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The Sea Divers Trip to
San Miguel Island aboard the Peace
April 21, 2012


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Crook Point
camera: Olympus E-520, lens: 50 mm Zuiko f/2, housing: Olympus PT-E05, port: Inon, strobes: dual Inon Z-240s
Henricia sp.
Henricia sp.
Diaperoecia californica (Southern Staghorn Bryozoan)
Diaperoecia californica (Southern Staghorn Bryozoan)
Balanophyllia elegans (Orange Cup Coral) & Calliostoma annulatum  (Purple-ringed Top Snail)
Balanophyllia elegans (Orange Cup Coral) & Calliostoma annulatum  (Purple-ringed Top Snail)
Corynactis californica (Club-tipped Anemone, Strawberry Anemone)
Corynactis californica (Club-tipped Anemone, Strawberry Anemone)
Calliostoma annulatum  (Purple-ringed Top Snail)
Calliostoma annulatum  (Purple-ringed Top Snail)
Doriopsilla albopunctata
Doriopsilla albopunctata
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Crab
Doriopsilla albopunctata
Doriopsilla albopunctata
Calliostoma annulatum  (Purple-ringed Top Snail) & Corynactis californica (Club-tipped Anemone, Strawberry Anemone)
Calliostoma annulatum  (Purple-ringed Top Snail) & Corynactis californica (Club-tipped Anemone, Strawberry Anemone)
Corynactis californica (Club-tipped Anemone, Strawberry Anemone)
Corynactis californica (Club-tipped Anemone, Strawberry Anemone)
Doriopsilla albopunctata
Doriopsilla albopunctata
Peltodoris nobilis
Peltodoris nobilis
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N4214362xl.jpg
Diaulula sandiegensis
Diaulula sandiegensis
Dendronotus albus
Dendronotus albus
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N4214414xl.jpg

Wychoff Ledge
camera: Olympus E-520, lens: 50 mm Zuiko f/2, housing: Olympus PT-E05, port: Inon, strobes: dual Inon Z-240s
Small Shrimp & Paracyathus stearnsi (Brown Cup Coral)
 Small Shrimp & Paracyathus stearnsi (Brown Cup Coral)
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Crab
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Crab
A juvenile Sebastes sp.
A juvenile Sebastes sp.
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N4214463l.jpg
Doriopsilla albopunctata
Doriopsilla albopunctata
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N4214466l.jpg
Peltodoris nobilis
Peltodoris nobilis
Urticina lofotensis (White-Spotted Rose Anemone)
Urticina lofotensis (White-Spotted Rose Anemone)
Urticina lofotensis (White-Spotted Rose Anemone) eating a Asterina miniata (Bat Star)
Urticina lofotensis (White-Spotted Rose Anemone) eating a Asterina miniata (Bat Star)
Crassadoma gigantea (Rock Scallop)
Crassadoma gigantea (Rock Scallop)
Corynactis californica (Club-tipped Anemone, Strawberry Anemone)
Corynactis californica (Club-tipped Anemone, Strawberry Anemone)

Point Bennett a.k.a. Shark Park
camera: Olympus E-520, lens: 50 mm Zuiko f/2, housing: Olympus PT-E05, port: Inon, strobes: dual Inon Z-240s
Mediaster aequalis (Vermilion Star, Red Sea Star)
Mediaster aequalis (Vermilion Star, Red Sea Star)
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N4214533l.jpg
Urticina piscivora
Urticina piscivora
Kelletia kelletii
Kelletia kelletii
Epiactis prolifera (Brooding Anemone)
Epiactis prolifera
(Brooding Anemone)
Doriopsilla albopunctata
Doriopsilla albopunctata
Cadlina luteomarginata
Cadlina luteomarginata
Mediaster aequalis (Vermilion Star, Red Sea Star)
Mediaster aequalis (Vermilion Star, Red Sea Star)
Mitra idae
Mitra idae
Dendronotus albus
Dendronotus albus
Idotea resecata (Kelp Isopod)
Idotea resecata (Kelp Isopod)
Idotea resecata (Kelp Isopod)
Idotea resecata (Kelp Isopod)

The Bluffs
camera: Olympus E-520, lens: 50 mm Zuiko f/2, housing: Olympus PT-E05, port: Inon, strobes: dual Inon Z-240s
Doto kya on Aglaophenia struthionides (Ostrich-plumed Hydroid)
Doto kya on Aglaophenia struthionides (Ostrich-plumed Hydroid)
Doto kya on Aglaophenia struthionides (Ostrich-plumed Hydroid)
Doto kya on Aglaophenia struthionides (Ostrich-plumed Hydroid)
Doto kya on Aglaophenia struthionides (Ostrich-plumed Hydroid)
Doto kya on Aglaophenia struthionides (Ostrich-plumed Hydroid)
Doto kya on Aglaophenia struthionides (Ostrich-plumed Hydroid)
Doto kya on Aglaophenia struthionides (Ostrich-plumed Hydroid)
Diaulula sandiegensis
Diaulula sandiegensis
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Colonial Tunicate
Epiactis prolifera (Brooding anemone)
Epiactis prolifera (Brooding Anemone)
Didemnum carnulentum (Colonial Tunicate), Balanophyllia elegans (Orange Cup Coral), &  Paracyathus stearnsi (Brown Cup Coral)
Didemnum carnulentum (Colonial Tunicate), 
Balanophyllia elegans (Orange Cup Coral), &  Paracyathus stearnsi (Brown Cup Coral)
Tonicella lokii
Tonicella lokii
Parapholas californica (California Piddock, Scale-Sided Piddock)
Parapholas californica (California Piddock, Scale-Sided Piddock)
Parapholas californica (California Piddock, Scale-Sided Piddock)
Parapholas californica (California Piddock, Scale-Sided Piddock)
Ophiopteris papillosa (Flat-spined Brittle Star)
Ophiopteris papillosa
(Flat-spined Brittle Star)

Chris Grossman's Underwater Photography
©2012 Chris Grossman, diver.net