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The Sea Divers Trip to
San Miguel Island & Begg Rock, California
aboard the Peace
September 10-11, 2010

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Henricia leviuscula (Blood Star)
Henricia leviuscula
(Blood Star)		 Henricia sp.
Henricia sp.		 Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle) surronded by Corynactis californica (Club-tipped Anenome)
Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle) surronded by Corynactis californica (Club-tipped Anenome)		 Compound Tunicate
Compound Tunicate
Corynactis californica (Club-tipped Anenome) on a Crassadoma gigantea (Rock Scallop)
Corynactis californica (Club-tipped Anenome) on a Crassadoma gigantea (Rock Scallop)		 Eupentacta quinquesemita (White Sea Cucumber, Siff-footed Sea Cucumber)
Eupentacta quinquesemita (White Sea Cucumber, Siff-footed Sea Cucumber)		 Eupentacta quinquesemita (White Sea Cucumber, Siff-footed Sea Cucumber)
Eupentacta quinquesemita (White Sea Cucumber, Siff-footed Sea Cucumber)		 Eupentacta quinquesemita (White Sea Cucumber, Siff-footed Sea Cucumber)
Eupentacta quinquesemita (White Sea Cucumber, Siff-footed Sea Cucumber)
Eudistylia polymorpha (Feather Duster Worm)
Eudistylia polymorpha
(Feather Duster Worm)		 P9104834xlr.jpg
P9104834xlr.jpg		 Leucilla nuttingi (Urn Sponge)
Leucilla nuttingi
(Urn Sponge)		 Eudistylia polymorpha (Feather Duster Worm)
Eudistylia polymorpha
(Feather Duster Worm)
Eudistylia polymorpha (Feather Duster Worm)
Eudistylia polymorpha
(Feather Duster Worm)		 Plumularia sp. (Hydroid)
Plumularia sp. (Hydroid)		 P9104843xlr.jpg
P9104843xlr.jpg		 Flabellina iodinea (Spanish Shawl)
Flabellina iodinea
(Spanish Shawl)

Boomerang Bank
Peltodoris nobilis
Peltodoris nobilis		 Rhinogobiops nicholsii (Blackeyed Goby)
Rhinogobiops nicholsii
(Blackeyed Goby)		 P9104889xlr.jpg
P9104889xlr.jpg		 P9104891xlr.jpg
P9104891xlr.jpg
Small Crabs on Heteropora pacifica (Northern Staghorn Bryozoan)
Small Crabs on Heteropora pacifica (Northern Staghorn Bryozoan)		 P9104901xlr.jpg
P9104901xlr.jpg		 P9104903xlr.jpg
P9104903xlr.jpg		 Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle) covered with Hydractinia milleri (Hedgehog Hydroid)
Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle) covered with Hydractinia milleri (Hedgehog Hydroid)
Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle) covered with Hydractinia milleri (Hedgehog Hydroid)
Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle)  covered with Hydractinia milleri (Hedgehog Hydroid)		 Crassadoma gigantea (Rock Scallop)
Crassadoma gigantea
(Rock Scallop)		 P9104908xlr.jpg
P9104908xlr.jpg		 Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle)surrounded by Corynactis californica (Club-tipped Anenome)
Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle)surrounded by Corynactis californica (Club-tipped Anenome)
Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle)surrounded by Corynactis californica (Club-tipped Anenome)
Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle)surrounded by Corynactis californica (Club-tipped Anenome)		 Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle) covered with Hydractinia milleri (Hedgehog Hydroid)
Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle) covered with Hydractinia milleri (Hedgehog Hydroid)		 Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle) covered with Hydractinia milleri (Hedgehog Hydroid)
Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle) covered with Hydractinia milleri (Hedgehog Hydroid)		 P9104917xlr.jpg
P9104917xlr.jpg
P9104923xlr.jpg
P9104923xlr.jpg		 Pagurus sp. 1 (Blue Spotted Red Hermit Crab) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Pagurus sp. 1 (Blue Spotted Red Hermit Crab) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)		 Mitrocoma cellularia
Mitrocoma cellularia		 Corolla calceola (Sea Butterfly) with hitchhiker
Corolla calceola (Sea Butterfly) with hitchhiker

Wyckoff Ledge
Pegea confoederata
Pegea confoederata		 Cucumaria piperata (Peppered Sea Cucumber)
Cucumaria piperata
(Peppered Sea Cucumber)		 Cucumaria piperata (Peppered Sea Cucumber)
Cucumaria piperata
(Peppered Sea Cucumber)		 Psolus chitinoides (Slipper Sea Cucumber)
Psolus chitinoides
(Slipper Sea Cucumber)
Psolus chitinoides (Slipper Sea Cucumber)
Psolus chitinoides
(Slipper Sea Cucumber)		 Ophiopteris papillosa (Flat-spined Brittle Star)
Ophiopteris papillosa
(Flat-spined Brittle Star)		 Ophiopteris papillosa (Flat-spined Brittle Star)
Ophiopteris papillosa
(Flat-spined Brittle Star)		 Eupentacta quinquesemita (White Sea Cucumber, Siff-footed Sea Cucumber)
Eupentacta quinquesemita (White Sea Cucumber, Siff-footed Sea Cucumber)
Balanus crenatus (barnacles) on Tethya aurantia (Orange Puffball Sponge)
Balanus crenatus (barnacles) on Tethya aurantia (Orange Puffball Sponge)		 Balanus crenatus (barnacles) on Tethya aurantia (Orange Puffball Sponge)
Balanus crenatus (barnacles) on Tethya aurantia (Orange Puffball Sponge)		 Triopha catalinae
Triopha catalinae		 Phidiana hiltoni
Phidiana hiltoni
Rhinogobiops nicholsii (Blackeyed Goby)
Rhinogobiops nicholsii
(Blackeyed Goby)		 Doris montereyensis
Doris montereyensis		 Doris montereyensis
Doris montereyensis		 Hermissenda crassicornis
Hermissenda crassicornis
Artedius corallinus (Coralline Sculpin) & Ammothea hilgendorfi (Sea Spider)
Artedius corallinus (Coralline Sculpin) & Ammothea hilgendorfi (Sea Spider)		 Artedius corallinus (Coralline Sculpin) & Ammothea hilgendorfi (Sea Spider)
Artedius corallinus (Coralline Sculpin) & Ammothea hilgendorfi (Sea Spider)		 Artedius corallinus (Coralline Sculpin)
Artedius corallinus
(Coralline Sculpin)		 A juvenile Pisaster sp.
A juvenile Pisaster sp.
Doto kya on on Aglaophenia struthionides (Ostrich-plumed Hydroid)
Doto kya on on Aglaophenia struthionides (Ostrich-plumed Hydroid)		 Doto kya on on Aglaophenia struthionides (Ostrich-plumed Hydroid)
Doto kya on on Aglaophenia struthionides (Ostrich-plumed Hydroid)		 Hermissenda crassicornis
Hermissenda crassicornis		 P9105018xlr.jpg
Hermissenda crassicornis
Hermissenda crassicornis
Hermissenda crassicornis		 Peltodoris nobilis
Peltodoris nobilis		 Cadlina luteomarginata
Cadlina luteomarginata		 Doriopsilla albopunctata
Doriopsilla albopunctata
Doto kya on on Aglaophenia struthionides (Ostrich-plumed Hydroid)
Doto kya on on Aglaophenia struthionides (Ostrich-plumed Hydroid)		 Corynactis californica (Club-tipped Anenome)
Corynactis californica
(Club-tipped Anenome)		 Coenocyathus bowersi (Colonial Cup Coral)
Coenocyathus bowersi
(Colonial Cup Coral)		 Diadumene leucolena (Ghost Anemone)
Diadumene leucolena
(Ghost Anemone)

Crook Point
Cyclosalpa bakeri
Cyclosalpa bakeri		 Cyclosalpa bakeri
Cyclosalpa bakeri		 Hermissenda crassicornis drifting in the soup
Hermissenda crassicornis drifting in "the soup"		 Chirolophis nugator (Mosshead Warbonnet)
Chirolophis nugator
(Mosshead Warbonnet)
Chirolophis nugator (Mosshead Warbonnet)
Chirolophis nugator
(Mosshead Warbonnet)		 Chirolophis nugator (Mosshead Warbonnet)
Chirolophis nugator
(Mosshead Warbonnet)		 Chirolophis nugator (Mosshead Warbonnet)
Chirolophis nugator
(Mosshead Warbonnet)		 Chirolophis nugator (Mosshead Warbonnet)
Chirolophis nugator
(Mosshead Warbonnet)
Chirolophis nugator (Mosshead Warbonnet)
Chirolophis nugator
(Mosshead Warbonnet)		 Chirolophis nugator (Mosshead Warbonnet)
Chirolophis nugator
(Mosshead Warbonnet)		 Chirolophis nugator (Mosshead Warbonnet)
Chirolophis nugator
(Mosshead Warbonnet)		 Pandalus danae (Dock Shrimp or Coon-Stripe Shrimp)
Pandalus danae (Dock Shrimp or Coon-Stripe Shrimp)
Pandalus danae (Dock Shrimp or Coon-Stripe Shrimp)
Pandalus danae (Dock Shrimp or Coon-Stripe Shrimp)		 Mitra idae (Ida's Miter)
Mitra idae
(Ida's Miter)		 Myxicola infundibulum (Brown Sabellid)
Myxicola infundibulum
(Brown Sabellid)		 Neoclinus uninotatus (One-Spot Fringehead)
Neoclinus uninotatus
(One-Spot Fringehead)
Neoclinus uninotatus (One-Spot Fringehead)
Neoclinus uninotatus
(One-Spot Fringehead)		 Neoclinus uninotatus (One-Spot Fringehead)
Neoclinus uninotatus
(One-Spot Fringehead)		 Hermissenda crassicornis
Hermissenda crassicornis		 Hermissenda crassicornis
Hermissenda crassicornis
Cypraea spadicea (Chestnut Cowrie)
Cypraea spadicea
(Chestnut Cowrie)		 Orthonopias triacis (Snubnose Sculpin)
Orthonopias triacis
(Snubnose Sculpin)		 Clavelina huntsmani (Light Bulb Tunicate)
Clavelina huntsmani
(Light Bulb Tunicate)		 Clavelina huntsmani (Light Bulb Tunicate)
Clavelina huntsmani
(Light Bulb Tunicate)
Clavelina huntsmani (Light Bulb Tunicate)
Clavelina huntsmani
(Light Bulb Tunicate)		 Doriopsilla albopunctata
Doriopsilla albopunctata		 Hermissenda crassicornis
Hermissenda crassicornis		 Gibbonsia montereyensis (Crevice Kelpfish)
Gibbonsia montereyensis
(Crevice Kelpfish)
P9105154xlr.jpg
P9105154xlr.jpg		 Orthonopias triacis (Snubnose Sculpin)
Orthonopias triacis
(Snubnose Sculpin)		 Peltodoris nobilis
Peltodoris nobilis		 Cadlina luteomarginata
Cadlina luteomarginata
Cadlina luteomarginata
Cadlina luteomarginata		 Hermissenda crassicornis on Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)
Hermissenda crassicornis on Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)		 Hippolyte clarki (Kelp Humpback Shrimp) on Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)
Hippolyte clarki (Kelp Humpback Shrimp) on Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)		 Hippolyte clarki (Kelp Humpback Shrimp) on Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)
Hippolyte clarki (Kelp Humpback Shrimp) on Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)

Tyler Bight
Rhinogobiops nicholsii (Blackeyed Goby)
Rhinogobiops nicholsii
(Blackeyed Goby)		 P9105184xlr.jpg
P9105184xlr.jpg		 Hermissenda crassicornis
Hermissenda crassicornis		 Corynactis californica (Club-tipped Anenome)
Corynactis californica
(Club-tipped Anenome)
Henricia sp.
Henricia sp.		 Diaperoecia californica (Southern Staghorn Bryozoan)
Diaperoecia californica
(Southern Staghorn Bryozoan)		 Hermissenda crassicornis
Hermissenda crassicornis		 Eupentacta quinquesemita (White Sea Cucumber, Siff-footed Sea Cucumber) in the hold-fast of Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)
Eupentacta quinquesemita (White Sea Cucumber, Siff-footed Sea Cucumber) in the hold-fast of Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)
Mediaster aequalis (Vermilion Star, Red Sea Star)
Mediaster aequalis
(Vermilion Star, Red Sea Star)		 Eupentacta quinquesemita (White Sea Cucumber, Siff-footed Sea Cucumber)
Eupentacta quinquesemita (White Sea Cucumber, Siff-footed Sea Cucumber)		 A small Sebastes carnatus (Gopher Rockfish)
A small Sebastes carnatus (Gopher Rockfish)		 Cadlina luteomarginata
Cadlina luteomarginata
Calliostoma ligatum (Blue Top Snail) & a Cup Coral
Calliostoma ligatum (Blue Top Snail) & a Cup Coral 		 Calliostoma sp. (Top Snail)
Calliostoma sp. (Top Snail)		 Eupentacta quinquesemita (White Sea Cucumber, Siff-footed Sea Cucumber) in the hold-fast of Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)
Eupentacta quinquesemita (White Sea Cucumber, Siff-footed Sea Cucumber) in the hold-fast of Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)		 Balanus crenatus (barnacles)
Balanus crenatus
(barnacles)
Haliotis rufescens (Red Abalone)
Haliotis rufescens
(Red Abalone)		 P9105228xlr.jpg
P9105228xlr.jpg		 Balanus crenatus (barnacles) on Tethya aurantia (Orange Puffball Sponge)
Balanus crenatus (barnacles) on Tethya aurantia (Orange Puffball Sponge)		 Balanus crenatus (barnacles)
Balanus crenatus
(barnacles)
Haliotis rufescens (Red Abalone)
Haliotis rufescens
(Red Abalone)		 P9105236xlr.jpg
P9105236xlr.jpg		 Mediaster aequalis (Vermilion Star, Red Sea Star)
Mediaster aequalis
(Vermilion Star, Red Sea Star)		 A juvenile Pycnopodia helianthoides (Sunflower Sea Star) on Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)
A juvenile Pycnopodia helianthoides (Sunflower Sea Star) on Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)
Epiactis prolifera (Brooding anemone) on Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)
Epiactis prolifera (Brooding anemone) on Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)		 Epiactis prolifera (Brooding anemone) on Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)
Epiactis prolifera (Brooding anemone) on Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)		 Epiactis prolifera (Brooding anemone) on Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)
Epiactis prolifera (Brooding anemone) on Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)		 Epiactis prolifera (Brooding anemone) on Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)
Epiactis prolifera (Brooding anemone) on Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)
Epiactis prolifera (Brooding anemone) on Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)
Epiactis prolifera (Brooding anemone) on Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)		 Hippolyte californiensis (California Green Shrimp) on Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)
Hippolyte californiensis (California Green Shrimp) on Macrocystis pyrifera (Giant Kelp)		 Pugettia producta (Northern Kelp Crab)
Pugettia producta
(Northern Kelp Crab)		 Pugettia producta (Northern Kelp Crab)
Pugettia producta
(Northern Kelp Crab)

Begg Rock
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P9115268xlr.jpg		 P9115269xlr.jpg
Henricia leviuscula (Blood Star)		 P9115270xlr.jpg
Henricia leviuscula (Blood Star)		 Heteropora pacifica (Northern Staghorn Bryozoan) & Metridium senile (Anenome)
Heteropora pacifica (Northern Staghorn Bryozoan) & Metridium senile (Anenome)
P9115272xlr.jpg
P9115272xlr.jpg		 P9115278xlr.jpg
P9115278xlr.jpg		 P9115280xlr.jpg
P9115280xlr.jpg		 P9115281xlr.jpg
P9115281xlr.jpg
P9115282xlr.jpg
P9115282xlr.jpg		 Crassadoma gigantea (Rock Scallop) covered Plumularia sp. (Hydroids) & Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle)
Crassadoma gigantea (Rock Scallop) covered Plumularia sp. (Hydroids), sponge,  & Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle)		 Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle) covered with (Plumularia sp.) Hydroids
Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle) covered with (Plumularia sp.) Hydroids		 Crassadoma gigantea (Rock Scallop) covered Myxilla incrustans (Rough Scallop Sponge) & Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle) and sorrounded by Metridium senile (Anenome)
Crassadoma gigantea (Rock Scallop) covered Myxilla incrustans (Rough Scallop Sponge) & Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle) and sorrounded by Metridium senile (Anenome)
P9115286xlr.jpg
P9115286xlr.jpg		 P9115287xlr.jpg
P9115287xlr.jpg		 P9115289xlr.jpg
Crassadoma gigantea (Rock Scallop)		 P9115290xlr.jpg
P9115290xlr.jpg
P9115291xlr.jpg
Hermissenda crassicornis on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)		 P9115295xlr.jpg
Hermissenda crassicornis on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)		 Cypraea spadicea (Chestnut Cowrie) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Cypraea spadicea (Chestnut Cowrie) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)		 Tubularia crocea (Pink-Mouthed Hydroid)
Tubularia crocea
(Pink-Mouthed Hydroid)
Cypraea spadicea (Chestnut Cowrie) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Cypraea spadicea (Chestnut Cowrie) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)		 Asterina miniata (Bat Star) & Metridium senile (Anenome) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Asterina miniata (Bat Star) & Metridium senile (Anenome) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)		 P9115304xlr.jpg
Crassadoma gigantea (Rock Scallop)		 Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Sea Star) & Metridium senile (Anenome)
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Sea Star) &  Metridium senile (Anenome)
P9115306xlr.jpg
P9115306xlr.jpg		 Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Sea Star) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Sea Star) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge) 		 P9115308xlr.jpg
P9115308xlr.jpg		 P9115309xlr.jpg
P9115309xlr.jpg
P9115310xlr.jpg
Hermissenda crassicornis		 P9115311xlr.jpg
Hermissenda crassicornis		 P9115315xlr.jpg
P9115315xlr.jpg		 P9115319xlr.jpg
P9115319xlr.jpg
Metridium senile (Anenome) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Metridium senile (Anenome) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)		 P9115321xlr.jpg

 Cypraea spadicea (Chestnut Cowrie) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Cypraea spadicea (Chestnut Cowrie) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)		 Cypraea spadicea (Chestnut Cowrie) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Cypraea spadicea (Chestnut Cowrie) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
A juvenile Loxorhynchus crispatus (Moss Crab) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
A juvenile Loxorhynchus crispatus (Moss Crab) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)		 Cypraea spadicea (Chestnut Cowrie) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Cypraea spadicea (Chestnut Cowrie) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)		 Cypraea spadicea (Chestnut Cowrie) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Cypraea spadicea (Chestnut Cowrie) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)		 Tubularia crocea (Pink-Mouthed Hydroid)
Tubularia crocea
(Pink-Mouthed Hydroid)
Tubularia crocea (Pink-Mouthed Hydroid)
Tubularia crocea
(Pink-Mouthed Hydroid)		 Calliostoma sp. (Top Snail)
Calliostoma sp. (Top Snail)		 Cypraea spadicea (Chestnut Cowrie) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Cypraea spadicea (Chestnut Cowrie) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)		 Metridium senile (Anenome) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Metridium senile (Anenome) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Cypraea spadicea (Chestnut Cowrie) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Cypraea spadicea (Chestnut Cowrie) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)		 P9115346xlr.jpg
P9115346xlr.jpg		 Heteropora pacifica (Northern Staghorn Bryozoan)
Heteropora pacifica
(Northern Staghorn Bryozoan)		 P9115349xlr.jpg
P9115349xlr.jpg
P9115350xlr.jpg
P9115350xlr.jpg		 P9115351xlr.jpg
P9115351xlr.jpg		 P9115352xlr.jpg
P9115352xlr.jpg		 P9115356xlr.jpg
Metridium senile (Anenome)
P9115358xlr.jpg
P9115358xlr.jpg		 Pycnogonum stearnsi (Stearns' Sea Spider)
Pycnogonum stearnsi
(Stearns' Sea Spider)		 Pycnogonum stearnsi (Stearns' Sea Spider)
Pycnogonum stearnsi
(Stearns' Sea Spider)		 Metridium senile (Anenome) & Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Metridium senile (Anenome) & Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Phascolosoma agassizii (Pacific Peanut Worm) protruding from Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Phascolosoma agassizii (Pacific Peanut Worm) protruding from Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)		 P9115371xlr.jpg
P9115371xlr.jpg		 P9115373xlr.jpg
P9115373xlr.jpg		 Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle), Metridium senile (Anenome), & Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Megabalanus californicus (California Acorn Barnacle), Metridium senile (Anenome), & Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Tubularia crocea (Pink-Mouthed Hydroid)
Tubularia crocea
(Pink-Mouthed Hydroid)		 Metridium senile (Anenome) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Metridium senile (Anenome) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)		 Metridium senile (Anenome)
Metridium senile (Anenome)		 Caprella sp. (Skeleton Shrimp) on Aglaophenia struthionides (Ostrich-plumed Hydroid)
Caprella sp. (Skeleton Shrimp) on Aglaophenia struthionides (Ostrich-plumed Hydroid)
P9115392xlr.jpg
P9115392xlr.jpg		 P9115396xlr.jpg
Metridium senile (Anenome)		 Cypraea spadicea (Chestnut Cowrie) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Cypraea spadicea (Chestnut Cowrie) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)		 Metridium senile (Anenome) sorrounded by amphipods in a hive like structure made of f mucus & detritus
Metridium senile (Anenome) sorrounded by amphipods in a hive like structure made of f mucus & detritus
P9115404xlr.jpg
Metridium senile (Anenome)		 Cypraea spadicea (Chestnut Cowrie) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Cypraea spadicea (Chestnut Cowrie) on Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)		 P9115406xlr.jpg
Metridium senile (Anenome)		 P9115408xlr.jpg
P9115408xlr.jpg
Obelia sp. (Hydroid)
Obelia sp.
(Hydroid)		 P9115412xlr.jpg
P9115412xlr.jpg		 Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Sea Star)
Pisaster ochraceus
(Ochre Sea Star)		 P9115414xlr.jpg
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P9115416xlr.jpg
P9115416xlr.jpg		 Aglaophenia struthionides (Ostrich-plumed Hydroid)
Aglaophenia struthionides
(Ostrich-plumed Hydroid)		 P9115419xlr.jpg
Corynactis californica (Club-tipped Anenome)		 P9115421xlr.jpg
Hermissenda crassicornis
P9115422xlr.jpg
Hermissenda crassicornis		 Artedius corallinus (Coralline Sculpin)
Artedius corallinus
(Coralline Sculpin)		 Artedius corallinus (Coralline Sculpin)
Artedius corallinus
(Coralline Sculpin)		 P9115431xlr.jpg
P9115431xlr.jpg
P9115433xlr.jpg
P9115433xlr.jpg		 P9115434xlr.jpg
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Sea Star)		 Aglaophenia struthionides (Ostrich-plumed Hydroid)
Aglaophenia struthionides
(Ostrich-plumed Hydroid)		 P9115438xlr.jpg
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Sea Star)
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Hermissenda crassicornis		 Phascolosoma agassizii (Pacific Peanut Worm) protruding from Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)
Phascolosoma agassizii (Pacific Peanut Worm) protruding from Spheciospongia confoederata (Gray Moon Sponge)		 P9115451xlr.jpg
Metridium senile (Anenome)
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Corynactis californica (Club-tipped Anenome)		 P9115456xlr.jpg
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Photos by Fletcher Forbes
Brian McNamara looking at a towel covered diver
Brian McNamara looking at a towel covered diver		 John Forbes
John Forbes		 The dive deck of the Peace
The dive deck of the Peace		 Don Thompson cleaning Sebastes miniatus (Vermilion Rockfish)
Don Thompson cleaning Sebastes miniatus (Vermilion Rockfish)
Sebastes miniatus (Vermilion Rockfish) on the cleaning table
Sebastes miniatus (Vermilion Rockfish) on the cleaning table		 Chris Grossman
Chris Grossman		 Chirs Cervellone with stringer full of Sebastes miniatus (Vermilion Rockfish)
Chirs Cervellone with stringer full of Sebastes miniatus (Vermilion Rockfish)		 Joe Grier
Joe Grier
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Joe's herbs		 Karen Norris, Chris Cervellone, & Dexter Morris
Karen Norris, Chris Cervellone, & Dexter Morris		 Chris Grossman, Karen Norris, & Chris Cervellone
Chris Grossman, Karen Norris, & Chris Cervellone		 Moonrise over Santa Rosa Island
Moonrise over Santa Rosa Island
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_FMF7768.jpg		 Sebastes carnatus (Gopher Rockfish)
Sebastes carnatus
(Gopher Rockfish)		 Artedius corallinus (Coralline Sculpin on a Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Sea Star)
Artedius corallinus (Coralline Sculpin on a Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Sea Star)		 Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Sea Star) on Begg Rock
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Sea Star) on Begg Rock
  Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Sea Star) on Begg Rock
Pisaster ochraceus (Ochre Sea Star) on Begg Rock		 FMF_9955.jpg
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Photos by Marcel Laframboise
San Miguel Island
San Miguel Island		 San Miguel Island
San Miguel Island		 San Miguel Island
San Miguel Island		 Chris Grossman
Chris Grossman
Chris Grossman
Chris Grossman		 Begg Rock
Begg Rock		 The dive flag
The dive flag		 Birds resting on the rail of the Peace
Birds resting on the rail of the Peace

Chris Grossman's Underwater Photography
©2010 Chris Grossman, diver.net
©2010 Fletcher Forbes
©2010 Marcel Laframboise