoides (Sunflower Sea Star)
Pycnopodia helianthoides
(Sunflower Sea Star)
Pycnopodia helianthoides (Sunflower Sea Star)
Pycnopodia helianthoides
(Sunflower Sea Star)
Pycnopodia helianthoides (Sunflower Sea Star) next to Trididemnum alexi (Speckled Compound Tunicate)
Pycnopodia helianthoides (Sunflower Sea Star) next to Trididemnum alexi (Speckled Compound Tunicate)
a rock with two Pycnopodia helianthoides (Sunflower Sea Star), a Pisaster giganteus (Giant Spined Star). Trididemnum alexi (Speckled Compound Tunicate), & Asterina miniata (Bat Stars)
a rock with two Pycnopodia helianthoides (Sunflower Sea Star), a Pisaster giganteus (Giant Spined Star). Trididemnum alexi (Speckled Compound Tunicate), & Asterina miniata
(Bat Stars)
skeletons of Lytechinus anamesus (White Sea Urchin)
skeletons of
Lytechinus anamesus
(White Sea Urchin)
Pycnopodia helianthoides (Sunflower Sea Star)
Pycnopodia helianthoides
(Sunflower Sea Star)
Trididemnum alexi (Speckled Compound Tunicate)
Trididemnum alexi
(Speckled Compound Tunicate)
Pycnopodia helianthoides (Sunflower Sea Star)
Pycnopodia helianthoides
(Sunflower Sea Star)
Podochela hemphilli (Hemphill's Kelp Crab)
Podochela hemphilli
(Hemphill's Kelp Crab)
Podochela hemphilli (Hemphill's Kelp Crab)
Podochela hemphilli
(Hemphill's Kelp Crab)
Podochela hemphilli (Hemphill's Kelp Crab)
Podochela hemphilli
(Hemphill's Kelp Crab)
Podochela hemphilli (Hemphill's Kelp Crab)
Podochela hemphilli
(Hemphill's Kelp Crab)
Podochela hemphilli (Hemphill's Kelp Crab)
Podochela hemphilli
(Hemphill's Kelp Crab)

East End Pinnacles : December 2, 2007
Artedius corallinus (Coralline Sculpin)
Artedius corallinus
(Coralline Sculpin)
Artedius corallinus (Coralline Sculpin)
Artedius corallinus
(Coralline Sculpin)
Urticina lofotensis (White-Spotted Rose Anemone) eating a sea cucumber
Urticina lofotensis (White-Spotted Rose Anemone) eating a sea cucumber
Dermasterias imbricata (Leather Star)
Dermasterias imbricata
(Leather Star)
Peltodoris nobilis eating Acarnus erithacus (Red Volcano Sponge)
Peltodoris nobilis eating Acarnus erithacus (Red Volcano Sponge)
Doriopsilla albopunctata eating Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge) oscula
Doriopsilla albopunctata eating Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge) oscula
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Cypraea spadicea
(Chestnut Cowrie)
Pycnopodia helianthoides (Sunflower Sea Star)
Pycnopodia helianthoides
(Sunflower Sea Star)
Triopha catalinae
Triopha catalinae
Asterina miniata (Bat Star) on a Dermasterias imbricata (Leather Star)
Asterina miniata (Bat Star) on a Dermasterias imbricata (Leather Star)
Heterodontus fransisci (California Horn Shark)
Heterodontus fransisci
(California Horn Shark)
Phidiana hiltoni
Phidiana hiltoni
Phidiana hiltoni
Phidiana hiltoni
a group of breeding and egg laying Doris montereyensis
a group of breeding and egg laying
Doris montereyensis
a group of breeding and egg laying Doris montereyensis
a group of breeding and egg laying
Doris montereyensis
Crassedoma giganteum (Rock Scallop)
Crassedoma giganteum
(Rock Scallop)

West of Painted Cave Annex : December 2, 2007
Facelina stearnsi
Facelina stearnsi
Rathbunella hypoplecta (Stripefin Ronquil,
Rathbunella hypoplecta
(Stripefin Ronquil,
a.k.a. Smooth Ronquil)
Myxicola infundibulum (Sabellid Worm)
Myxicola infundibulum
(Sabellid Worm)
Debbie Karimoto
Debbie Karimoto
Flabellina iodinea
Flabellina iodinea
(Spanish Shawl)
Flabellina iodinea (Spanish Shawl)
Flabellina iodinea
(Spanish Shawl)
Diaperoecia californica (Southern Staghorn Bryozoan)
Diaperoecia californica
(Southern Staghorn Bryozoan)
Corynactis california
Corynactis california
Anthopleura sola (Green Anemone)
Anthopleura sola
(Green Anemone)
Mating Flabellina iodinea (Spanish Shawl)
Mating Flabellina iodinea
(Spanish Shawl)
Flabellina iodinea (Spanish Shawl)
Flabellina iodinea
(Spanish Shawl)
Flabellina iodinea (Spanish Shawl)
Flabellina iodinea
(Spanish Shawl)
Mating Flabellina iodinea (Spanish Shawl)
Mating Flabellina iodinea
(Spanish Shawl)
Mating Flabellina iodinea (Spanish Shawl)
Mating Flabellina iodinea
(Spanish Shawl)
Mating Flabellina iodinea (Spanish Shawl)
Mating Flabellina iodinea
(Spanish Shawl)
Mating Flabellina iodinea (Spanish Shawl)
Mating Flabellina iodinea
(Spanish Shawl)
Mating Flabellina iodinea (Spanish Shawl)
Mating Flabellina iodinea
(Spanish Shawl)
Mating Flabellina iodinea (Spanish Shawl)
Mating Flabellina iodinea
(Spanish Shawl)
Mating Flabellina iodinea (Spanish Shawl)
Mating Flabellina iodinea
(Spanish Shawl)
Mating Flabellina iodinea (Spanish Shawl)
Mating Flabellina iodinea
(Spanish Shawl)

Topside
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Ventura Harbor dredge
purse seiner next to the Peace at sunset in Ventrua Harbor
purse seiner next to the Peace
at sunset in Ventrua Harbor
Andrea Beck & Debbie Karimoto
Andrea Beck & Debbie Karimoto
Scott Gietler (scottfiji)
Scott Gietler
(scottfiji
)

Chris Grossman's Underwater Photography
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