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Vancouver Island - Part II


Outer Bamnks diving on the Great Escape Southern California Live-Aboard Dive Boat


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Posted by Merry on October 15, 2014 at 15:29:04:

Typical geography of the region makes for great wall-diving.

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Metridium senile dominated some landscapes.
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Snail ID needed
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Pink/Violet branching hydrocoral, Stylaster verilli. ID thanks to Clinton Bauder
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Basket star, Gorgonocephalus eucnemis
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Basket star among red soft coral with feeding polyps extended.
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Caliostoma ligatum and two yellow hairy sea spiders feeding on the polyps of the red soft coral.
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Red soft coral, Gersemia rubiformis with feeding polyps retracted.
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Bushy, pink-mouth hydroid, Ectopleura crocea with both states of the red soft coral on either side.
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Orange sea pen, Ptilosarcus gurneyi
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Bering hermit crab, Pagurus beringanus
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Wide hand hermit crab, Elassochirus tenuimanus
 photo WidehandhermitElassochirustenuimanusDSC_7423_zpsae973ae6.jpg


Umbrella crab, Cryptolithodes sitchensis
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Proliferating anemone, Epiactis prolifera
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ID needed
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Urticina grebelyni
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Crimson anemone, Cribrinopsis fernaldi
 photo CrimsonanemoneconDSC_7976_zps3e1be4ae.jpg


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Graceful kelp crab, Pugettia gracilis
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This crab covered itself with 2 kelp blades, and maintained a tight grip on both.
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