Plankton Portal Talk
yes, nice one! rock ship thimble (sphaeronectes)
i think it one larvacean curled around (kinky discussion though!). they are broadcast spawners
the tail appears to be mid-flexion (the escape posture is the end result of a 'tail slap'; it does multiple slaps when escaping)
the trajectory of the shrimp, medusa, et al., look like some spewing creature feature out of fantasia
i think it may be a severed medusae bell (bell margin on the upper left)
i do not think it is a ctenophore.. and I wonder if it is truly ovate, or if that is only what we are seeing...
haha, wow, I see the comments below ( = great minds. watermelonis may be right as well
haha, I recall this one--i labelled as "coffee bean"--never was able to ID
laterally, feet on the sides (towards us) mantle to the right
i do think pteropod
the chaetognath looks like it is prepared to battle
the larvacean houses are quite bigger than you might think... It is likely just collected debris
hmm, interesting, it may be budding zooids from the sipho
yes, nice one, a feeding/opened up thalasso from 'up top'
yes, a beroe, just very streamlined... how graceful of it
ya nice find, a protist colony and a larvacean house
haha, agreed, there is a lot of 'debris,' it appears to be siphonophore
it is a tag for 'fantastic finds' to be used in the blog. this definitely would qualify for that 'hashtag' #FFF
those trails are part of the house/ trailing ends of the vacuum cleaner ( : Really great capture of the larvacean/undersea pump
It is likely a radiolarian (protist), if jessica is familiar with this type, it is a pretty safe bet ( :
I remember you had sent us similar guys, and I was saying I think they are sipho corn cobs or protists
hmm, it may be a small sipho, but I am unfamiliar with them at this size. It is likely not an arthropod (sorry for that
it may be more gelatinous debris/marine snow. it may have been disemboweled too, who knows...a gruesome explanation!! ( :
I think so too, gelatinous debris.. It's funny, looks like the pieces might fit together like a jigsaw (probably separate tho)
It is likely a larvacean; not a cestid ctenophore. (I wish it were a flatworm--platyhelminthes-- but they are all benthic or parasites)
it is not a cydippid, but nearly impossible to tell what it is with the capture
Really nice; it is a physonect siphonophore of some sort, I am not sure the species
hmm, yes it may be an amphipod of some sort; neat!
wow indeed! Remarkable find, yes a pteropod
yes, a protist
I will check out the other photos later today, for sure! Will be free to later on
but euplokamis is usually caught in nice detail (ctene rows etc) bc not very muscular
( = Yes,without paired feature (I say not fully retracted tentacles) and inner features; top tentacle would make me say euplokamis would
Haha!! My 2 cents ( : Thanks for the heads up and birthday wishes; all the best Zuz! And I will check out the other mysteries today ( =
Without mystery “tentacle” up top; resembling side branches of euplo; I say dryodora. To be honest; I am totally unsure bw the 2 ID
usually 'muddy' up features at oral end
They have a ‘vestible’/pouch toward the oral end, and mouth/stomodeum curves inward slightly like lobate (here looks maybe as such)
Dryodora (glandiformis) is scarcely abundnt, but present. They r unable to fully retract paired tentacles, and usually appear as this.
The 2 small ‘extensions’ coming off the aboral end are too big to big papilla, so I am left thinking they must be paired tentacles.
and the side branches appear discrete and ovular. This one tentacle is thick, and the “side balls” (a term?) appear stout.
uplo tentc have ‘balls’ off at regular intervals (balled colloblasts). However, main tentacle itself usually is fine/thin
The 1 ‘tentacle’ up top does make Euplokamis (dunlapae) a viable guess, bc branching of tentacle-altho not abundant, they r present here.
Hey Zuz! ID is a stumper! I think cteno, but ctene rows rinscrutable and inseparable from what could be meridional canals at the oral end.
perhaps a capture of a post-contractile "locomotory" phase? saving this one, a great find and itdeserves further scrutiny ( :
Woa, this is so clear, pretty, and mysterious!! I wonder if it is a medusa #goblet with an un-contracted bell and contracted tentacles
Wow, is this what the kids call a 'photo-bomb?' ( ; Sipho on the left, and a very rude, intervening #shrimp in the middle
Yes, woa, for sure!! Exceptional find! Super contracted/extended, thalasso feeding behavior
Wow!! Great find, wonderful capture. I am not sure what that jelly is reeling up, but looks like it had some success in fishing for plankton
the larvacean head is on the bottom, and the (maybe...) prey is above. the (prey?) may be out of focus due to motion. very well could be!
hmm, it is possible, it does look like an appropriate, fast, nab, posture
very unique, really greeat. that #pteropod is heading in for a closer inspection
..seen before? The smaller, juve thalas is more likely to have a matching morphology/and can contracting it's lobes in both directions/axis.
Hmm!! I actually want to call this is a thalasso, with a contracted the bell. Though, the indent at the mid-point of the lobes I have not..
the tentaculate-like (papillae) of the distant, parallel lobe is unusual and prevents me from asserting that ID. stranger, am saving ( =
hmm, not certain about this sucker. It does appear to be a clasped (lobed) body, akin to a larval lobate
Hormiphora californiensis heading straight for us, like a citizen-scientist-seeking missile!! Take cover!! ( =
Woa!!! Do you have x-ray vision? Are you related to Superman? ( ; It is a, (TINY), Haeckelia beehlerii (sp)
yes, the bottom guy is a #cydippid, genus #Mertensid ! Can not be certain the blobby up top is a ctenophore... ( :
You really have a great eye for these cydippids Zuz! These finds are all great
hmm, I think the detritus is adding to the fuzzy texture, but it is a, small Hormiphora californiensis individual, a #cydippid yes
#FFF, the branching, paired tentacles on these guys are especially beautiful
Oh wow, what a nice find!!! the oral end is coming towards us making the ID more tentative, but it is a rare ctenie Charistephane fugiens
This ID is a peculiar one, but yes it is a #cydippid, Dryodora glandiforms
i think it is a larval #fish within all that marine snow !
#fish!! and a beauty #FFF for sure
#fish !! ( =
hard to tell, but I think it likely is a larval fish!
they appear to be large protists, (2 in a budding chain), beneath and irrespective of the sipho
yes, aegina citrea!
a #protist, but it should still be wary of a brash Homer Simpson
yes, a larger, broader, and rarer, larvacean species, Oikopleura I think
Wow, what a display! I think this chaetognath is crossing blades with a large foraging tentacle! En Garde!
i think it is likely gelatinous debris, likely from a sipho
will save this one
very strange ! it is not a polychaete and I am not certain what pelagic worm-like taxa it would be? it could be a large phytoplankter?
yes I agree, a #protist with spicule-like extensions
could it have been ingested by a cydippid ctenophore?? Saving this one for sure! #FFF
Very strange indeed!! the interior, dark shape is a #pteropod for sure. I wonder what is surrounding it, as I have never one having that...
chances are quite slim that it is an engorged (post feeding) beroe, or even lobate. wish he would have done us the favor of lightening up!
nearly impossible to tell whether this is a large protist or a ctenophore, due to the oversaturated capture
there is a chance it may be a feeding behavior, though I am not certain they are on the same plane
very strange! the blob on the right does resemble a (blurry) juvenile lobate (of Bolinopsis spp). I wonder if it is one though
yup, elizabeth is spot on, it is a #lobate, viewed at the oral end. blowing us a kiss? yelling at isiis? ( :
It is actually a larval lobate! #larvallobate ... is that an existing hashtag? if not, now it is ( :
hahahaaha!!! OK, bring it on! ( :
Haha, a species of ghost-plankton!! We need to contact the smithsonian right away !!! ( ;
I really am so sorry for the long delay. The finds are all great ones. Please send me more, I will be available more often now
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Yes I do see that! On the left ( : I think it may be an artifact of the imaging. Very 'squiggly' looking
Hmmm. An odd one. I do not think larval fish. It appears very featureless here which makes me hesitate to call it a larvacean ...
Very cool find! A #protist colony for sure
it kind of looks like an intestine here, haha! beautiful (and a little gross too) ( :
WOW!!!!! What a great find!!! It is a large salp colony! Salps are colonial organisms, that filter feed like a giant pump
Unfortunately, I do not think it is not an arrow worm though. it may just be some large debris. Shark poo?
Haha, I see the moustached arrow worm too. I appreciate your descriptions more than a little bit ( : Very much as I would describe
I see it as well. It does appear like a larvacean! though it may just be a conical 'peduncle.' Saving this one
A really cool #doliolid. The tail has many asexually produced, budding bodies
Larval/ Juvenile #thalasso !! Wonderful find, they remind me of alien 'UFO's'
Nice!!! It is a larval #thalasso . Great find
Whoa, a fat fellow! I think it may be a very opaque #salp
a strange one. Definitely not a cydippid. the 'hairy' feature remind of papilla, like those on the aboral pole of beroe
i think it may be a beroe, coming head on into the frame. Those straight extensions are ctene rows
wow!! that is a very unique polychaete find. It's body (non-tapered and maggot-looking) makes me think of the larval polychaete form
perhaps a near-post-larval form of a very large polychaete species? will save this one
haha the shark poo returns!!! I wonder if the siphonophore caught some beroe-like critter in it's feeding tentacles. Feeding #behavior
Awesome find!! Are those two #solmaris making out? Head on jelly collision? #behavior
The, apparent, lateral compression of the body is odd though.It may be optical trickery happening because of the appearance of the ctene row
Hmmm!! A stranger. I think it me be a #beroe with the oral end coming towards the frame and to the left
Those dots may be #ParasiticAmphipods on some jelly. Awesome!!! You have found some parasitic amphipods, my favorite find ( =
I wonder if it is foraging inside a very very transparent/new, and large house? mystery!
convoluted #larvacean !! What a great description, and what I see as well! ( : It is 'coiled' and you can see the head in the upper left
it is likely a radiolarian species
yes it does look like a large #protist colony, of larger-'bodied' individual protists. Seems to be two individuals in the diameter.
...the aboral end at ~45 degree angles with evenly spaced narrow/small branching tentacles. The body is most useful in the ID
larval lobates have a "clasped" body, with marked ctene rows extending the whole body,and paird tentacles coming off ...
a mertensid ctenophore. Larval lobates can be distinguished from true cydippids with much certainty.
#larvacean
it could be a tentaculate structure or protist colonies as well. Am saving this one for further scrutiny! ( =
oh wow! Is it associated with that nearly invisible ovular body to it's right? something tells me this may be a phototroph of some sort
http://static.zooniverse.org/www.planktonportal.org/subjects/standard/51d1be2f3ae74008a403046c.jpg The mid-body feature are lateral fins!
I am not surepredation. I think the anterior feature may be the flanks of the grasping spines! it could be copepod antennae but I say spines
beautiful one! the direction it would be going is towards the bottom of the frame. the propulsion comes from the contraction of the bell
...i think it may be another pteropod, but I am not sure. I will check to see if i can find the image of this guy, i know i have them
hmm... i have seen something like this before, with those tentacle-like spikes radiating out from a central point. ...
saving this, let you know if I can discern some organism from this plant alien ( :
yes, definitely really blurry, but I think it may be a juvenile #lobate #ctenophore with the view looking into the contracted lobes
haha very cute...it looks like a little plant sprout or something! i think it is an overlap of two separate objects
maybe something like a Remipede?? very odd, awesome crustacean find! too bad he decided to come straight at us instead of a full on view
maybe a stomatopod larva?? i can't imagine what other crustacean would have a tail that elongate/could flex like that...
wow, really odd!! looks like a crustacean to me, with the head/carapace coming towards us and the tail behind and off to the side
really cool/strange! i am saving this one, see what Jessica thinks... #FFF
i think the tentacles and interior anatomy (radial canals etc) are making it appear like there is this voluminous feature along the bell
yes, definitely more than four tentacle medusa! awesome one! we are in view of mostly the aboral side, with the margin of the bell in view
...with the telson (back/tail side) shifted below. really cool #FFF
the body shape is dead on. the perepods/legs on the flat ventral side, the smooth, uninterrupted curve of the dorsal head and pereon...
nice one!
yes the body does look like that of a large amphipod! though it is strange that you cannot see the body segments... i don't think pteropod
hey, check this out: http://public.media.smithsonianmag.com/legacy_blog/fleshy-pteropod-2-611.jpg
they do have a tendency to appear very 'flat' from a top down view...the body shape is reminiscent of one
i think that could be right, though I have not seen a pteropod with those tentacle/rhinophore like appendages in this data yet
i would guess that this is a #pteropod, but there are very few features visible on this guy. the shape does seem like a view of pteropod
yes, i think #pteropod as well! they can be tricky when viewed from the side like this
haha i know, so cool!! i think that would be the posterior/thorax portion though, if the id is accurate
yes, i thought that is likely as well!! the wrapped up body indicates is indicative of either filtering or depositing house
yes definitely a shrimp, just a different species than usually found on the site... #FFF ( =
hmm, very strange!!! my guess would be a phyllosoma, the larval stage of a number of lobster species.. so cool!
very strange orientation!! i am saving this one...
the 'globby' texture on the right side may be a new mucous house it is in the process of depositing
looks really strange/new, but i actually think this is likely a #larvacean coiled into the frame, with the body bent making it u-shaped
i see the dark central gastric pouch and the striations on the exumbrella/exterior of the bell
awesome!! hard to tell, but i think it is ather find of Annatiara affinis, anthomedusae, #medusa #morethanfourtentacles
really awesome find! saving this one ( =
WOW INDEED! to me this does appear like Liriope feeding #behavior!! it looks like this guy has nabbed a #larvacean with his gastric peduncle
try searching #lobate on boards and see the guys that were tagged! ( =
it appear like two outward appendages on the bottom/oral end of the critter. in general on the site, the lobates tend to be bigger
and also, the lobes used for foraging are visible, either making the body appear divided (think pac-man!) or are pressed together making...
the lobate species of ctenophores are in general more spherical than ovular/acorn shaped. they also do not have tentacles ...cont ->
yes this is a #cydippid (Metensid sp. for sure!)... the body is acorn shaped and there are two tentacles visible here
i will save the images of the opaque guys; see if i can solidify an id... sometimes though, these dark, featureless things are un-id-able
np zuz (= very happy to help
if you were to tilt it into the frame. i think it is unlikely, but the thought had occured to me. i dont feel so confident about it now 😕
i know! i really think hat is what is going on, which is just an awesome capture! or else it is some new, strange cydippid(i dont think so)
i am not sure about that, the one you linked to had me stumped! but C. fugiens is laterally compressed and the shape is reminiscent of it...
typically laterally symmetrical
you can see the ctene rows running straight, in the direction of aboral-oral axis. also when thalasso closes its lobes like this, is not ...
It appears to be a larval/juvenile #lobate. You can see the 'clasps' of the lobes facing towards us and bottom right.
#cydippid for sure... i think Dryodora glandiformis
yes, spot on, lobate ctenophore... Ocryopsis maculata
yes, awesome! side view of a #pteropod
Haeckelia beehleri
wow, the ctenophore looks like a heart! i think it may be a bottom-up view of a larval #thalasso
an undescribed species of Mertensid ctenophore, with the tentacles peeking out of their tentacle sheaths ( =
Hormiphora californiensis coming towards us!
nice! Euplokamis sp.
yes, it is this cydippid-like larva of a lobate ctenophore the lobes are clasped towards us, w the cydippid like tentacles into the frame (=
Awesome!!!!!!! My favorite #cydippid #ctenophore Charistephane fugiens; beautiful
Hormiphora californiensis
spot on! Mertensid sp. ( =
i actually think this was likely #thalasso (that had been a horrible train wreck)... i wonder if ISIIS played a role in this wreck... ( ;
some brittle stars have free-swimming larva though ("ophiopluteus"), though they look very different from the adults
super neat! those dots are just marine snow the larvacean house has collected
yes, this protist does look like a star! sea stars, and echinoderms in general, are on the sea floor (benthic)
Wow!!! #FFF, that protist look like something you would see in deep space!!
yes, i think zoea (crab) larvae
zoea (crab) larvae coming right at us, watch out !
yes a very hairy ("spicules") #protist ( = perhaps a foraminifera
this one is really cool, totally outshines the little protist on the right side
i would say #medusae, and i really want to say #goblet as well, but three tentacles? perhaps it is aegina sp. with one tentacle not in view
looks to me like the region has > 1 organism though; impossible to know with it cut off! maybe we will find the other half and solve!!
there is a super small chance that feature is the carapace of a crustacean (thinking amphipod).
woa..so weird! the striated u-shaped part may b the bell margin of a narcomedusa, (solmaris)...
a curled up #larvacean! tricky bugger!
i will link you to a clear find of Charistephane if i stumble upon one
hmm, not a fish, and am pretty certain it is not a pteropod either. it may be a side view of a cydippid ctenophore, Charistephane fugiens!
a side view of a pteropod is possible (though from the side view you cannot see their butterfly-like body!). not a fish though ) :
nearly impossible to confirm with it being so out of focus, but i would say fish! there is a possibility it is larvacean
i actually would guess this is a #larvacean of the genus oikopleura
perhaps the side view of a pteropod with the posterior portion facing up and into the frame..
hahaha 'fishy' indeed, but i do think this is in fact a #fish ( =
i do not think it is a fish, though there may be fish at that depth. it appears gelatenous to me... though very hard to id with this view
it appears to be captured during the non-contracting portion of it's locomotion!
yes, i think this is narcomedusae, likely #aegina citrea; a 'head on' (aboral end) view! definitely not a ctenophore.
wow!!! the shape does look like the outer portion of a giant #larvacean #house. looks like it collected shrimp molts? strange and awesome!
hmm, i am not sure, but does look like it could be a siphonophore (or fragments of one)
i see many small #larvacean in this frame, but that guy on the right is huge ( =
yes, for sure juvenile #thalasso
it may be gelatinous debris/marinesnow. while it is big i am not even certain it is organismal! an oddity with no characteristics to id with
it is definitely not beroe, and i would agree that what appears as a "tentacle" is not attached to this guy
juvenile thalasso with tentacles ( =
hmm, very odd..? i wonder if it is a radiolarian colony (two bodies) where the image capture was distorted on the subject?
#thalasso for sure!! they have tentacles present during their juvenile/larval stages (just like the lobates)! what a beauty!!
very strange! the body is definitely that of #beroe; it just engulfed prey.I wonder if the tentacles are perhaps from what it just ate?
very hard to tell with all of the marine snow, and the subject is out of focus. my best guess would be shrimp w the carapace facing away
yes for sure!
i have to sign off, but please feel free to message me any mysteries! and i will see if i can found out more about this guy ( =
it is the nature of this HUGE dataset...pretty amazing how much we do know ( =
it can feel that way, but keep in mind just how many taxa you are IDing confidently!! there r just a select few that are tricky
feel free to message me more of them, if you encounter them again
some guys are just not really capable of being ID'd! but I will see if there is some clarification to be had
do you see them often? i personally would tag as corncob, but it is not very important
perhaps a newly budding #corncob. cguigand had thought it may be a larval form of a 'jellyfish' but it is very hard to say...
yes this one is very strange! part of me still thinks it is a portion of a sipho (corncob), but it is very hard to know!
wow really cool! it is a #medusa, likely one of the hydromedusae... really cool view, even if it is cut off ( =
haha ( = Yes, some of them on here are pretty enormous!
i know! that video is so cool, but just a teensy bit unsettling! *GULP
i will try to find you something on those larvae,they r the worst! they are larval lobates (that are cydippid-like)!!! so confusing!! haha
nice one!! #thalasso for sure, this guy is all bent out of shape! oral end on the bottom left, aboral end top right
i would say Dryodora glandiformis is likely the ID on this guy. Paired tentacles that never fully retract, the body shape, and the stomodeum
o this guy! i found some cydippid that appear like this and never felt confident in a proper ID. my best assertion was Dryodora glandiformis
tricky #cydippid! great call ( =
it may be a larval lobate, very hard to know! the body does not appear as a clasp though, and the internal structure made me think mertensid
wow zuz, amazing eye! it does look and is the right size to be a larval lobate, but i actually think this cydippid is a Mertensid sp.
i would say #rocketship #thimble. the internal transparency, the flat aboral end, with a 'barbed' tentacle coming from it
ya this one is a great find! #FFF for sure ( =
that part looks like a pneumatophore to me
that appendage on the aboral side is crazy! will definitely help id this guy... will let you know what i find out!
wow, incredible! i think this #morethanfourtentacles may be an anthomedusae like Annatiara! definitely will look into this one
it does look like it could be the same medusa! definitely the right classification! i will see what i can find out, not certain i recognize
it is impossible to know, it could be a medusoid shape, but my guess would be a siphonophore fragment. no need to classify this mystery!
i could be wrong, but it looks like a linear, gelatenous body (u-shaped), perhaps a fragment of a siphonophore (best guess)
very strange one! it does look spherical, but i think that is bc of the misleading orientation of the hanging 'strands.'
hmm, it does look like a cydippid, but i think it is a siphonophore of some sort. a thimble? the bell, tentacle and (pneumatophore?)
o wow! you are so good at finding these guys!! i think haeckelia beehleri as well! you have found some of the biggest ones i have seen ( =
nice one! he is very transparent and in focus! Hormiphora californiensis
you are totally right!! definitely a #fish. i am not the expert, but i think it is a clupeiforme
check this out!! 0:40 these guys are voracious! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xkNPp6mzzI
yes! this beroe is a fatty!!! ( = he probably just engulfed/ate something
nice catch zuz!! the portion on the upper right does look like a salp! instinct tells me the guy up top middle might be a lobate
the aboral side (bottom right) is characteristic of beroe... but it does look strange
cedric was saying this could be a mangled/messed up beroe! i have to agree with him. definitely makes sense
if i remember correctly this #larvacean is an oikopleura, but i'll get back to you once i make sure...
nice find, so in focus!! it is a larvacean for sure
check this out : http://www.concordma.com/blog/shrimp_headroe_eggs_ODFW.jpg
hmm, it could be it's eggs! definitely does not look like it's pleopods! cool find!!
yes of course!! your mystery images tend to some pretty awesome finds ( = is my pleasure to help zuz!!
on the right (aboral) side? these guys have really small ctenes/comb rows that look super cool.i thnk they kind of look like flowers here (:
hmm, perhaps.. it might be the auricles that look very dense like that... This one is a perfect capture! do u see the condensed comb rows..
wow, so cool, but totally bizarre.could it be a #rocketship #triangle? that would be my guess, a very large #sipho
the polychate is a very awesome catch! rarely are they in focus like that, really shows off the chaetae
yes that was my instinct as well with the round feature.. protist...there may even be a super small doliolid behind it but very hard to see!
you are awesome with thalasso; i'd say u r a thalasso expert! according to the statistics they are the most mis-classified, so be proud ( ;
#FFF for sure! very well could be a protist colony, but will make sure it is not something way cooler ( ;
but is something else (flatworms are parasites, terrestrial or benthic--on the ground-- marine/freshwater). I will ask the other scientists!
SO COOL! It might be, but looks so uniform and symmetrical! Like a wing. The appearance reminds of a flatworm (platyhelminthes) ... (cont)
nice catch!! looks like the 'wing' of a #pteropod mollusc to me... they definitely have a really cool, grid like, distinct texture ( =
yes, I would say #thimble too
definitely an arthropod, most likely a crustacean, could a #shrimp with the back of the carapace facing towards us... really cool one!
could the polychaete be feeding on something? #FFF I will show this to cedric and see what he thinks!
this one is amazing! one of the coolest finds! For sure that looks like a polychaete, but I think the feature on the right is separate
I am not sure about this one either, but my instincts tell me it is a #sipho, or at least a fragment of one (thimble?)
check out the thalassocalyce photographed here for reference http://www.cmarz.org/CMarZ_RHBrown_April06/images_press/index.html
#thalasso with the bell closed. Super cool capture, so distinct it can throw you off bc of that #FFF ( ;
it may be larval lobate with the lobes clasped together, but you do not see the ctenes as they typically appear and the overall shape is off
These guys I am unclear about... I actually once classified these ones as Dryodora glandiformis, a #cydippid
Wow nice find, this guy is rare!! It is a Charistephane fugiens, and he has his tentacles out for hunting
Nice find ( =
Wow!!!!! It is a #cydippid #ctenophore (Hormiphora californiensis) coming straight at us.. He's caught a small medusae!
Larval lobate for sure, good catch! you can barely make out the cydippid like tentacles on the left and right
yes, it looks to be a juvenile #thalasso ( =
wow so nice!!! this is a siphonophore in the Family Prayidae... The two circles on the hood are the swimming bells/nectophores
this guy is a seasoned warrior and survived what could have been a fatal encounter... nice going little fish ( =
I think larval fish too!! it has the tentacle from a siphonophore attached (they predate on larval fish using the tentacles as a net)!
I cannot tell if that spine in the middle is a dorsal spine though
definitely strange, but so cool! it is likely an arthropod of some sort, perhaps even a zoea larvae (crab larvae)
So cool! That is definitely the right classification, it may be Aegina citrea... The bell is contracted for movement as it comes towards us
Nice one!! I would think it is a #rocketship #thimble
this is likely a #lobate #ctenophore, lobes on the bottom... Ocyropsis maculata.. a little odd looking though on the aboral end
hmm, i think it is a larval lobate#ctenophore, nearly a juvenile... the portion on the top-ish left may be something behind it
hard to say, but it is likely a larval lobate ctenophore, going into the frame as well... the lobate larva have cydippid-like tentacles
this may actually be a Charistephane fugiens going directly into the frame!! They are very rare, and are beautiful when you see the side on
the ctene rows are about 1/2 the body length and the meridional canals are equal in length and nearly the length of the body
Ok for sure!! I will take a look in a bit... so impressed with your ctenophore collection... these are some wonderful finds! ( =
The slightly rounded aboral pole, the long, unbranching tentacle, and the length of the ctene rows help ID this guy
I will do a post sometime soon on all the species and life stages of ctenophores in the data set... There are 13 or so ( =
You are amazing with your ctenophores Zuz!! I bet most people classified this as a beroe, not a #cydippid
Woa!! Haeckelia would be my assertion as well, with one tentacle extended/visible, but am not used to seeing them of this size!
Wow!!! It looks like Ocyropsis maculata, probably just after closing it's lobes on some unlucky prey!
Hey, nice one!! This is Haeckelia beehleri, probably the biggest I have seen! They are usually much smaller and subsequently much darker
I will check now! This may be a newly budding physonect sipho,not just a fragment.Think I c a pneumatophore & zooids bud on stem from there
np, me too ( = Feel free to send me any other images you are curious about !
to the other scientists, see what they think! thanks for letting me know about these guys, very cool and strange ( =
or a fragment of a sipho.. might be nectophores/swimming bells. Otherwise I would say some strange protist colony. I will forward this guy
very strange!! I don't think it is a ctenophore. The other images you posted with the faint tentacles make me think it might be a sipho
It is great to be scrutinizing medusa with you again zuz ( =
I think it may be some prey item it captured. this one is a really cool find! if I am seeing it correctly
haha kind of looks like a pair of eyes and a big nose ( =
hard to say. it may be a #rocketship #thimble with the bell directed into the frame. i also see a couple #copepod and #larvacean. Sweet!
for sure! the larvacean is exterior to the house head directed towards it. you can see the house is fresh because it is not full of debris
you are totally right!! i was too hasty, that is definitely a flat top. Saw the round shape due to the contracting bell; out of practice!
yup for sure! two solitary protists. no need to mark them... i see the capsomere though, hadnt thought about that haha
the symmetry and intersection of the tentacles make it look like it is the outline of a lobate-type body, but is just tricking us!!
thanks yshish! ( = It was hard for me to see too. the bell is on the bottom right. the tentacles are curled above it toward the upper left
nice catch! looks like a feeding display to me too!
what an odd one! those appendages could be the parapodia of a polychaete worm, though i don't see body segments. an arthropod of some sort?
a strange one indeed! i think it is likely a #protist colony and not a polychaete...
this one is great! it is a mertensid ctenophore (a cydippid). I wonder why only one tentacle is extended? waving HI perhaps??
nice! that larvacean is building a house. the #medusa is a #morethanfourtentacles
hard to tell with the guy in the middle. could be a #rocketship #thimble. The one on the bottom right is definitely a #rocketship #triangle
hey! this one is really neat! i think those are tentacles going to the upper left. a #medusa #morethanfourtentacles feeding #behavior ??
yes for sure !
Awesome !!! Cydippid behavior for sure, this guy is Hormiphora californiensis and he is on the hunt !
it could be a flattened out #thalasso, or #marinesnow. Good chance it is the elusive thalasso tho !
i would say the lower portion looks like the carapace of a #shrimp ! totally see what you mean though
i think thimble is on point !
either an out of focus lobate or juvenile thalasso (likely) or a discarded larvacean house
odd looking guy! either a protist, or a medusa with the oral side facing directly at us
Wow !!! = D
Yes for sure behavior ! This Mertensid cydippid #ctenophore is likely on the hunt !!
Cool find ! Perfect capture of radiolarians = )
This #copepod is likely up to something !! Could just be cruising tho (likely). Nice find !
Could very well be ! It may be a #thimble tho
#FFF !!
Yes I think so !! There is a chance it could be a juvenile #Thalasso, but very hard to say with it being so opaque
Pretty certain it is #radiolarian #colony
I think thimble too! With debris on/around it
I would say radiolarian
Yes for sure !! Too bad you can't see the body here...
Nice Catch !
= )
Haha it does look like one ! weird one... maybe a medusa or a larvacean? maybe something 'blebbing'?
Could be overlapping something! Or perhaps those are 'spicules' produced by the protist itself
Haaha, this one is all stretched out... it does look spooky !!
I would say protist; radiolarians are specific protists but don't think we can make that specific ID here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nBY1FnSgPI Hahah ??
We have a couple posts published about ctenophores. I will definitely do a more thorough post about the 9+ species found in this data ( ;
Hahaha, awesome !! I have got to do some research on shark excrement ( ;
Awesome! This is a mertensid #ctenophore! Their tentacles are very finely branching and are used to hunt !
My guess would be marine snow (maybe another shark poop haha--remember that?). Very small chance it is a beroida
Yes for sure! Notice the striations in the frame--due to temp/salinity changes! Is a really cool effect IMO
Wow, must be a freshly made house !
the one on the upper right? I think it may just be bent inward, overlapping itself. the medusa on the right def is up to something !! ( ;
It may be a smaller #solmaris ... potential #behavior
I think so !! Awesome find #FFF
I think that is a good guess !!
that #solmaris looks like a threatening friend!
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artjan01/oiko.html
this is so in focus! pretty awesome
Nice !
Yes, definitely. likely a Haeckelia sp
the larvacean house is dual portioned i think, an inner portion and an outer portion. they can be quite transparent when fresh and the...
outer portion of the house is usually more transparent in general. thelines could be the collecting portions, with varying amounts of debris
#behavior
really cool! it could be a very large, surrounding larvacean house as cguigand said. my first instinct was tentacles, but proly is not
apparently not. they are bringing out the heavy artillery lately. big, clear, beautiful finds!
yes i think so. but there may be many types of protists we are encountering, but definitely a safe bet
Awesome !!!! #behavior
you guys are all over these salps lately = )
a weird one. part of me thinks larvacean, but not sure
Really cool, for sure! #FFF
hmmm, perhaps, but is likely just a #larvacean
Yup, i would think so
very hard to say. it is either a very large, solitary #protist, or a #lobate ctenophore viewed at an angle making it appear spherical
The shrimp can be misleading when its body is so opaque but the 'fin' appears transparent
Holy moly! My guess would be #salp
Wow!! Beautiful! FFF for sure
i asked adam about one very similiar to this and he said it was likely a #shrimp in the escape posture from a view behind the carapace
awesome! the tentacles are retracted here
cool view! that object behind the carapace may be something behind or that some of its "legs" are contorted behind it
No idea haha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anostraca
Definitely a shrimp! To me it looks like a "fairy shrimp" but I am not a crustacean expert
Yup, for sure
I am not sure... Looks like two gelatinous guys next to each other... very good chance they are both alive
Cool ! They are both Hormiphora californiensis
I would guess that too !
The one bottom right? Very hard to say with all the #marinesnow. Could be an #arrowworm or a #larvacean... Anyone else have an opinion?
Cool #FFF. If I were to hazard a guess, those little bubbles are new individual protists being formed
It does look like a shrimp. Small chance it could be some other Family of crustacean tho
NP as always = D
Awesome !! Definitely a #thalasso!! Fromo the rigid, closed orientation looks like that guy just nabbed some food! Definitely FFF
hmm, I think #pteropod
Awesome!! #behavior, looks like larvacean + house is on the menu
I think #triangle, with the end of the tail bent. They tend to be quite variable, I think due to their 'colonial' nature
Hmm, interesting one!! Either overlap, or that is the #house being built. Either way, does appear the larvacean is making a house
#FFF
Wow, it does look the top of a #squid! Will ask about this one too
looks like a fragment of a #siphonophore
Wow, crash bang! Could be asexual budding! #behavior
I think it is a #morethanfourtentacles. The bell/'nectophore' is rounder on the top and the tentacles are ragged, not rigid
This is beautiful ! Great find, saving it to my collection. I think it is safe to say this will be in the next FFF post = )
Maybe, the 'caudal' fin looks like it!!! Will ask Adam!
Party !!! #FFF
hmm, me neither! but i think it is likely a #shrimp in the escape posture. will try to get clarification from Adam on this
haha, maybe he stole a cookie from the cookie jar = )
thanks phfi3 #FFF
this is really cool looking!! #FFF
i think #thalasso!!
hmm, tricky!! that looks most like a shrimp to me, but could be gelatinous. not enough of the one bottom left to kno, but likely arrow worm
my guess would be multiple solitary protists as well
i think pteropod too, but hard to know when it appears so opaque
I am not the medusa expert, but I think more than 4 tentacles... like they solmaris they use the bell (nectophore) to 'swim'
Nice!!! #FFF #behavior
Haha, nice, that polychaete looks chubby!
the texture on the left side makes me think it is a #protist, but cannot be certain.
haha no worries! glad to help. i was on vacation for 2 and a half weeks and am back now to help out = )
It might be... could just be a fragment of a sipho, or marine snow (likely originating from a sipho). neat!
WOW!! Definitely! Awesome... #behavior
hmmm.. probably a sipho, my guess would be corncob as well. phew, you've got some tricky ones for me ! ; )
i think #pteropod oriented away from us
perhaps they are both thimble sipho's, decaying and collecting debris as cedric mentioned. interesting!! hope cedric takes a look
those are the ctenes of beroida... concentrated on the head and usually quite large
hmmmmm, maybe a pteropod? coming at us... very hard to tell
the tentacles may appear that way because it has not begun asexual budding.. just a guess
I would say #thimble as well !
haha, sweet! Definitely. The bell is more contracted in the other one
I think so! it may be a very small #sipho #corncob
Wow, great one #FFF
It is a #beroida, nice!!
nearly impossible to tell. i would guess a #sipho fragment
could be a polychaete, but my guess would be #protist colony-- maybe radiolarian
hmm, my guess would be #rocketship #thimble
NP! I think #protist colony
hmm, cool! i think it is a very transparent #thalasso, with the bell contracted towards us.. awesome!
either a very small medusa, or some arthropod (bug)
i agree with Siiw... it might be a 4tentacle tho... hopefully another scientist will check this out
hmm, very hard to tell. i think it is likely a large #protist colony, but it could be a lobate too
i think #cestida from an overhead view
i think feeding #behavior! looks like it nabbed a #shrimp! #FFF
o gosh! body is cydippid like in shape, but the texture is not. could be some strange medusa, but honestly clueless on this one !! haha
strange! t is likely a #medusa, perhaps morethan4tentacles...but what is that weird, transparent appendage? overlap? can only see a little
i think #thalasso !!!
i agree with dorothy; a #cestida !! looks like this one is not having a good time ; )
np! I think the triangle is a pretty safe bet, but you never know with some of these
Wow!! i think it is likely a #lobate that has been distorted. very cool, very weird !!
Nice, fsho! the two long tentacles are very helpful in ID, but sometimes they are retracted. The body is transparent with a bold interior
weird! i think it is likely a lobate or a thalasso that has been scrambled by contact/proximity to isiis
really neat. might be a protist, a very "young" medusae, or an arthropod as you suggested. cool!
haha, i am happy you guys have so much material on deck for me = )
Hmm, my guess would be a strange #rocketship #triangle... as cguigand said very opaque and a big "head," but wud b my guess : )
Wow! it might be as yshish said, but it is likely the tentacle of a #sipho with asexually produced zooids!! really really
it is a #cydippid #ctenophore... very hard find, nice!! it is a Haeckelia sp.
well i thank you for your good luck then ( ;
sweet ! thanks for the salp
They are likely the same species... good eye!
its bell is rigid and bent inward like wings
Your Favorite !!! #Thalasso = )
he did ! that is the object to the left of it = )
yshish, did you see the new blog post? i mention you in it ; )
it seems that way! likely asexual reproduction --blebbing
very hard to say. it might be a #medusa #goblet with a very tightly contracted bell, but i am not certain
looks a lovers quarrel ; )
haha, this one is great! #FFF
looks like that guy is on the move !
very cute ! i think it is a #pteropod
i am not either. could be a #medusa or #sipho ... tricky bugger !
i actually think this is a larval #fish !!! The appendages are why i assert this--looks like fins. awesome = )
it is likely a #lobate... seems like this one is going through puberty-- haha, just entered the adult stage
yes it definitely is a salp -- Ritteriella retracta. I am very happy to be back ( =
Really glad to be back on the portal and see this ( =
WOWOWOWOWOWOWO!!!!!! Definitely using this one for tomorrows FFF post. Thanks Yshish, this is an incredible find!
hard to say... likely a fragment of a siphonophore
haha! I think the solitarty radiolarians in these colonial chains need a little personal space ; )
I would think larvacean house(s) as well
yes a pteropod
yes, a lobate
definitely a larval lobate, nice catch
Wow, beautiful #FFF
it may be a small/young pteropod imo
hmm, i would think a shrimp with its tail tucked under and splayed out antennae
I think it is one of the 'narcomedusae' but i am not a 'cnidarian' / 'scyphozoan' expert at all. hopefully jessica will check this out
Yes, for sure !
perhaps the trickiest one i have seen !!! it may be a pteropod or something i have never seen !
BEAUTIFUL !!!!!
haha, weird !! is likely a mistake. We parse single frames into multiple frames for the purpose of this site
very hard to tell, out of focus and faint. it may be a cydippid
I think it is a crustacean/amphipod that is adjacent. Not sure a parasitic organism would be so big relative to the host
Hmm, this one is tricky... my initial thought was #shrimp
The house is very transparent when it is fresh because there is little organic matter caught by it. The house is an elaborate thing
This one is a beauty ! #FFF
doliolid for sure !
yes definitely, radiolarians !
hahah i don't think so
they are presumed to be hermaphroditic, so I wonder what is the correct pronoun... shim?
could very well be !! it does look like the body is 'closed.' it may be something beneath him too
Haha, I knew that would make you happy = ) Those 'ornamental' striations help ID him. I wonder what appears to be inside?
probably protist..?
Looks like thalasso to me!! Great find
there is a chance it is a thimble, but I think it is more likely a fragment of a siphonophore... strange/neat find!
Hmmm possibly. The feature on the right looks like #marinesnow to me. I dont think I have a strong ID on this one...
Awesome !!
hmm, me neither! there is a small chance it is a larval lobate
thank you zuz, i would so much appreciate your input. hope the new job is going well. sleep well, and don't dream of giant shrimp ; )
if you still have my email feel free to send me ones you like!! i will try to do new species though.. looking forward to posting it!
i am writing one tomorrow morning and i will post it in the afternoon !!
WOW! #FFF
the abominable copepodman! haha
for everything = )
yes, for sure, nice yshish!!
yes, definitely!! sweet
No idea, nearly impossible to tell
scratching his head? haha... the solmaris often display unusual orientation of certain tentacles...for now we are scratching our heads too!
thank you zuz
haha i would hope so theoretically, but i think these @ don't do much to notify on the site yet..
hope some of the other scientists see this! @cguigand , #@jessicaluo ,@agreer , @dorothy_tang
lol so strange !!! the 'wings' make it look like a pteropod, but why so fuzzy? hmm interesting
yes Siiw, i think so! unless he is capturing the larvacean !! would be so cool
your collection is a goldmine!
yes for sure ! perhaps the same thing at a greater distance
= ) awesome
hahah, that siphonophore is getting all broken up!!
nice catch among all the marine snow
haha uh oh!! this is the best one I have seen #FFF
next to the #arrowworm, i am not sure what that v-shaped thing is...perhaps colliding diatom chains (phytoplankton)?
very likely!
i think so too!
http://www.panflutejedi.com/dan-bruner-tutorial.html
haha yes i see it too, on the bottom left
haha for sure! i think it is a mostly overhead view of it making his house
maybe? unsure about this one
ya, i am not sure! i think maybe a medusa of some sort?
so transparent!! nice catch
Nice one! #FFF
hmm, me neither. could be a very small doliolid, a very small medusa, or maybe something else!
lol, definitely stupid... only in America ; )
hahah = )
that is no problem. tag what you see, what is your opinion, and that is great!
yes!
hahah!!! there have been predictions that shrimp will become godzilla-like in the next couple years ... jk = )
you beat me to it! thanks yshish!
http://talk.planktonportal.org/#/subjects/APK0006xls
hhaha, you are scared of ominous shrimps and i am scared of little spiders
it could be a protist!! yshish had posted something similiar last night... will try to find
WOW ! i have the same question. So so neat ! #FFF... hope the other scientists check this one out
looks like they are about to fight! have you ever heard of the game chicken? with cars? not that i have done, but reminds me of that!
hahah, it happens from time to time... makes things more exciting right? goes to show how even hard science can be a best guess
on the upper left? i would too! good eye zuz
i think it is a larva of a lobate... a "cydippid-like" life stage. i would classify as #cydippid but #lobate is fair too
yes, i think they are called swimming bells...used for locomotion
yup, exactly!
definitely qualifies!
hmm, i actually am pretty sure this is not a lobate ! i would say #thimble...
or maybe it is one tentacle from mr unknown and one from ms unknown ; ) just playing
it is great that you are.. happy to collaborate on these unknowns
i actually don't have a title yet. haha.. something like -- the temporal-spatial distribution of ctenophore populations in the scb(location)
wow, this one is really neat! might be a single one where the top portion is going 'down.' we know very little about them
maybe not for long ! ; )
nice one! the ctenes on the right makes it look like a sweet hairdo
yup definitely!
nearly impossible to tell.. it may be an arthropod/insect of some sort but may be some jelly like critter too. don't worry about this one
yes! just waiting for edits. I think it is looking good!! says some cool things that have never been found before.. thanks to ISIIS!
i am sure someone will catch that #goblet!
ya, these Ocyropsis maculata are the most abundant ctenophore here. looking forward to posting some findings from my thesis on ctenophore !
hmm, u think it is a pteropod?
nice one! the lobes are making a 'kissy face' haha !
Yeah i know, the proportions of the body definitely change a lot. it is a colonial organism so that is likely why imo
: ) Awesome
ding ding ding! definitely... this one is pretty small, the lobes are up top
hmm, strange.. i don't think those tentacles are from a cydippid. my guess would be a medusa of some sort, but unsure
i actually think this is a (big) #rocketship #triangle
yes, it is actually shaped like a tadpole or a worm, but its body is all curled up, making it appear like a rectangle
wow, that is it, spot on
( =
my guess would be #shrimp
definitely #beroida! the ctene rows are on the right, and the 'mouth' (oral end) is on the left. Nice #ctenophore !!
Nice one!! It is a cydippid for sure... it is "Hormiphora californiensis"
hmm my guess would be a protist or some small insect (arthropod).. no need to mark!
that is definitely something!! unidentifiable for sure, but definitely something : )
the radiolarians may be acting as his cane : )
hmm, you've got some tricky ones today! i think #thimble, 2nd guess morethanfourtentacle medusa
hmm, i would say #thimble but may be another #sipho
i think so! my first guess would be solmaris, but too few tentacles... nice #copepod x 2 in the middle as well
WOW!! #FFF... this is "Hormiphora californiensis" coming right at us! awesome
hmmm... conflicted! could be, but also could be a small #larvacean making his house...
YES, definitely... your opinion is just as important as mine... all about the data from the individual, not what i say! : )
yes, haha, definitely two protist giving a kiss goodbye
if i were collecting this for 'ctenophore data' i might mark it as unknown because it is so hard to tell between the two
again, very hard to say. i think lobate because it is opaque not because of blurry-ness, but because of more internal structure
Nice!! I think so too... the 'ribbon-like' body is tilted downward making the body appear thinner... Awesome catch!
it is interesting... spiders and snakes are universally big fears... and that is because evolution... they have venom!!
i try so hard to appreciate, but i had a tarantula by-accidentally crawl on my arm at night once, and i cannot handle them much anymore
yes, looks like it... the 'back; of it's head is big and opaque here... it is a big one in general... nice find!!
Wow, beautiful!! Dorothy for the win!! #FFF
'overhead' view. looks spider-ish to me... spiders are the one animal form that creep me out... get away shrimp!
fatty!! where's the cocktail sauce ?? #FFF
or a big air head ( =
a lot going on here #FFF
that thimble sipho has a big head!
yes, to my knowledge... looks like he is going 'in' to the frame slightly too
again this colony is pointing at something! ; ) perhaps a small copepod ?
it is a #shrimp, i would say. in the 'escape posture'
Wow!!! definitely #sipho #twocup smiling wide at ISIIS ( =
Wow, cannot be sure if this is overlap or #behavior... so neat #FFF
haha perfect symmetry and lots of depth-wise distance it seems
great capture of a #shrimp... looks like he is stretching his back ; )
#FFF looks like it is pointing at that larvacean (or what i think is a larvacean!)
will have to check it out now!!
definitely a #ctenophore
Very hard to tell...it is probably a 'young' #lobate, but could be a blurry #thalasso
haha, a railroad game? i thank all the people that have made us connected via railroad...even if we are at the end of the world : )
#FFF for sure
i think it is a protist... may even be a radiolarian colony
haha definitely wasn't!! so hard / tres difficile!
Also, btw, the zooniverse team is working on translating the site into multiple languages !
That is OK! I am sure that the orientation for certain taxa will be very confused and that is OK. All about doing what you can
i tried with french, but my accent was too embarrassing. i hope to definitely; i should
hahaha! i am back home in boston right now, and all the fall colors make it an irresistible holiday! that and all the creepy decorations
Yes definitely a shrimp. They shut their tail close like this to propel themselves fast/escape. I think the force would send him bottom left
haha, i think your english is great! i only speak one language so i am impressed!! maybe from now on i will give u a 30 sec handicap : )
haha, phew, i thought i might be crazy! or under the influence of halloween ; )
hahaha!!! there will be many more time-sensitive battles i am sure ; ) love racing you (but only when I win!!) : )
I think so! what do you think? do you think it may be something different?
this one has the 'cloud effect' where I see lots of strange objects the more i strain my eyes. i can see a torso with a skeleton head haha
hmmm, that is totally odd! there is a chance it is a larvacean all curled up, marinesnow, or something totally different
Definitely! Great #rocketship #thimble... very 'pointy' haha
Yes, this is a #larvacean, curled towards us with the sledge-hammer-like head up top on the right. Nice one too!
Yes!, absolutely agree!! This one is near perfect! Great view of the wings. I hope we choose to make a category for them in the future
Yup definitely! They look like they are partying with those two tiny #larvacean ! : )
Are you saying hi to the #larvacean? ; )
hmm strange one.. that would be my guess too! curious as to why the bell does not appear perfectly radial/circular...
I have seen them before too, and have no idea!! Maybe @jessicaluo might know...
Yes, it looks like a small one...nice catch!
Neat little arthropod guy! cool find for sure
the swimming bell (called a nectophore), expands and contracts to move these guys through the water
Attack of the #solmaris!! #FFF
Haha, totally!!! Your favorite! It makes me happy when you find these guys. #FFF This one is a stunner!! : )
not sure if that is a shrimp tho. will save it! #FFF sorry being as clear as mud this morning, i need coffee and my glasses ; )
Cool! i think they eat other 'gelatinous zooplankton,' but they might feed on shrimp as well. this study may help pinpoint their diet
it is a #sipho #corncob, the core is a group of gelatinous 'swimming bells'
Very strange!! maybe someone else has a stronger opinion
That would be a good guess, but I have no idea what this guy is. it is likely some jelly, but maybe a large protist with overlying 'stuff'
Whoa!!! That is a great find! #FFF
yes i think that's it! i think the side of the bell is facing us.. we should have more trivia questions on here... maybe a lightning round !
Beautiful !! It is a #sipho #corncob ... What a great capture and awesome foraging tentacles... #FFF
because of the bell, i think it is a #solmaris... the tentacles are all clumped and disorderly with this guy
#solmaris mid-top
crisp solmaris! looks like he is casting a light on the larvacean... good night Siiw ( =
from what I know the salps that are similiar in size to the doliolids have internal (basket weave) striations that are farther apart
That would be my guess too! #sipho #corncob
the only salps I have seen are huge!! but i am no expert. We rarely see salps and will probably get rid of the category in the future
Happy to hear it = ) That is what 'crowd-sourcing' data is all about. Bringing people together to learn and assert science
That is likely a #larvacean on the left and a single #protist on the right. no need to mark the protist...
If that starts to happen, we can just say that everything you assert is wrong !! haha, just playing, amazed at the knowledge here
#radiolarian it is !
We will likely have some protist experts investigate these images, and perhaps have a more specific understanding of their appearance
WOW crisp, beautiful capture. it is definitely a colony of protist, but cannot be certain radiolarian with this shape
Got it!!! NIce find! The half on the left is curled out of the frame... You can see here how the body differs from a larvacean
But you will be back tho, ya 😉 You have been a great asset to us Yshish
Would be my first guess, but weird extension... perhaps the antennae are bunched together or it is overlapping something else
Holy moly!!! Tonight is the night of the solmaris !! #FFF
you are likely in a certain 'patch' of zooplankton defined by depth
Wow!! these solmaris look to me very menacing, like some pouncing spider ( =
Yes! they are the most abundant in the dataset... there was a solmaris 'bloom.' this is a beauty ! #FFF
tail fin is actually a 'caudal' fin
check out the pic http://home.exetel.com.au/eb/redfin/eating.html
at the end of the tail there is a 'fin' like on a lobster or a fish...
That girl is on the run!! We often say the houses look like pumpkins... these larvaceans must love halloween!
These 2 larvacean look like they are about to butt heads like a ram haha
this #arrowworm is definitely triple f material =) These guys are my favorite
#FFF all the way!
whoa !?
Wow, Perfect!! #FFF
it is most likely a #shrimp. i have got to get agreer to post some pictures of larval fish on the site!
my first guess would be a pteropod (sea snail/butterfly)
Definitely a #protist colony, but I am not sure... likely tho!
Haha! I didn't know Ariel was a #shrimp... probably the tastiest disney princess then ; )
I think a #shrimp in the escape posture. Those fin like things are the edges of the tail... may be wrong tho! #FFF
strange one... might just be organic debris or #marinesnow... maybe something else though..seeing the small image 4 a sec i saw a polychaete
that would be my best guess too!
haha, too bad ISIIS doesn't capture sound effects ; )
It kind of reminds me of those sardine runs with many big fish feasting on a ball of sardines...but on a 1/1000 scale haha
Really weird one... Maybe the back end of a larvacean? The exterior transparent part looks puffy like a cloud... hmm, plankton stranger!
eyelash tentacles as we would say ( =
stretched out and messed up like this.. The interior of the dome is on the left. very hard to know though, both are good guesses
Hmm, very hard to tell but I would actually say thalasso. The transparency on the right is indicative of th and they often get ...
I would say #larvacean with the head on the left curled towards us
I can't ID this one either. It may be a protist colony but can't be sure
O wow, really cool effect these tentacles create. My guess would be either 2 cup or corncob, but impossible to know
hahah, really cool! Maybe punk #protist?
Hmm, really interesting! I think you are likely correct. Saving this! #FFF
wow, such a beauty
it looks like a #larvacean to me
haha don't worry so much about making mistakes. your instincts are almost always on point, even when casual ; )
I think so definitely. That may be an 'emerging' tail, but this is a very unique capture to me
Yes, that spiky-ish blob-y thing is protist with particles in the water
#FFF This is a beautiful image
Really? So cool! Are the 'wings' the antennae looking thing...at an angle that make them small?
Pteropods? I think this is a copepod... definitely odd looking. Looks like he has on armor ( =
it is likely a smaller #larvacean as well
no longer ( =
That's great to hear! There will be many more to come = )
Yes, same data...we just 'invert' the images for aesthetic purposes and chop em up a little to make them more pallatable
I will definitely write a blog post about ctenophores, no worries!! looking forward to it. did u check out the new FFF post?
it means, yes totally a 'mertensid' ctenophore... a cydippid!
Haha ; ) Those are the 'comb rows' which all ctenophores have...they vary in size and shape species-to-species
No!! one in the same ( =
this one is my favorite: http://postimg.org/image/3lirgx7av/e264ab80/
Hmm, I think it is a rocket ship thimble
http://postimg.org/image/58uo1wevl/7b923f9a/
http://postimg.org/image/gwwzks7wt/
i wish i could find a way to post images to you guys...
he is really up-tight ; )
I am not sure on the boards...
hmm really neat.. it is likely an arthropod (insect) ! no need to mark
I can't wait to find one with the tentacles out... looks so cool
I think thalasso too! These guys are very fragile it seems and often look distorted in the images
it is a crustacean like the copepod or shrimp. I would say copepod is the best ID but it may be an amphipod (no category for those)
So cool #FFF
It is the genus... we know this is a specific species but it has not yet been formally described... pretty cool right?
Such a beauty
This solmaris is menacing!! Looks like the cover of a horror film and we are the arrow worm
I will save it for her. Maybe @jessicaluo will work too
Great find! this guy is a mertensid #ctenophore. When his tentacles are out, they are elaborate and beautiful
Haha looks like mucus debris or #marinesnow. Maybe angels are made of mucous too! ( =
#FFF ( =
He looks cozy... sweet dreams !
wow, really neat... I have no idea!! Looks like a new discovery to me
We really have got to take the Halloween mask of ISIIS ( ;
It is a pteropod, aka sea butterfly or sea snail. They look like they have wings! very rare and no need to mark tho
Wow!! #FFF
( = It is probably heading to the bathroom
haha i have got to get a shrimp installed in my living room ( ;
Haha that copepod definitely is looking like a plane...or perhaps he is superman.. coming right at us!
It is an #arrowworm...very cool
Nice! That lobate may be a pteropod (sea butterfly/snail)
Really strange! There is chance it is one. could be a protist with a larvacean or something underneath
Cool one!! This guy is 'Haeckelia beehleri'
Nice catch. There seems to be one on the right, blending in with all the #marinsnow
It is probably a #cydippid #ctenophore...odd one tho
Far out!
hmm looks like wings! maybe two #shrimp kissing?
Weird one! my guess would be that it is a #sipho #corncob
one is out of focus and one is in focus because one is below and one is above
Really cool, i don't think i have seen two #arrowworm so close together...and parallel!! are they racing in a swim meet? ( =
The 3-d texture definitely makes it look that way, but i think it is a protist with peculiar saturation, or marine snow on the same plane
Nice!! Maybe those two #larvacean are taking the #copepod out for a stroll ( =
i am thinking copepod but will let you know... great to investigate with you again = )
We will make sure of this...tagging it for later #FFF
So cool yshish! Definitely putting the puzzle pieces together on here
Hmmm... this new one now makes me think those "floppy-antennae-mystery-crustacean" were copepods...
The splayed out antennae are the easiest ID most of the time
I think most copepods use their antennae to move through the water, so the orientation of the body likely changes a lot as well !
this guy is definitely a biggie!! there could be multiple species of copepod or/and they range in size by life-stage
haha this neat!!! so close together and so many degrees rotation away ( ;
Nice capture!! This is a #copepod...a big one!! the antennae are long and 'bi-directional' ... he looks like he's cruising ( =
Definitely!.. this one is a 'sphaeronectes' #sipho (siphonophore).... really crisp!
Nice!!! You can even see the segments in the body
hahaha...how lewd!... that is so offensive to people who are blind !!! ; )
3 in a row !! = ) This one is sweet #FFF
that is a #larvacean overhead view making the #larvaceanhouse on the right...2 in a row on the board!
i am not going to say what those two protist look like... ; )
wow...really cool (and easy to miss) jelly! I think it might be #goblet #medusa but small and unusually crisp capture
Yes! the transparent tad-pole like guy is the larvacean and he is making a mucous house below him... nice one fsho
plankton in the ocean are 'patchy vertically. it might be you were in a patch of shrimp for a bit...they can look like fish..but share em (=
adam (agreer) is really great with larval fish. if you 'collected' them, you should message him to see
would be awesome!! the alternative is it may be a #shrimp with the tail tucked into the body and out of focus
hmm...so weird!!! it may be a cydippid but very hard to know
i think so... this guy looks pretty graceful !
hahaha!! i guess someone is playing badminton underwater ( =
nice!! it is likely a larvacean beginning to make his house
my guess would be an out-of-focus radiolarian, but could be like Adam said
likely some gelatinous fragment, or debris
really cool!!! a tricky one. can not be sure, but my guess would be a #cestida that is curled 'sinusoidal' into the frame
that is the #larvacean outside of the house.. weird one!
hmm, hard to tell what this is...larvacean is definitely a good guess tho
there is a good chance this an 'arthropod' -- insect critter. really neat!!
whoa, really cool...what a spindly crustacean
and if else, a cydippid species not yet confirmed... really cool !!
my best guess is they are a near perfect capture of '(cydippid)-like larva of a lobate ctenophore,' with the cydippid tentacle retracted
this is definitely a #cydippid. i have a few guys like this saved on my comp because they are so clear and so confusing
this shrimp is in the 'heyo' / escape posture ; )
Definitely a nearly perfect capture of a copepod...Saving this #FFF
Beautiful!! #FFF
Nice #rocketship #thimble ! Sweet catch, love the orientation of the 'bell'
these are protist, but likely not radiolarian
yes fsho.! the 'radiolarian colony' is the only category provided for protist because that appearance is definitely them
these houses are made (secreted) by the larvacean and are made of a mucous like-substance... lots of 'gelatinous' plankotn out there
agreed! the rest is probably organic debris / #marinesnow
nice catch ! #FFF
frustrating for sure
Wow!!! Beautiful lobate #ctenophore
we have got tot take that halloween mask off ISIIS!
yes, nice catch!! it is in the 'escape posture' -- the tail is tucked into the bottom...antennae on the left
nice finds within all this #marinesnow!!
very hard to tell between the two, but i am guessing this guy is a thalasso too
so beautiful...fff for sure!!
This is the largest larva of actenophore I think I have seen! Marking this as #cydippid or #lobate is best for now
WOW!! I think it is a #medusae #morethanfourtentacles, but not certain #FFF
O wow!! It may be some rare medusa we have not seen before...very cool find!
Hard to tell with this being out of focus and all those aggregated particles...it may be a crustacean (shrimp or copepod) in the center
nice one!! there is a HUGE one of these guys on the most recent blog post
Really cool!! I would guess that is a 'sea butterfly'/pteropod as well
Haha, the head of this #larvacean has a huge amount of organs in it, including those that secrete the larvaceanhouse. looks like a hammer!
Looks like the smallest one I have seen! the middle 'cup' is likely the bell that joins the two cups...tongue twister ! ; )
This looks really cool!! I think it is a #medusa, probably #morethanfourtentacles
Holy cow!! Thats a big one #FFF
Hmm, either a really cool cydippid or the "cydippid-like larva of a lobate ctenophore." sorry i say that so much, its a weird one
Beautiful!! cydippid-like larva of certain ctenophores... Those tentacles are great, you can see both branching in singlets into 'tentilla'!
definitely! and those fuzzy round guys are #protist... simple organisms beyond the scope of this site
I think radiolarian colony too! Looks cool ( =
Yes definitely larvacean, the head is on the bottom. looks similiar tho!
Ding Ding Ding...Winner!!! Your favorite = )
That is a #larvacean. The cestida is broader and more uniform. That shovel-like thing on the left is the head of the larvacean
haha i know, should make you think twice the next time u swig some seawater at the beach ; )
Definitely !!
This is a #shrimp in an 'escape posture.' the tail is shut tight to the body
It is likely just debris (particulate matter suspended in the water matter) known as #marinesnow
Haha, would be much cooler if it was! This is likely a #protist... No need to mark these guys
Cool one! #morethanfourtentacles
This larvacean relies on this foraging technique. mucous does not cost much energetically but the behavior is intricate and beautiful...
If you tag a random guess, i honestly am so sure you will most often get it right @mimuniz
There is definitely a ton of organic debris, or #marinesnow. but you see how those #larvaceanhouse 's are more than appear on camera?
But that colonial mass of 'cell-like' guys is a #protist colony. no need to mark those guys
Apparently those hammer-like heads are even more resourceful than a swiss army knife ( =
don't worry too much about the 'length' x 'width' measurements. if you can see something tag it like u mean it ( =
hmm... a beroida would not have tentacles or extensions at the 'butt' (aboral end--left)
Haha, we will attach the audio file with all the #solmaris honking loudly at each other ( =
Haha that could be the best description! But if the colonies were snot or something like that ; ) Have no idea what this is
Beautiful #FFF
Haha definitely! that little guy is getting stuff done
haha, maybe a baby solmaris and protist collided and threw up on each other...gross! ; )
http://talk.planktonportal.org/#/boards/BPK0000005/discussions/DPK000008z Check out the 1st figure,,, more than meets the eye ( =
it is 'blobby,' too small, and out of focus
haha I have no idea.. maybe if so I would be payed = ) haha jk
It is likely a young (juvenile) #thalasso... the 2d image makes it appear as a cestid ctenophore but i think that results from the 3d shape
Hmm... If it is #twocups, it might be the smallest or youngest one I have seen! i might guess #rocketship #thimble if else
i think we will make it easier to see the 'native resolution' on the boards soon !
If you click on 'right' click (control click for mac) on the image and select 'open in new tab,' it'll be bigger
but i bet you might now that u checked out this guy ( =
Nice find! it is so fresh/transparent but the orientation is clear..a lot of this distortion may be due to salinity/temp changes i think
pretty blurry larvacean... there are proly some clearer ones if you click search on the discussion boards
that is a tiny copepod! the object above is a #larvacean making a new house from an 'overhead ' view !
That #larvacean in the middle is beautiful tho! looks like the fetus of the chest monster in alien
Hmm, very hard to tell, despite how crisp he is. It may be a fragment of #sipho, or maybe something real cool curled towards the frame ; )
Very interesting, not sure...I wonder what other people think? Saving this one #FFF
I see 1 or 2 faint (newly made) #larvaceanhouse on the bottom... the dark center object may be some other processing of mucous house..
definitelty! I wonder what jelly was cruising next to ISIIS here ( =
Wow yshsih, totally my guess! A cydippid (larval lobate in this case) off frame with that arrow worm passing by
Literally the trickiest frame I have ever seen ; ) My guess would be 2 #larvaceans, maybe an #arrowworm in the mix instead..? So cool
The crisp thing in the center is a #larcacean using its tad-pole-like body to 'pump' particulate matter into the filter/mucous house it made
The #larvaceans? I see a big one in his house on the left and a little baby one up top of it. I hope they are friends ; )
These are solitary #protists.. no need to mark these little guys
KarenLK has got this one down! The one on the right is a big larvacean without a house, likely in-between houses
That is its #larvaceanhouse. A mucous structure used to filter food particles from the water column
The 'bottom' part is the head. It contains many organs. Kinda of makes their tadpole like body resemble a sledge-hammer, ya?
http://talk.planktonportal.org/#/boards/BPK0000005/discussions/DPK000008z
Yes it is a #lobate!! Nice guys! When the lobes are contracted like this it kind of looks like a balloon
O wow! took me a sec to see that too! Nice find Siiw
This is a #larvaceanhouse! The #larvacean is curled up in front of it, using the house to filter feed on particles in the water
i think shrimp as well. Nice!
beautiful!! #FFF fsho
Haha o wow, perhaps ! ( ; I see a #larvacean (overhead view) on the upper left
Weird!! it looks like a #protist that is 'budding' a new buddy. no need to mark this one. But if you see something, dont hesitate to mark
maybe just a friendly hi-five? ( ;
if i could upload a pic i'd show u how beautiful these tentacles can appear. guess we have to wait to find one ( ;
me too! and u can faintly see one going up left
It is likely a tiny #protist with spiky extensions. No need to mark these little guys
larval lobates = 'cydippid-like' ctenophores
These guys have 2 tentacles that branch singularly into 'tentilla.' Not sure that is apparent on this one here
Its a (almost adult) larval lobate. The body is 'clasped' with the 'lobes' facing right. Marking as a #cydippid (or #lobate) is fair
These sea snail/sea butterflies are so cool right? Maybe we will add a category for them in the future. love the texture on the 'wings' #FFF
Nice!! It is the 'cydippid-like' larva of a lobate. I would classify as cydippid too. Great one!
Took me a while too!! Some of these captures really work the eyes
This is a #rocketship #thimble
Haha, they wave their bodies to bring in food particles to be filtered by the house. Thats why they often look like this
That spiky guy is a #protist, perhaps a solitary radiolarian. Those thin lines are actually diatom chains!! They are very small. Nice!
Nothing to mark here
Yes!! Nice, that looks to be where the lobes are pointed
This is actually a #cydippid ctenophore. The tentacles are retracted. This guy is a 'mertensid.' Sweet find!
Wow #FFF
It may be a #copepod swimming towards the left
If I were able to tell which end is the cephalic end (head end), than I could say, but very hard to tell. My guess would be up top
Or, like you suggested, maybe an interplay of both
Really cool! Perhaps this orientation is due to locomotion but it may also be a foraging tactic. Can't wait to solve this mystery !
Very hard to tell because the "chaeta" are so symmetric about the body
I think so! Definitely a copepod up top (nice capture) but there is a small chance the guy in the middle is a shrimp
Nearly impossible to tell with this out-of-focus guy.. but it is likely a #protist. simple organisms that our beyond the scope of this site
I see the #larvacean inside the house (in the middle). Anything else organismal is likely overlapping in the frame
yes, definitely a physonect siphonophore/ corncob sipho
yshish is on the case! when shrimp tuck their tail into the body, known as an escape posture, they look like this guy
Nice!!
what a loving display of plankton affection ( ;
This is a strange one! It might be a 'pteropod' or a sea snail/sea butterfly. They are quite rare and there is no need to mark this guy
Yes definitely #morethanfourtentacles! This guy looks like he is about to serve a volleyball ( ;
It appears to be a #cydippid #ctenophore. Nice!
It looks similiar, but with much smaller proportions yes! ( =
Beauty!
my best guess would still be a juvenile thalasso. the interior of the dome would be facing left if i am right
adult lobates do not have tentacles, but the larva are cydippid-like (2 tentacles). even if we could see tentacles, doesnt look like one tho
http://www.dreamseast.com/Categories.bok?category=Hacky+Sack
beauty, #FFF
hmm, no idea!! a hacky sack? haha ( ;
the "lobates" of this size are larval, and appear like a 'clasped' cydippid with a branching pair of tentacles
most likely not. the thalasso is very similiar to a lobate as an adult though
very tricky!! i can not be sure
might b a juvenile #thalasso! the general look resembles cestida, but i think that is due to 2d imaging of a 3d thalasso
whoa! It is likely a tentacle reaching into the frame...but who knows? so cool
Perhaps the clearest one so far... Incredible capture #FFF
haha, thanks yshish! that was my first guess too, but chose to be silly instead ( =
Wow!! Looks like a huge #larvacean... so cool!
maybe those protists are 'holding hands' ( ; and keep in mind there is no need to mark those guys
I see a #larvacean (head up top) on the left and what appears to be two #protist with what looks like a silly band underneath ( ;
yshish and elizabeth are totally on point imo ( =
#FFF beautiful sipho... wow
They are likely 'spiky' #protist but may be a very 'young' medusa
Great one #FFF
Holy moly !!
#sipho #corncob
Yes, definitely, what a beauty!!! #FFF
The lobes are facing upper left, so that is where this one is heading ( =
Really cool! This is definitely a colony of #protist, that may or may not be radiolarians. Marking as radiolarians is just fine though
what an odd find...i have no idea what this transparent thing is...
awesome ( =
I think #cydippid as well. The body is a little distorted, but the tentacles make me think he is a Haeckelia
I think so!!
Hmm hard to tell. I think the lobes are on the right, meaning he is swimming lobes forward towards the right
charcinders, that cracked me up!! maybe animal was a physonect siphonophore all along!! ( =
Very hard to tell, esp with all this marinesnow! But there is a good chance it may be a young/juvenile #thalasso
This one is beautiful #FFF
I would say it is a #lobate. The general shape is not as 'dome-like' as a thalasso but esp because the internal structure is dark and 'messy
Very hard to tell, but likely so! Probably a #morethanfourtentacles
i was confused by this too! the lobes are only for feeding like cguigand said. Thanks plankton portal for teaching me new things!
all ctenophores, beat the cilia of their comb rows (on the aboral pole-bottom left here) to move through the water-this guys going 'up'!
looks like a pumpkin ( ;
That is a really nice grab... the 'partitions' of the mucous house are so clear and 3-D, amazing perspective #FFF
Haha, super cool! Right? That #larvacean is crisp and dead center inside a freshly made #larvaceanhouse
Wow, that is big aggregation of protists !!
Nice! that larvacean is gonna eat well
Nice one! the lobes are on the left
Weird one! I think the spherical guy is a #protist, which may or may not include that overlapping projection.
Yes, sorry for the confusion... a shrimp would be the best, narrowest classification of this guy
Really cool! I will have to brush up on my isopods then ( ;
Yes, those mystery crustaceans!! This one pretty closely resembles a #shrimp, even with the antennaes
That polychaete must be on atkins!
well than u have gained an eye for the mysterious and beautiful ( ; You get so many of these right yshish, it is honestly incredible!
what a beautiful #larvacean too! Great find
It looks like a large #copepod or shrimp, with the antennae curling back into the body
Those 'balls' under the chest (or carapace) do look like eggs!! but I am no crustacean expert. #FFF regardless
Definitely ( =
WOW! 2 thalasso in a row! This is a great example of how the interior 'canals' show up as beautiful markings in the images #FFF
Haha! You definitely have gained an eye for the thalasso than ( =
You see how the right end has a 'fuzzy' exterior shape? That is the cilia/comb rows
A way to distinguish them is that lobates appear more homogeneously opaque, while thalasso has dark, distinct, 'ornamental' internal lines
Thalasso are of a separate 'order' than the lobates, but are remarkably similiar. Really neat find
Very hard to tell, but my guess would be a #thalasso. They have a tendency to look malleable and distorted like this
The 'aboral' end with the comb rows/ cilia is on the right, and the lobes are on the left. So this guy is moving left. I too am learning !
Actually lobates use their lobes for feeding and, like other ctenophores, use their cilia for movement through the water.
It certainly looks that way ( at the end of the tail)... so cool!!
Marking these "cydippid-like larval lobates" (phew!) as either cydippid or lobate is definitely not wrong either one
Yup! that guy up top is the cydippid-like larva of a lobate ctenophore. I only repeat that because I can imagine how confusing that sounds!
Wow, sounds gruesome haha
Nice! If you agree than it is definitely true ( =
It may be a #larvacean overlapping some spiky protist... not certain tho. Neat one!
Crisp!! #FFF
Yes great one! Perfect classification for this cydippid-like larva of a lobate #ctenophore
Haha, maybe by-accident. I think a shark poop would be much bigger than this beroe like detritus
Our favorite! Why do these 'shark poos' look like disintegrating beroe?
Haha,disagreement is fun in this case ( ; I think Adam may right about it being a beroe...cydippids usually dont appear so dark. but unsure
Hmm, a tricky one!! My first guess would be a (relatively) large (Hormiphora) #cydippid #ctenophore with the 'aboral' end facing us
Haha and so does agreer and jessicaluo! apparently I was only so so correct at first. But that is definitely the guy !
An even cooler #ctenophore! I think it is a 'juvenile' #Thalasso !
Hmm very hard to tell.. It is likely a shrimp in an 'escape posture'
WOW!!! What a beauty #FFF ...absolutely incredible ( =
Awesome!! Often times the best inference is the correct ID. Great eye with this out of focus medusa ( =
I see a #medusa too, with the 'bell' facing towards the bottom right. this medusa is definitely a #morethanfourtentacles
but in all seriousness.. the scientists will definitely get a good ID on this floppy antennae crustacean !
Definitely, we will classify this guy no matter how hard he makes it. Narrow your sights fellows!! ( =
a tricky overlap, but i am going to stick with my first guess as a lobate...definitely gonna save this frame for later thought tho ( ;
The expansion of the lobes like this made me thing lobate, but some of the internal striations make me 2nd guess thalasso..
It may be a plane too.. but whatever this crustacean is, he is certainly under cover ( =
Haha, definitely adds some appeal to this guy. Super shrimp is totally valid, but I can't see an insignia on his chest ?
It looks like that #sipho fragment up above dropped a bomb on that larvacean house !! haha ( ;
so beautiful! #FFF
That is a crisp capture of #goblet! #FFF
sorry about my previous comments, but i don't think we are certain about the identity of these colonies
Don't worry about marking these guys. We are unsure what type of #protist these clumped up colonies are
Hmm, nearly impossible to tell. It might be a cydippid or lobate #ctenophore, but not certain
Haha not sure..but that crustacean looks like he is on a collision course with this siphonophores feeding tentacles. Watch out little guy!!
Great capture! You can see the comb rows on the right side of the beroe #ctenophore
Yes, I think so...the head is on the top
wow really good eye! that would be my classification too
Nice One!! This guy is Ocyropsis maculata. The lobes are on the bottom right. #FFF !
np !
I think marking it as a shrimp is not a bad choice for now
It isdefinitely a crustacean but the antennae defy what we typically see with copepod and shrimp. cguigand suggested it might be an amphipod
Yes ! Great cestid #ctenophore...nice find
The body shape makes it look like a shrimp to me, but why those two 'extensions?' Confounding crustacean!!
Hmm, odd one! It has the general shape of a 'blown out' larvacean, but is sinking fast like detritus... dead larvacean? marinepoop?
Unless we turned the native images by 90 degrees, i think so !
A fat #beroida #ctenophore! The 'ciliated comb rows' are on the right and the 'oral' side is on the left. Two in a row !!
it is all so blurry, (maybe disrupted?), I see the larvacean and maybe a bell of a siphonophore?
Definitely a 'physonect siphonophore'! #sipho #corncob
YES that is, wow that is a great capture! of beroe! #FFF I am so interested in what is happening a couple mm below
haha protesting #protists
The way the upper tentacles bent like that made me think she was moonwalking haha
Definitely ( = #FFF
Haha is that #larvacean a POW? Those #proists certainly look angry
Wow, really cool! What us he doing w his tentacles and feeding limb ? #FFF
Haha i think a fat copepod too... He is 'mooning' us as he swims away. Why does this capture make it look like he is dissolving ; )
Yes!! I think it is a very small "mertensid" cydippid #ctenophore. The tentacles are fully retracted, but 'plume' when are out
Nice one! Those tentacles indicate a feeding display
Nice!! What bad timing ( ; I also see an #arrowworm and a #larvacean lower mid
Looks like a #medusa to me too !
Very hard to tell what that is, but likely debris or #marinesnow
This is a 'pteropod' sea snail. No need to mark this guy, but so cool... So happy to hear it is fun to learn! The best things take time ( ;
Definitely a #shrimp. The tail is slapped shut to the body in what is known as an 'escape posture'
Hahaha!! That arrowworm looks to be enjoying himself ( ;
Wow !! #FFF
That guy on the right is likely a #shrimp
That larvacean dead center is definitely awfully pretty! Nice #FFF
Really cool! Hopefully dancing, maybe boxing?? haha
Haha, strange indeed! It might be two larvaceans passing each other by
Nice! When these guys appear clear/crisp, they look so cool. Looking forward to you discovering another ( ;
I see the larvacean on the left as well. Not sure about the others...Middle of the top are #protists, as well may be those other critters
That is actually a #larvacean with his #larvaceanhouse to its bottom right. Nice capture!
This is a #polychaete #worm.. Great find!
I see it. rest easy !
You might need to refresh the page on recent...
Really nice #fourtentacle !
haha i sensed the opposite of rudeness, no worries at all #FFF
Hahaha you were just quicker on the draw! ( ; So cool tho, you got this stuff down --or at least we agree w wrong answers
That was awesome !! (virtual) high-five ( =
It looks to me like an 'overhead' view of a #larvacean synthesizing his #larvaceanhouse. the plankter is curled on the left
The shadowgraph imagery captures transparencies and beroe have dense 'muscular' bodies. the guy in this frame is around 1 cm
Maybe a close up of a 'pteropod' snail? or very pretty ocean snot ( =
haha, maybe she is doing yoga? Those tentacles are really cool and symmetric tho. They use their bell (nectophore) to 'pulse' thru the water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xkNPp6mzzI Mnemniopsis is a lobate ctenophore,...what this guy 'engulf' him !
Yes, best one yet ! The oral side is left and the aboral on the right. The 'comb rows' run from the aboral down... #FFF
haha, fshiz ( ;
Are you planning on breaking ur computer? ( ; Plankton Portal will always welcome you... hope you are having fun with it ( =
Np yshish...always happy to try to answer your questions. You have a really good eye for this fsho!
I think #shrimp too! Maybe he is just on atkins ( ;
Nice, totally!
The apparent head may be more pronounced due to orientation
Nice!! #FFF
It is likely a #lobate #ctenophore...a juvenile one. Can't wait to find the most perfect thalasso...it is bound to happen
Yes! Definitely
Haha, #FFF
That would be my first guess, but the edges typically don't appear so 'ragged' or 'particulate'
Hmm, very hard to tell. The saturation makes it seem like a shrimp but really cant tell
Looks like a mass of debris and,maybe, some protists in the bottom left. #shrimp on the right
I think it could be!!! I am not the larval fish (icthyioplankton) expert here, but will make sure agreer checks it out #FFF
hahaha what a disorderly guy! #FFF
Wow really good eye, it does have the appearance of a very transparent cydippid but I think it is a #rocketship #thimble
Haha, ok I will do my best ( ;
Haha, probably the trickiest/most annoyingly confusing category, i know. But at least they look really cool!!
The 'cyippid-like' larval stage of a lobate. Either lobate or cydippid is a good mark; any ctenophore w tentacles i would mark as cydippid
haha, it looks like a #shrimp with two odd/unknown extensions... shrimp on crutches??
Nearly impossible to tell... looks like some severed tentacle to me, but very strange one
Hahah!
Weird! Maybe that top one has prey in its mouth...really cool!!
Yes, I think that is correct for both!
those thalasso are definitely elusive
It looks that way, but I think it is likely the bell of a #medusa
It kind of looks like a cydippid ctenophore, but small and odd looking...not sure...
Wow! #FFF
Nice catch
Nice catch! The medusa looks like its on stilts
Sweet lobate #ctenophore !
That is a single #protist...No need to mark this guy
I will take your word for it ( ;
It looks that way! The ctenes, or comb rows are facing bottom left. He will feed withthe mouth on the upper right, facing into the frame
Dead or alive, it would still be in your stomach ; ) Yummy !
the scarier part is that you might swallow this guy while you take a swig of seawater at the beach !
Underneath the head? I didnt see that either. These siphonophores can be distracting !
What a useful spelling error
How dare you protest this #protist : )
Watch your left flank !
Wow!! That looks like a Godzilla villain coming towards the bottom left
That is an individual #protest, Simple organisms that you dont need to classify
This guy is Ocyropsis maculata
Wow, truly is...this guy is Hormiphora californiensis
Btw, for some reason it says I am online when I am not...but am still checking up on these discussions
lobate ctenophores move with expansion and contraction of the lobes (riight)...so this guy is moving left ! #FFF
I have been doing my smiley faces backwards it seems !
Hmm, it might be a #rocketship #thimble with whatever orientation of the tail in here making it look like a mushroom ; )
Nice, that medusa is giving us a nice smile as it cruises by
I think it is probably a #ocketship #thimble #sipho with no visible tail.Just the bell facing us
Take a best guess, and if you are confused we are happy to try to help on the boards. No worries, just fun ( =
That is a #larvacean...the mid-body is all curled up with the head on the right
Hmm weird one... love the cosmic plankton 'background.' It is likely a lobate with the lobes facing towards us and to the right
Get some yshish !
Now its 3-1 !
#FFF looks like he is in the process of a backflip ; )
More proof you are well on your way yshish ( =
So the bell can look like this in solmaris? the tentacles definitely look like solmaris to me, but i was deterred by the shape of the bell
I lose!!! I am no expert on some of these cnidrians #solmaris it is! agreer and yshish, nice job you guys. time for me to sulk (;
It is likely some random, undescribed protist... Looks cool, but no need to mark
I see it as proof you are on the way !
The non-uniform 'cylindrical-ness' of the bell indicates this is probably medusa morethanfourtentacles. Hard to distinguish here ( =
Trust me, it is pretty stellar to see you and other 'veteran' users get so plankton savvy. Keep on going...there is so much more to see ( ;
O right!! Wasn't sure if you were just tagging the house. Got it! You are fast becoming a plankton expert yshish ( =
You can also see the larvacean at the bottom left of the house
Yes to both...Nice!!
Wow, strange. Nearly impossible to tell. It may be abandoned larvacean houses that have collected a huge amount of detritus
I think the left. Ctenophores use their 'comb rows' to swim, and they are on the right of this guy. The oral pole is on the left
Yes, definitely! These guys can be tricky because they tend to appear very saturated in the images
Yes, definitely a tough call, but it is likely a young adult lobate. The lobes are facing upper right
Home invasion !! Haha, but it is likely overlapping or 'underlapping' in the frame
Great one! #FFF
Yup! No need to mark this one
NP buddy ( =
It has a 'clasped' body like a lobate, but has a beautifully branching pair of tentacles as the cydippids
Hmm, weird one... It is likely the #cydippid larva of a lobate #ctenophore
Close ! It is a #ctenophore, but it is #cydippid
I don't think it is a ctenophore. Perhaps a #shrimp with the head and tail oriented away from us
Probably an #arrowworm. Do you see that clear #cydippid to its right?
That guy dead center is nearly impossible to ID, but maybe some small medusa with the tentacles rearing towards us,,,?
Hahah ya, and they are all concentrated together in the bottom left. #doliolid #solmaris #copepod #larvacean
Yes, wow great catch! I think it is a juvenile Hormiphora californiensis, with the tentacles retracted almost fully
It is a marine insect (arthropod)...so cool, but no need to mark this
it looks like a #ctenophore to me. I would mark this as lobate
Weird combination of clarity and hard-to-tell ID
Really cool #sipho #twocups !
Really cool, I bet there is something very new found here about protist plankton
What are those #protist doing? Dancing ?
A pimple? ( = Most likely it is 'underlapping' marine snow
Whoa! I think it is a #larvacean making his house, seen from an overhead perspective. So cool!!
Wow, a great one #FFF
It kinda of looks that way... I think it is some arthropod (insect). No need to mark this
Hard to tell, but I think so too! #corncob #sipho
Nice! #FFF
Yes, nice find! #medusa #fourtentacles
Cool !
Definitely #rocketship #thimble
Those are #sipho (siphonophore) fragments I think
Hmmm, this one's a stumper
Hmm, I see that too...perhaps Thalasso? Odd it is so particulate...maybe it is a larvaceanhouse?
Those are two #larvacean. Just do your best when marking size
Yes, a nice one too! The lobes are visible here at the bottom
Defintiely! The oral end (left) typically appears flat and the 'aboral' end is conical with hair like cilia (comb rows). Nice!
Haha yes, but busy with mucous is less fun than busy with arroworms right?
I agree w yshish, the tentacles look disordered and blurry from this angle but they still resemble a solmaris..he bell contracting at us too
Nice!! They are some of my favorites
Great #Larvaceanhouse!!
Perhaps an aggregation of debris/ #marinesnow around a protist
Nice catch!! #Rocktship #Thimble
That is beautiful! #FFF I will ask around about this guy... sipho? cydippid? This frame needs to be looked into...
Nice, it is a #rocketship #thimble
Really interesting! An overhead view of a larvacean house being synthesized might be my guess. Shows up like a cell-like organism tho! hmm
It might be a #shrimp paddling away from the camera pods
That is a marble to me too haha...nearly impossible to tell..could be a beroe or lobate ctenophore..but unmarked marble is probably best ( ;
Haha, that #copepod needs to watch out!
Hm, it is opaque and has the overall shape of beroida-my guess But am not sure why it is discarding so much particulate matter. Shark poop??
The cilia make the aboral end like fuzzy
Yes! The 'aboral' end is towards us bottom right and the 'oral' end is going into the upper left of the frame. Great find! #ctenophore
That very clear guy dead center is likely a #cydippid #ctenophore...Nice!! #FFF
Absolutely charcinders ( =
If you can classify something that is more important than the measurement parameters fsho
This is likely a #corncob #sipho
Never hurts! I see a sipho and you see a sipho, so it never hurts to guess if it is based off knowledge ( =
Definitely! The lobes are approaching the upper left of the frame. Great find of a #ctenophore
This one is nearly impossible for me to ID...it does have characteristics of a ctenophore, but why so blurry/particulate looking?
#FFF !
I think so, because a physonect / "cornconb" sipho would not have that 'head' off frame #twocups ( =
Neat one...IMO this is likely a #twocup #sipho
This is an amazing frame #FFF
Also keep in mind that many times we just have to make our best guesses, or decide it is not a strong enough assertion
It is a #radiolarian #colony. We classify these colonies but they are actually a specific group of #protist. We don't worry about the others
Yes, great suggestion. We will be adding more diversity to the Field Guide images
There is a #rocketship #thimble below the shrimp. The thing mid bottom is likely a larvacean but too cropped to tell
Good point!! Just keep in mind also that lobates don't have tentacles
#Arrowworm is chaetognaths a whole phylum of predatory worm-like critters. There is definitely diversity in these. orientation changes too
What a beauty, fff for sure!!
It looks like a blurry #Larvacean turning towards us imo
I think it is a juvenile #lobate...The lobes aren't apparent at this overhead angle
..especially because the tentacles are mostly gone. It can be confusing, but this guy is definitely characteristic of a lobate not the larva
I would classify this as #lobate. Lobate ctenophores have "cydippid-like" larva. This guy is well into the way of the lobate stage...
This is a #cydippid #ctenophore...Nice! Specifically it is the cydippid-like larva of adult lobates. Confusing, right?
It is a very nice capture of a #larvacean with a #larvaceanhouse
Similar to the one before. A #shrimp on the right, and a #copepod mid left
It is a shrimp with its tail clasped shut to the body. You can see the 'clear' spot in between the tail and body. Great find!
that video is the most beautiful thing i have seen... helps translate these images
I know right? I love these ctenophores
This guy is Hormiphora californiensis
Wow! That is actually a #Cydippid #Ctenophore...Best capture we have gotten so far!!
Looks like deep space
The clarity of this picture makes it look like it could be... I think it is just a #protist though...No need to mark
the worm? hopefully he will not be offended by being called that ( =
The guy on the bottom might be ! the guy up top resembles a small #polychaete to me
It is an #arrowworm! These guys represent their own individual phyla...and are bad-ass predators...watch out ! haha
Well you definitely have gotten it down by now ( =
How did you produce another beautiful/crazy radiolarian colony in such a time?? You must have great luck ( ;
Haha i know right? But the beautiful shapes captured more than make up for it ( =
Our current knowledge of #protists as they occur (in situ) is very limited. But these variable, clumped colonies are likely radiolarians
Hahah, don't make me talk crude about those protists ( ;
Wow a really neat #radiolarian #colony..#larvacean in the upper right and #arrowworm to the left
I cannot attest to knowing protists like this ?foram? but i do see a #rocketship #thimble on the left
#Cydippid #Ctenophore...Nice find!
This is a single #protist...there is no need to mark
O wow, looks like a colony of protists...a #radiolarian #colony
Your best approximation of dimensions...the measurements are a best guess, don't worry if they seem ambiguous
Haha hard to visualize.. These are #Larvaceans that resemble a tad-pole with a distinct, hammer-like head
Wow, definitely my guess even if it may be ambiguous! These clear, connected circular colonies make it look like radiolarians
C's ( =
When we write up data on ISIIS images, usually keen and confident assertions end up making most sense in terms of the observations
That is the great thing about this image "data" It is about being keen, having experience with the images, and being confident in asserting
The cydippid ctenophore is usually less transparent due to the fuzzy (ciliated) comb rows, and having tentacles that usually branch
Perfect capture!! #FFF
maybe a larvacean beginning the creation of a house towards us into the bottom right of the frame...?
I think it is a very transparent #shrimp
Wow, interesting combination of a clear capture and nearly impossible ID. Mark as you see it
Definitely a lobate #ctenophore with a larvacean upper right...Both looking nice
It is organic debris suspended in the water column. Pieces of dead things or discarded mucous-y things most likely
Looks like a huge aggregation of #marinesnow + small zooplankters too me
Cool! really helps describe the texture of the depth-wise orientation..the greater divergence results in more light picked up by the camera?
The transparency of the cydippid ctenophores have much more going on than in the siphos/siphonophores
Really neat! Is that what creates the gradient in the "boldness" off the tentacles?
I think cedric is correct on this one ( ;
Haha, would be a cool symbiosis! But I think this larvacean house has some unique features that you are the first to notice ( =
Hmm, not sure... I think it is a #goblet #medusa
great catch!!! the bell being not perfectly cylindrical helps ID this guy
Yes for sure! It is moving into the upper right of the frame
It looks like a short but fatty #sipho #corncob
I think this is this clearest #thimble I have seen! #FFF
Haha thanks, i love the 'pirate' winkey
( ;
I wasn't making fun of your english!! I was complimenting it! I am sorry, my winkey faces mean good things
I think so! Maybe he is in the process of abandoning it... Nebulolous thing for sure ( ;
Yes, nice, definitely the #triangle
Definitely a #Cestida #Ctenophore! These guys always show up crisp no matter how 'wavy' the body is
It looks like a #shrimp besides that thing going towards upper left
Yes definitely! #FFF
O wow sweet, these are huge larvaceans
Haha interesting guess! A medusa would still show up consistently like others even it is being eaten. Maybe this polychaete excretes mucous?
That thing mid left? Definitely looks organismal, but no idea....?
It kind of looks like a #polychate, but what are all those surrounding distortions in the image? Weird/Cool!
Definitely!! Really neat
This disordered gelatinous thing is likely just #marinesnow
Nice one! Definitely a lobate #ctenophore
Guesses are definitely np! this guy is nearly impossible to ID and I would not mark. If you see something specific tho mark what you think!
Great one! The feeding apparatus makes it look like he is licking himself ( ;
Hard to tell but I think it is likely a shrimp imo. The tail is closed to the body coming down vertically
Really cool! #FFF
He very well could be
Hahaha!
This is actually a #cydippid #ctenophore....Great Find!
Haha, that would be amazing! What you are seeing is #marinesnow that is oriented according to the physical properties of the water column
This is a #protist, likely a single individual! This guy is exceptional, but no need to mark
I also think there is a #RocketShip #Thimble oriented in an opposing direction as well. Nice!
That snake-like chain is a #radiolarian #colony...which are a group of protists. Amazing capture #FFF
It does look that! I see the tentacle returning to the feeding limb in the middle. Is that really a capture of feeding?? #FFF all the way!
Great find! You see the 'furry' comb rows along the body? Really neat
Yes! Great find #FFF
Hard to tell, but very likely
Got it !
Those extensions are the antennae are really cool. They mostly likely extend the sensory function of the antennae
I think so!
I think #thimble too, but very odd transparencies around the bell. Curious...
jessicaluo is our resident jelly expert tho, maybe she can further explain when she checks in
Yes I think they are carnivores of other plankton, I think even other medusa as well
You aren't wrong this time! Looks like a solmaris to me ( =
I agree, the body doesn't look a cydippid, but the two tentacles are a feature of cydippid ctenophore. Not sure what this guy is tho
Haha yes to all three! Maybe there should be underwater traffic lights ( ; #FFF
http://www.planktonchronicles.org/en/episode/pteropods-swimming-mollusks
Very hard to tell but, wow really good guesses. I am conflicted between the two as well
Great capture of the #fourtentacles with a contracted bell !
You will, trust me! This lobate guy is much more common than the thalasso, and usually appears much more opaque
Very hard to tell. It might be a medusa or a cydippid coming straight at us
It kind of looks that way with this orientation, but it is a #larvaceanhouse. You can see the #larvacean inside up left to bottom right
Actually, I think this a #lobate. Those numerous, muscle-like striations are not present in the thalasso. Nice find!
That's what I see too, the antennae indicate this guy is swimming away from the camera
The shower cap shape is somewhat malliable. They can appear 'loose' like this or rigid like a dome
Thalasso is shaped like a "shower cap" and is usually quite transparent with these characteristic, (beautiful) internal lines
The Thalasso is monospecific (one species only) group of ctenophore. They resemble and forage very much like lobates
Sure is! a #Beroida #Ctenophore
Can you see how its body resembles the saucer shape of a medusa? the "lobes" are facing upper right. Absolutely incredible find!
WOW!!!! Beautiful #Thalasso #Ctenophore
It is nearly impossible to tell with this one, but it might be a small, out of focus #cydippid ctenophore
This weird guy has come up before. It is likely some sort of #protist. No need to classify this fuzzy, ovate critter
It looks to be a #rocketship #thimble, with no visible tentacle
Abandon ship (house)!!
Really clear capture! There is also an #arrowworm above the sipho/rocketship
I think that is still an accurate statement, especially relative to the malleability of other plankton, like the larvacean
They are very rare in the images, and plankton portal does not focus on larval fish for now.But definitely post to board if you find more!
Any time Lounalune
Interesting...The thing on top is like debris, or #marinesnow, and there is a #larvacean setting up his #larvacean house on the right
Haha yes! The candle inside could be shaped like a larvacean
Haha, definitely on the same page ( =
Great one, with larvacean inside. The house resembles a pumpkin to me. Maybe he is getting ready for halloween ( ;
Tricky one, but I think it is a #larvacean
Nice! These guys are definitely more rare than the 'thimble rocket-ship'
This one is relatively blurry, but the internal structure of these guys always shows up great in ISIIS images
Great find with this 'Ocyropsis maculata' #ctenophore!
I see a #medusa #fourtentacles as well, with the bell contracted
Great find elizabeth
Score!! hahaha ( =
It is a #pteropod, a free swimming snail. Really neat find, but there is no need to mark these guys. Awesome!
O wow, it looks like something even cooler to me...a #fish! agreer is our resident larval fish expert, so hopefully he will confirm this
Hmm, nearly impossible to ID this guy. It might be a #sipho, or maybe someone dropped their glasses off a boat ( ;
It is likely an #arrowworm
Nice! And you can see the #larvacean inside as well. Great Find
Wow, beautiful capture ( =
Nice #rocketship #thimble
For sure ( =
The internal striations of the body remind me mind of a thalasso ctenophore, but it is definitely a #medusa #morethanfourtentacles. Nice!
Might be the clearest solmaris I have seen! #FFF
Hmm, very hard to tell. A larvacean would most likely have some transparency outside of the main body. Could be a #copepod
Yes! ( =
Haha, I think if that is a protist it will be OK. But maybe this larvacean is making a house. That would be a great capture of its formation
Hmm, tricky. But it appears like the bell of one
Definitely a neat catch! The orientation of this transparent ctenophore requires a keen eye for sure
Haha, it is like looking clouds, ya? Great find with this beautifut #sipho #corncob ! #FFF
Crisp image! That larvacean looks like it is is encircling that protist
I bet you have gotten more than just one right ( =
Wow! Nice catch. This cestid #ctenophore is curled right across the mid-section
Haha, than definitely red
Haha I would probably see that if I was a surgeon. This #larvaceanhouse looks like a heart to me
This guy is totally representing the hashtag. I wonder if red or white haha ( ;
I wonder what they are doing with those two tentacles always reaching out?
The guy mid bottom is a #larvacean
I know right?
Great find with this #morethanfourtentacle medusa! I wonder what the positioning of the tentacles can tell us about what he is doing
Hmm this one is very tricky. The "lobes" on the bottom are likely not from a ctenophore. I would guess it is some sort of #sipho
It is likely a #medusa #fourtentacles...the body is oriented into the left of the frame. Nice!
What a beautiful capture. Makes this 'Chaetognath' look like a fish
That is a great guess. This guy is definitely tough. My second gues would be sipho corncob
Beautiful capture!! #morethanfourtentacles and just streaming through the water
Very hard to tell what that middle guy is. It might be a #sipho, rocketship thimble
Haha these #larvaceans buy, never lease
Nice!! Definitely a Beroe #Ctenophore. The "aboral" side is on the right and the "oral" side is on the left
Wow, really good eye Ingolme
Nice catch!
Yes to that!! Awesome find #FFF
Nearly impossible to tell, but most likely not a ctenophore. It is likely a medusa that is too out of focus to discriminate
It is likely a #larvacean with the curling body overlapping itself
What a crazy looking #morethanfourtentacles
Very hard to tell, but I would tag this as a #Cydippid
It might be a #copepod coming right at us
Wow that's a beauty! Looks like he is doing a backflip ( ;
Good eye! Hard to tell with this one. It might be, or it might a small doliolid... Definitely not a bad choice
But if you see something there, don't hesitate to mark it ( :
Neat frame! Those circular guys are protists and there is no need to classify. The feature upper-left of the middle might just be debris..?
I would classify anything that looks like this as cydippid
This is a strange category because it is actually a larval lobate ctenophore. But in txtbooks this larval stage is called "cydippid-like"
This one has some strange guys!Cant be certain of ID but I think the thing on the bottom right might be marine snow. Could b a larvacean tho
Oh really neat! It is a #cydippid #ctenophore
Ingolme has got this one covered!
Haha ( =
...identified as radiolarians, so we decided to make a category for it
Radiolarians are actually a group of protists.We do not focus on protists in this study, but cohesive colonies of this size are definitely..
It is a #protist. Not sure which type of protist, but no need to classify them with the exception of obvious radiolarian colonies
Nice find! Kinda looks like a sideways question mark ( :
Hmm... It is likely the bell of a #sipho
Really intriguing one! You are right that it is probably a #ctenophore. I think it might be a 'Mertensid' #cydippid
ISIIS captures "shadow" of these plankton. Sometimes not every orientation of thin tentacles are capture in the image
I think so! Likely #medusa #morethanfourtentacles
Nice one! That rocket medusa looks like hes taking off into orbit ( ;
Its tail is tucked under its body. They slap the tail shut to propel fast through the water
Haha, we are on the same page with this one ( =
Nice, you got it down now ( =
#Shrimp
WOW! It does look like a really long polychaete. I don't know if that is what it is, (tentacle?) but definitely maybe...
Nice! Definitely #Solmaris
Neat! I think the 'head' of these guys look kind of dangerouse...like underwater arrow heads
I think it is a tiny portion of a #Lobate
I think it is a #shrimp with it's tail tucked under the body. This is called an escape posture
I think the guy dead center may be the bell of another rocketship oriented right at us. tricky one, hard to be sure
Seems right! I am pretty sure these guyshave tentacle sheaths for retraction of the tentacles. Not sure it wud retract just 2 tho
#Beautiful #FFF
Awesome, perfect justification! I would put this in the #morethanfourtentacles category
Good catch! I think I also see a #larvacean bottom left
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/05deepscope/logs/aug27/media/ocyropsis.html
...the body a spherical shape, or pressed together making the lobes look like the flaps of a balloon
They can definitely be tricky! Just keep in mind that there are two lobes (you can see between them here). They can be spread out giving ...
Nice! It is definitely a ctenophore. You can see the comb rows on the left. It is likely a #cydippid ctenophore w tentacles retracted
Nearly impossible to tell. It might be an 'overhead' view of a small larvacean
Haha, ballet?
It is a #larvacean. Arrow worms don't typically have so much transparency on the outer edge
Spot on, and that tail looks really neat
Nice find! It is a #doliolid (closely related to salps)
Yes, i think so
It is definitely a siphonophore #sipho, most like likely #corncob...Nice!
It looks like a #larvacean curled into itself
O wow beautiful!! #FFF
Haha yet another glimpse into the fantastic night lives of zooplankton ( ;
Haha great capture of this beroe #ctenophore / sea potato ( :
Really cool variation on the houses we usually see...nice find!
It is likely a #protist of some sort...
I think that is the prettiest one I've seen..WOW! #FFF
O wow a #beautiful one! #FFF
Don't worry if you miss some or put a wrong ID. Just try your best! It is awesome to see how much better people get as you continue
The larvaceans become easier to spot as you continue. They can be tricky tho!
I think that is a #Larvacean with the hammer-like head visible
Np ( =
I see a #rocketship #thimble siphonophore in the lower middle
Not a huge deal if the width measurement isn't perfectly accurate
Just try your best with this #arrowworm
That is a small #lobate #ctenophore
Hmm nearly impossible to tell. Definitely is something!
Wow #beautiful!
Yes definitely a #beautiful #sipho. I would guess it is #corncob. Nice find #FFF
I think that is a #larvacean. They are filter feeders. Neat!
O wow, great capture! Sure is. #FFF
It looks like an overhead view of a #larvacean making his #larvaceanhouse
Sure is! Nice catch
He is probably in the process of synthesizing his house. Nice!
That's really cool! #FFF
Thats a #Doliolid. They are closely related to salps. The salps we have seen are HUGE...take up much of the frame!
Thats I would mark this guy as. When the shrimps tail is tucked under the body like this they can be tricky. Great catch!
Sure is!! The clear captures of these worms are some of my favorite
Nice Find #FFF
The pattern of the internal striations help ID this guy
I actually think it is the #thalasso ctenophore. Can be hard to tell the difference, esp when the lobes are contracting like this
Good eye Ingolme, this is definitely some king of #sipho
O wow, nice catch! This guy is a #Cydippid #Ctenophore. It is a species of 'Mertensid' ctenophore that has been discovered only recently
Sure is! This guy is Ocyropsis maculata. The lobes up top make him look like a balloon imo
Nice find! #Lobate #Ctenophore
I think you just did ( = FFF is to mark something as a favorite for everyone on the board
but very hard to tell at that size
Looks like a star! i think this is probably a small #protist with 'spikey' outgrowths
Me too ( : Makes me think about all the things we can't normally see
Holy moly !! This must be #larvacean city! #FFF What an awesome grab. That larvacean bottom right is especially cool
Haha, he is riding easy... makes cats look inflexible !
Haha most definitely fantastic ( =
Nice capture! The #larvacean dead-center is clear as well
That is so cool! Maybe it is an underwater arthropod, or insect
plastic sandwich bag could be just as well ( ;
My guess would be a larvacean house too. it is curled towards the camera with a particle filled streak connecting the two edges of the house
They slap their tails shut like this very fast when threatened, and in the process propel themselves forward
I know what you mean! the visual is just curling antenna going left and right and into the body
I see a #shrimp. Its tail is tucked under its body and you can see the antenna going bottom left
That's a perfect one!
Cool! #larvacean #larvaceanhouse
Wow, beautiful, #FFF
nice #medusa #morethanfourtentacles ! What is this guy doing with his ragged tentacles?
Its body is like a fat shrimps, and it has long opposing antennae
That is actually a #copepod ! Nice one
The antennae are on the left and its tail is tucked underneath itself ( :
it looks to be a #shrimp in an 'escape posture'
Nice capture, that shrimp is definitely on the run ( :
Haha this #larvaceanhouse looks like it !
Nearly impossible to tell--interesting tho
Wow, crazy. I cannot tell if it is a #sipho #corncob coming at us or a #polychaete worm. Really cool !
Hahaha, what a huge amount of #marinesnow
Hard to tell. Maybe it is secreting a new house, but it is more likely a separate overlapping critter
Yes #rocketship #thimble would be my guess too!
Yes, that is exactly what it is !
Nice, #beautiful
Yes, you are right, it is likely a tentacle that is captured here
Wow, good eye, that is definitely what this is!
Actually this is a #protist. No need to mark these guys
This is a #rocketship #thimble....a #sipho (siphonophore) belonging to the genus Sphaeronectes. Nice capture!
Haha, it is not just you lynb ( ;
Nice one, crisp capture !
Yes, cool, they look like they are coming right at us. Look out! ( ;
Definitely! Really great find, that is how I know a radiolarian colony to appear in the images
Also sometimes new houses are so transparent that they are not visible to the camera. The collected particles is what makes them visible
Yes, good question ! They make, discard, and remake the house throughout the day
Hmm tricky one!! It might be the bell of a #sipho
Not likely... larvaceans use their larvacean house as a filter to actively beat in food particles to collect on the mucous house
What are other peoples thoughts? marine snow?
Neat! I see 2 larvaceans as well. They are overlapping/adjacent to what is either a colony of #protist or #marinesnow. Cannot tell which
O wow, #beautiful! You can see the larvacean below the house (looks like a transparent rectangle), likely beating in food particles to eat
Yes, these are definitely #protists. Not sure if they are radiolarians, but radiolarians are in fact a specific group of protists
I think it is a small #sipho #corncob ! Cool
i think there is a #sipho #corncob in the bottom right...nice!
It is a #larvacean on the upper right of its #larvaceanhouse
That aggregation of five spiky, circular guys are simple organisms called #protist...No need to mark them for now
Thats what I see as well. A larvacean dead center and its mucous house up and to the left...Nice!
Nice!
it is a #larvacean curled into the frame and seems to be secreting a new mucous #larvaceanhouse
Many of these categories represent jelly-like #gelatenous #zooplankoton...the orientation can be tricky, but you are doing great !
Nice catch! a see a solmaris with its tentacles facing left
Awesome, that is how i would ID this guy!
Great image, that is a #solmaris. Check out the shape of the bell and the rigid tentacles....beautiful capture
Cool, definitely an odd capture. It looks to be a #sipho #corncob with trailing tentacles...in three directions!
Don't worry too much about identifying incorrectly. Do your best, be keen, and have fun! My guess would probably be close to cguigand
Yes! #siphonophores can reproduce asexually
that is actually a #rocketship #thimble mid right
Nice!! I think it may be a #shrimp though, in an 'escape' posture, overlapping itself like a U shape
Haha, i think the cost of this scientific analysis might just be a coffee, maybe a pastry as well ( =
Definitely a #siphonophore
Good eye with a tricky critter. I think it is a #triangle #rocketship
Cool find!
O wow, that is a #larvacean (with a dark dark head) in front of his mucous #larvaceanhouse
That is probably accurate!! Thanks so much, and us 'scientists' will make sure to verify this method
O wow, awesome tip! Is the pixel count made from the screen resolution of the monitor and not the native image though?
A beauty!! #fourtentacles
Yes for sure! Definitely a pretty house, the larvacean will use this as a filter to capture food particles
Great image!
some #physonect #siphonophores can reach meters in length! this one is not that big (maybe 10cm)
nearly impossible to tell from the image. could be a #lobate ctenophore. thalasso are very similar to the lobate ctenophore species
that is a #larvacean, twisted like a circle
The diameter of the circular body is around 1 cm
Given the size of these frames, it is probably around 1-2 cm wide
i think so! That dark guy below the #copepod is really neat! it is a type of mollusc-pteropod- closely related to snails. really cool one
Yes it is probably a large protist, perhaps a #radiolarian. Thalassocalycidae (Thalasso) is actually a ctenophore
the guy in the upper middle is a rocketship thimble (sipho). That guy cut off on the bottom looks like it could be a #cydippid ctenophore
Nice #lobate #ctenophore! You can see the two lobes facing the upper left. This guys name is Ocyropsis maculata
i think that is a #medusa #morethanfourtentacles...might be a solmaris tho. Nice!
Hey nice #ctenophore, it is definitely a small #cestida. it appears like it could be dome-shaped but it is in fact a ribbon-shaped cestida
It is actually a #larvaceanhouse..Nice one!
Yes, beautiful!
O, but the transparent tadpole-looking guy in the mid upper right is a #larvacean
Yes, awesome, definitely #rocketship #thimble
Neat little honeycomb looking guy! It is a #protist and there is no need to mark these
ISIIS, our camera is sent up and down the water column--thus it is a continuous in one direction only and we break that up into these frame
haha wow, cool one. maybe this larvacean is a plankton celebrity ( =
for example, those thin linear things? those are a chain of phytoplankton called diatoms, and there is no classification for those
We do not have an unknown category now. The water column is loaded with matter and organisms, we focus on the major players for now
i think it is a spiky #protist. no need to classify these guys
the tentacles are for foraging/feeding. these hydromedusae often retract them while swimming
yes good find. it is a #medusa with the 'side' of the bell oriented towards us. tentacles are sometimes retracted or not visible
i might have to copyright marinefoam!! ( =
nice, good eye! the #marinesnow always adds a level of mystery to things
o wow, that is a beautiful capture! the fins are perfectly visible and symmetric
hmm, ya that one is nearly impossible to tell. it is definitely some gelatinous critter though... don't worry if some are too hard to ID
i think it is one larvacean, curved and overlapping itself
if you see the house and the larvacean inside, i would mark them both. great question!
they continuously make, discard, and remake their houses
nice one! it is a #sipho #corncob
sure is, it is a #larvacean inside a #larvaceanhouse
protists are a huge group of unicellular 'eukaryotes'..huge diversity. the group is defined by not being a part of other eukaryotic groups
that is a #larvacean in the process of setting up his house...cool one!
o what beauty!! #sipho #twocups
i know, right? pretty awesome to get to share these images with you guys
yup!! can you see the larvacean curled up in the upper left of the house? pretty neat
i think it probably is, but it is definitely some sort of #protist
there we go, thanks !
Those two lighter features mid left are a view into the organism between the lobes as it comes right at us
Haha nice! it is a #lobate #ctenophore
they might be, but it is hard to know from this image.medusa have radially symmetric internal features as well, but my first guess was ctene
What a beautiful capture!!
it is a #sipho #twocups
Awesome!!
it is a #rocketship #thimble = a #siphonophore
yes, and a great capture of #arrowworm! these guys may look simple and harmless, but they are notoriously voracious predators
the other possibility is that is a saucer looking #medusa with the bell facing away from us
hmm, that is a tricky one! it might just be a ctenophore...check out the 8 rows along the body coming at us. really great job localwormguy!
cguigand just posted an instance of 2 larvaceans overlapping, check it out ( :
i think it one guy, but the curvature at the mid point of the body makes it appear opaque. interesting and cool #larvaceanhouse surrounding!
yes definitely, nice capture! #rocketship #thimble. the branching tentacles are splayed out nice in this frame
what this guys specific ID is interesting: the larva of lobate ctenophores are cydippid-like (morphologically)--thats what this guy is
cool #cydippid #ctenophore. no worries, these little guys can be tricky --especially due to orientation
Great question. These are simple organisms called #protist. They are beyond the scope of this study, so no need to mark
haha it is, and he is definitely a cutie!! ( =
Ya neat capture! it is a #larvacean with a #larvaceanhouse
O wow, this ones great! That tail actually contain little doliolids that will bud and off and grow to be like this guy
it is a #lobate #ctenophore. up on 'top' of that guy, you can see two lobes pressed tightly together--kinda looks like a balloon, ya ?
o wow, great find!!
yes definitely! it is one of the species contained in #medusa #morethanfourtentacles
#beroida
Haha!
Great to hear!
Haha, it does look that way. It is actually a #larvacean and he is positioned overlapping the protist. Cool!
that little basket looking guy on the bottom left is a #doliolid
O wow, this is an incredible capture of a cestida #ctenophore... Great find!!
yes that's the guy! Nice! #goblet
but keep in mind that the measurements aren't nearly as important as the ID's
you are right, if it is perfectly vertical than it would just be a dot. but if you can see any angle try to capture it
for the first measurement, i would just mark a little arrow coming from the center and angled towards wherever you think he is coming from
the tail is used for foraging, i don't think it plays a large role in locomotion
haha, i see 4 or 5, but I bet there are even more than that tucked away in these cluttered frames
the bell of these guys are a nectophore, or swimming bell. i think they move through expansion and contraction of the nectophore.
i actually see two thimbles, one mid right and one up top right. also, can you see the tiny tiny #larvacean bottom right?
yes definitely doliolid in center and #rocketship #thimble...nice!!
maybe he's dancing ( ;
it looks like the bottom half is going into the frame and the top half going left is coming at us. thats my interpretation at least
this is an #arrowworm
yes it is a #larvacean...the head (up top) is elongate like a sledgehammer. and that is an #arrowworm up right it is just very transparent
nice!! these cestida are actually #ctenophores just like the lobates and cydippid...weird right?
i think it is #corncob kind of twisting around. these guys are physonect #siphonophores
this one is definitely a ctenophore. i think it is a blurry capture of #thalasso. they look like a saucer, this guy is going into the frame
o wow that is a really clear capture, cool find! can you see the larvacean peaking out?
it resembles a tadpole...the head (on the right) is elongated in both directions, making it look like a sledgehammer
yup, nice #larvacean!
hmm, that one is tricky because it is oriented overlapping itself. it may be a #larvacean but it is hard to tell. neat!
yup, that is #lobate...nice find! you can see the lobes pressed together on the bottom right. this guy is Ocyropsis maculata
nice capture! you can see the finger-like projection in the center of the bell, and the shape of the bell is a smooth dome
that is a #medusa #fourtentacles
the oral side is top, and aboral(away from mouth) side is bottom. can you see the thread-like #ctenes which characterize this #ctenoophore?
that huge guy in the center is a fat #beroida...wonder what he just ate(engulfed)?
haha true true, i saw the arrowworm first but defaulted to fish after the excitement of the find.. a lesson in crying-fish i guess ( :
o wow #letdown ( = i thought that transparent band up top was the external gut of a larval fish
#protist
Definitely is !!
yes, #rocketship #thimble
wow, that is a very clear #siphonophore. i think i see a #medusa #morethanfour tentacles upper-mid
it's tentacles are tightly contracted here, but appears as a plume of branching lines when expanded
yes! for sure this is a #ctenophore. it is actually a #cydippid "Mertensid" ctenophore that has not yet been formally described
#phytoplankton #diatoms
nope, i think u got it perfectly! #doliolid #withouttail
it is a #cydippid ctenophore, Haeckelia beehleri
#withtail
Most definitely!!
don't be sorry! if you are referring to the white, they are most likely organic debris=#marinesnow but you might see some baby plankton here
we will probably implement better tools for viewing soon !
for the images on the discussion board : right click the image, open in new tab...that will restore it to its 'native' size
the #larvaceanhouse is a filter for food particles. it probably is feeding by pumping particles into the house
yup, that little guy is curled up and facing us!
kind of fun? i would say it is a lot of fun!
it appears to me to be a #lobate #ctenophore with no visible tentacles. it is coming up and towards us. it looks like a clasp, or pac-man!
both work, because the larva of #lobate ctenophores has a #cydippid -like appearance/morphology. evolution always has to be so confusing!!
i think so, yes! it is a small #ctenophore. the #lobate category might be more appropriate, at is likely a larval #lobate
that looks like it could be a #copepod coming straight on
i see a very small, dark #larvacean in the upper left and what may be a #cydippid ctenophore in the upper right
i would mark this as #cydippid ...it is a #ctenopore
o wow! i think so. looks like the #solmaris is gonna eat us!
this image is mostly occupied with #marinesnow. The 'spikey' guy i think you are referring to is a #protist, or a #radiolarian
that is most likely a #protist, no need to classify these for now
nope, i don't think so! just a lot of parting organic debris or #marinesnow
that might be right! my guess would #lobate #ctenophore facing up, right, and towards us
it is definitely a #siphonophore, but it is hard for me to tell beyond that
it looks like a small #sipho #corncob
no, i don't think so
#larvacean, it house look likes its breaking in half as it leaves...but who knows what its doing ( ;
nice! #fourtentacle #medusa
haha, ya that one is definitely hard ( ; Keep looking!!
diatom chains are thin, and usually appear in images where there is a lot of organic matter in the frame. not sure what this, but is cool
this is definitely #cestida. Do you know this guy is a ctenophore? Maybe he got run over by a car a million years ago ( ;
o #first for sure!!!
very cool find, it has #cydippid - like tentacles (streaming upper right) and is composed of clasped lobed
this is actually a the #larva of a #lobate ctenophore
this is an ovate #ctenophore. can you see a thimble shape with the flat face aligning into the upper right of the page?
this one is exceptionally full...i wonder what it ate!
that is actually the #beroida #ctenophore
It is a #protist, and may or not be a radiolarian based off what we currently know
With the current categories,it would be #radiolarian
the guy on the bottom seems to be a #cydippid #ctenophore
Yes if you can. The 2 measurements are not as important as spying the organisms
it is #beautiful, and it is a great find. it kind of resembles a huge #protist, ya? or maybe a deep-sea lighbulb? ( ;
#rocketship #thimble
it is a #protist. beyond that (protist? phytoplankton?zooplankton?) we are not sure for now. don't need to mark and no category for volvox
definitely!
I would mark as a #radiolarian for sure! we don't know the specific groups of #protist that show up in these images yet, but great pick!
it is a #rocketship #thimble. the tentacles are not apparent or retracted, and it is just the 'bell' of the organism. it is a jellyfish!
#combjelly = #ctenophore
great find! this guy is Ocyropsis maculata, an adult comb jelly
it is actually a #lobate #ctenophore. The lobes (bottom-right) of this guy are pressed together
and nice catch on the #copepod upper right
Nice! That is a definitelty a short #corncob or physonect #siphonophore on the left
The 'line' to the upper left of the two #protists is too small distinguish but it may be an arrowworm, copepod, or larvacean
The circle is a protist and don't worry about them for now. I do see a #larvacean with its house appearing like wings
The feedback is you are doing great and don't worry about being unsure !
it is a #protist and there is no need to classify these guys for now
unless there are two medusa thimbles fighting in the bottom left ( ;
i see two thimbles, one in the center and one bottom left
the opposing portion of this #larvacean 's head is facing away from the camera
yes, it is a straight on view...awesome!
the only thing i can clearly make out here is a small, opaque #larvacean in the upper left
It is a a #rocketship #thimble
shrimp and copepod are both #crustacean. that is a great way to tell them apart--the antenna (whiskers) are splayed out in copepods
haha whiskered shrimp = #copepod
It is a small Ocyropsis maculata, the most abundant ctenophore in these images. The tentacles in the background are not from this guy
#Lobate #Ctenophore
This one is awesome! They are an order of #Ctenophore that has been identified only recently.when spread out, they look like a flying saucer
Yes ! #thallaso
this is a #sipho #corncob travelling away from the camera
O wow! no it is not a doliolid...doliolids are small and look like a basket...way more boring
interesting one, http://biology.unm.edu/ccouncil/Biology_203/Images/Protists/radiolarians.jpg
#rocketship #thimble #arrow worm #copepod x 2
yup!
it is fine if you mark it incorrectly. when you see a clear solmaris you will definitely know. cguigand posted a solmaris a bit ago
yup!! #arrowworm on the left and #medusa #fourtentacles mid-bottom. You see the smattering of protists in this image (3+)
but really cool to see you so aware of the orientation. it may even be a jelly, but i would leave it unmarked
this is one is hard to tell, because it is oriented right at us. it is most likely another #protist
o wow, great one! definitely #medusa and it is one of the #morethanfourtentacles
http://www.cmarz.org/species_pages/phyla/phyla.htm
this guy here is actually not an invertebrate and is a #tunicate. Tunicates are relatively closely related to us...weird right?
Besides the field guide, it might be interesting to check out some info about the general phyla... #cnidaria #ctenophora #tunicate
http://palaeos.com/vertebrates/chordata/images/Larvacea1.gif
yeah! really cool capture! Crisp image, and you can see the entirety of the body spread out. #awesome
its actually a #larvacean . They can be tricky. In profile the head looks like a sledgehammer--the head extends out in both directions
thats a lot of mucous! should make you think twice about swigging seawater at the beach ( ;
their houses are actually made of mucous, and act as filter to capture organic debris/food. they can make/discared multiple houses a day
there are actually 2 #larvaceans in this image. one in a #larvacaenhouse (right), and one mid-left
Haha, perhaps they are friends? The "lively-ness" is due to to differing transparencies captured by the camera
it is a jelly and it is a siphonophore
yes, sweet! the category would be #rocket-ship #thimble
check this #corncob siphonophore out...there are definitely some alien beauties below the ocean surface!
there are definitely some more elaborate #buriedtreasure contained in these sets of images ( :
there are a lot of small, simple #protists scattered throughout the water. try not to get too hung up on the little #blobs
because of the apparent, smooth circularity of these two guys, it is most like #protists, rather than a collection of debris ie #marinesnow
it might even be a phytoplankton (plant-like) protist such as a coccolithophore.
it is a #protist. this guy that is textured like a honey-comb is most likely a foraminifera...but no need to mark this one
and yes, definitely #marinesnow dead center
can you spot the #larvacaen in the upper right?
Awesome!
Productive areas in the upper water column contain a lot of organic matter. When plankton die, they sink to depth and export Carbon to depth
Yes! that is an issue that might be addressed with a #marinesnow category in the future. The focus for now is on the organisms. Great post
the #fourtentacle #medusa is a smooth dome shape
Don't worry too much about the specific number of tentacles. It is a #medusa and the general shape indicates it is likely #fourtentacle
Haha, yes blob is the correct latin name. The capture is out of focus, but it is most likely a collection of organic debris or #marinesnow
And the lonely protist on the bottom right ( ;
Yup! Nice!! you see how it is a colony/aggregation of tiny circular organisms?
these circular guys are #protists. no need to mark these critters
the 'bell' of #triangle is tapered much more similar to a rocket, whereas the #thimble is more spherical
the tentacle is coming off the side facing away from you, from what i can tell
close, it is a #rocketshipthimble with the bell turned towards the camera
we may include additional categories for these small protists in the future...neat find!
the transparent jelly is #medusa #fourtentacles. That circle opaque guy is a protist...simple organisms. No need to mark these guys for now
the radiolarians to mark appear like a group of circular bodies that can take on a number of shapes. appears just like the categorical image
yup definitely #arrowworm. that circular guy is a 'protist' of some sort...simple organisms that include radiolaria. no need to mark
it is likely a discarded #larvaceanhouse. this mucous house is formed to collect organic particles by the #larvacean
the #cydippid category is a catch all for a number of cydippid ctenophore. this guy often shows up with two long, thing tentacles
yes its a #cydippid ctenophore with its tentacles retracted. Haeckelia beehlri. Nice!
this is a #medusa #fourtentacles ...the bell is contracted and it is relatively small for this species
thats the chap i see--when #arrowworm is swimming straight and ridged like that, the fins make it look like a trumpet fish in reverse
#larvaceanhouse with a coiled #larvacean on the left
dont worry! orientation is definitely the hardest to latch on to visually. that's why it is great to ask on the board. have fun browsing !
the semi-transparent body looks like a ribbon, with 'lines' running across the body
It is twisted towards the camera. larvaceans=appendicularians, and they look like a tadpole. the head is a ovular and dark on the bottom
that is a #larvacean
its body is curved, but the bold head (upper left) helps identify this guy
this is a tricky one-bc of the caudal fin (paddle like fins on the right side) I think #arrowworm. curved orientation or overlap of 2 guys
Check this #lobate ctenophore. Ocyropsis maculata. Can you see the lobes (pressed together in this image)? Pretty cool internal structure
#sipho #corncob. Not having to compensate for gravity has led to some elaborate and beautiful plankton bodies. this is a physonect sipho
neat #arrowworm = #chaetognath, a phyla of predatory worms...these guys are ferocious predators. can you spot the #copepod?
Nice capture of #solmaris
check out this #shrimp in profile. would be perfect with some cocktail sauce ( ;
It might seem hard to differentiate between debris and organisms, but keep on classifying and it will become easier.. keep asking questions!
looks like an aggregation of debris, or #marinesnow to me. the water column is filled with particulate matter ... no need to classify
can you spot the small #copepod ? the orientation of the antenna perpendicular to the body is a dead give away.
Neat view of #larvacean inside a #larvaceanhouse. That little guy uses his house as a filter to collect food particles. Resourceful !
#copepod coming right at you...look out!
yes, nice one! rock ship thimble (sphaeronectes)
i think it one larvacean curled around (kinky discussion though!). they are broadcast spawners
the tail appears to be mid-flexion (the escape posture is the end result of a 'tail slap'; it does multiple slaps when escaping)
the trajectory of the shrimp, medusa, et al., look like some spewing creature feature out of fantasia
i think it may be a severed medusae bell (bell margin on the upper left)
i do not think it is a ctenophore.. and I wonder if it is truly ovate, or if that is only what we are seeing...
haha, wow, I see the comments below ( = great minds. watermelonis may be right as well
haha, I recall this one--i labelled as "coffee bean"--never was able to ID
laterally, feet on the sides (towards us) mantle to the right
i do think pteropod
the chaetognath looks like it is prepared to battle
the larvacean houses are quite bigger than you might think... It is likely just collected debris
hmm, interesting, it may be budding zooids from the sipho
yes, nice one, a feeding/opened up thalasso from 'up top'
yes, a beroe, just very streamlined... how graceful of it
ya nice find, a protist colony and a larvacean house
haha, agreed, there is a lot of 'debris,' it appears to be siphonophore
it is a tag for 'fantastic finds' to be used in the blog. this definitely would qualify for that 'hashtag' #FFF
those trails are part of the house/ trailing ends of the vacuum cleaner ( : Really great capture of the larvacean/undersea pump
It is likely a radiolarian (protist), if jessica is familiar with this type, it is a pretty safe bet ( :
I remember you had sent us similar guys, and I was saying I think they are sipho corn cobs or protists
hmm, it may be a small sipho, but I am unfamiliar with them at this size. It is likely not an arthropod (sorry for that
it may be more gelatinous debris/marine snow. it may have been disemboweled too, who knows...a gruesome explanation!! ( :
I think so too, gelatinous debris.. It's funny, looks like the pieces might fit together like a jigsaw (probably separate tho)
It is likely a larvacean; not a cestid ctenophore. (I wish it were a flatworm--platyhelminthes-- but they are all benthic or parasites)
it is not a cydippid, but nearly impossible to tell what it is with the capture
Really nice; it is a physonect siphonophore of some sort, I am not sure the species
hmm, yes it may be an amphipod of some sort; neat!
wow indeed! Remarkable find, yes a pteropod
yes, a protist
I will check out the other photos later today, for sure! Will be free to later on
but euplokamis is usually caught in nice detail (ctene rows etc) bc not very muscular
( =
Yes,without paired feature (I say not fully retracted tentacles) and inner features; top tentacle would make me say euplokamis would
Haha!! My 2 cents ( : Thanks for the heads up and birthday wishes; all the best Zuz! And I will check out the other mysteries today ( =
Without mystery “tentacle” up top; resembling side branches of euplo; I say dryodora. To be honest; I am totally unsure bw the 2 ID
usually 'muddy' up features at oral end
They have a ‘vestible’/pouch toward the oral end, and mouth/stomodeum curves inward slightly like lobate (here looks maybe as such)
Dryodora (glandiformis) is scarcely abundnt, but present. They r unable to fully retract paired tentacles, and usually appear as this.
The 2 small ‘extensions’ coming off the aboral end are too big to big papilla, so I am left thinking they must be paired tentacles.
and the side branches appear discrete and ovular. This one tentacle is thick, and the “side balls” (a term?) appear stout.
uplo tentc have ‘balls’ off at regular intervals (balled colloblasts). However, main tentacle itself usually is fine/thin
The 1 ‘tentacle’ up top does make Euplokamis (dunlapae) a viable guess, bc branching of tentacle-altho not abundant, they r present here.
Hey Zuz! ID is a stumper! I think cteno, but ctene rows rinscrutable and inseparable from what could be meridional canals at the oral end.
perhaps a capture of a post-contractile "locomotory" phase? saving this one, a great find and itdeserves further scrutiny ( :
Woa, this is so clear, pretty, and mysterious!! I wonder if it is a medusa #goblet with an un-contracted bell and contracted tentacles
Wow, is this what the kids call a 'photo-bomb?' ( ;
Sipho on the left, and a very rude, intervening #shrimp in the middle
Yes, woa, for sure!! Exceptional find! Super contracted/extended, thalasso feeding behavior
Wow!! Great find, wonderful capture. I am not sure what that jelly is reeling up, but looks like it had some success in fishing for plankton
the larvacean head is on the bottom, and the (maybe...) prey is above. the (prey?) may be out of focus due to motion. very well could be!
hmm, it is possible, it does look like an appropriate, fast, nab, posture
very unique, really greeat. that #pteropod is heading in for a closer inspection
..seen before? The smaller, juve thalas is more likely to have a matching morphology/and can contracting it's lobes in both directions/axis.
Hmm!! I actually want to call this is a thalasso, with a contracted the bell. Though, the indent at the mid-point of the lobes I have not..
the tentaculate-like (papillae) of the distant, parallel lobe is unusual and prevents me from asserting that ID. stranger, am saving ( =
hmm, not certain about this sucker. It does appear to be a clasped (lobed) body, akin to a larval lobate
Hormiphora californiensis heading straight for us, like a citizen-scientist-seeking missile!! Take cover!! ( =
Woa!!! Do you have x-ray vision? Are you related to Superman? ( ;
It is a, (TINY), Haeckelia beehlerii (sp)
yes, the bottom guy is a #cydippid, genus #Mertensid ! Can not be certain the blobby up top is a ctenophore... ( :
You really have a great eye for these cydippids Zuz! These finds are all great
hmm, I think the detritus is adding to the fuzzy texture, but it is a, small Hormiphora californiensis individual, a #cydippid yes
#FFF, the branching, paired tentacles on these guys are especially beautiful
Oh wow, what a nice find!!! the oral end is coming towards us making the ID more tentative, but it is a rare ctenie Charistephane fugiens
This ID is a peculiar one, but yes it is a #cydippid, Dryodora glandiforms
i think it is a larval #fish within all that marine snow !
#fish!! and a beauty #FFF for sure
#fish !! ( =
hard to tell, but I think it likely is a larval fish!
they appear to be large protists, (2 in a budding chain), beneath and irrespective of the sipho
yes, aegina citrea!
a #protist, but it should still be wary of a brash Homer Simpson
yes, a larger, broader, and rarer, larvacean species, Oikopleura I think
Wow, what a display! I think this chaetognath is crossing blades with a large foraging tentacle! En Garde!
i think it is likely gelatinous debris, likely from a sipho
will save this one
very strange ! it is not a polychaete and I am not certain what pelagic worm-like taxa it would be? it could be a large phytoplankter?
yes I agree, a #protist with spicule-like extensions
could it have been ingested by a cydippid ctenophore?? Saving this one for sure! #FFF
Very strange indeed!! the interior, dark shape is a #pteropod for sure. I wonder what is surrounding it, as I have never one having that...
chances are quite slim that it is an engorged (post feeding) beroe, or even lobate. wish he would have done us the favor of lightening up!
nearly impossible to tell whether this is a large protist or a ctenophore, due to the oversaturated capture
there is a chance it may be a feeding behavior, though I am not certain they are on the same plane
very strange! the blob on the right does resemble a (blurry) juvenile lobate (of Bolinopsis spp). I wonder if it is one though
yup, elizabeth is spot on, it is a #lobate, viewed at the oral end. blowing us a kiss? yelling at isiis? ( :
It is actually a larval lobate! #larvallobate ... is that an existing hashtag? if not, now it is ( :
hahahaaha!!! OK, bring it on! ( :
Haha, a species of ghost-plankton!! We need to contact the smithsonian right away !!! ( ;
I really am so sorry for the long delay. The finds are all great ones. Please send me more, I will be available more often now
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Yes I do see that! On the left ( : I think it may be an artifact of the imaging. Very 'squiggly' looking
Hmmm. An odd one. I do not think larval fish. It appears very featureless here which makes me hesitate to call it a larvacean ...
Very cool find! A #protist colony for sure
it kind of looks like an intestine here, haha! beautiful (and a little gross too)
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WOW!!!!! What a great find!!! It is a large salp colony! Salps are colonial organisms, that filter feed like a giant pump
Unfortunately, I do not think it is not an arrow worm though. it may just be some large debris. Shark poo?
Haha, I see the moustached arrow worm too. I appreciate your descriptions more than a little bit ( : Very much as I would describe
I see it as well. It does appear like a larvacean! though it may just be a conical 'peduncle.' Saving this one
A really cool #doliolid. The tail has many asexually produced, budding bodies
Larval/ Juvenile #thalasso !! Wonderful find, they remind me of alien 'UFO's'
Nice!!! It is a larval #thalasso . Great find
Whoa, a fat fellow! I think it may be a very opaque #salp
a strange one. Definitely not a cydippid. the 'hairy' feature remind of papilla, like those on the aboral pole of beroe
i think it may be a beroe, coming head on into the frame. Those straight extensions are ctene rows
wow!! that is a very unique polychaete find. It's body (non-tapered and maggot-looking) makes me think of the larval polychaete form
perhaps a near-post-larval form of a very large polychaete species? will save this one
haha the shark poo returns!!! I wonder if the siphonophore caught some beroe-like critter in it's feeding tentacles. Feeding #behavior
Awesome find!! Are those two #solmaris making out? Head on jelly collision?
#behavior
The, apparent, lateral compression of the body is odd though.It may be optical trickery happening because of the appearance of the ctene row
Hmmm!! A stranger. I think it me be a #beroe with the oral end coming towards the frame and to the left
Those dots may be #ParasiticAmphipods on some jelly. Awesome!!! You have found some parasitic amphipods, my favorite find ( =
I wonder if it is foraging inside a very very transparent/new, and large house? mystery!
convoluted #larvacean !! What a great description, and what I see as well! ( :
It is 'coiled' and you can see the head in the upper left
it is likely a radiolarian species
yes it does look like a large #protist colony, of larger-'bodied' individual protists. Seems to be two individuals in the diameter.
...the aboral end at ~45 degree angles with evenly spaced narrow/small branching tentacles. The body is most useful in the ID
larval lobates have a "clasped" body, with marked ctene rows extending the whole body,and paird tentacles coming off ...
a mertensid ctenophore. Larval lobates can be distinguished from true cydippids with much certainty.
#larvacean
it could be a tentaculate structure or protist colonies as well. Am saving this one for further scrutiny!
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oh wow! Is it associated with that nearly invisible ovular body to it's right? something tells me this may be a phototroph of some sort
http://static.zooniverse.org/www.planktonportal.org/subjects/standard/51d1be2f3ae74008a403046c.jpg The mid-body feature are lateral fins!
I am not surepredation. I think the anterior feature may be the flanks of the grasping spines! it could be copepod antennae but I say spines
beautiful one! the direction it would be going is towards the bottom of the frame. the propulsion comes from the contraction of the bell
...i think it may be another pteropod, but I am not sure. I will check to see if i can find the image of this guy, i know i have them
hmm... i have seen something like this before, with those tentacle-like spikes radiating out from a central point. ...
saving this, let you know if I can discern some organism from this plant alien ( :
yes, definitely really blurry, but I think it may be a juvenile #lobate #ctenophore with the view looking into the contracted lobes
haha very cute...it looks like a little plant sprout or something! i think it is an overlap of two separate objects
maybe something like a Remipede?? very odd, awesome crustacean find! too bad he decided to come straight at us instead of a full on view
maybe a stomatopod larva?? i can't imagine what other crustacean would have a tail that elongate/could flex like that...
wow, really odd!! looks like a crustacean to me, with the head/carapace coming towards us and the tail behind and off to the side
really cool/strange! i am saving this one, see what Jessica thinks... #FFF
i think the tentacles and interior anatomy (radial canals etc) are making it appear like there is this voluminous feature along the bell
yes, definitely more than four tentacle medusa! awesome one! we are in view of mostly the aboral side, with the margin of the bell in view
...with the telson (back/tail side) shifted below. really cool #FFF
the body shape is dead on. the perepods/legs on the flat ventral side, the smooth, uninterrupted curve of the dorsal head and pereon...
nice one!
yes the body does look like that of a large amphipod! though it is strange that you cannot see the body segments... i don't think pteropod
hey, check this out: http://public.media.smithsonianmag.com/legacy_blog/fleshy-pteropod-2-611.jpg
they do have a tendency to appear very 'flat' from a top down view...the body shape is reminiscent of one
i think that could be right, though I have not seen a pteropod with those tentacle/rhinophore like appendages in this data yet
i would guess that this is a #pteropod, but there are very few features visible on this guy. the shape does seem like a view of pteropod
yes, i think #pteropod as well! they can be tricky when viewed from the side like this
haha i know, so cool!! i think that would be the posterior/thorax portion though, if the id is accurate
yes, i thought that is likely as well!! the wrapped up body indicates is indicative of either filtering or depositing house
yes definitely a shrimp, just a different species than usually found on the site... #FFF ( =
hmm, very strange!!! my guess would be a phyllosoma, the larval stage of a number of lobster species.. so cool!
very strange orientation!! i am saving this one...
the 'globby' texture on the right side may be a new mucous house it is in the process of depositing
looks really strange/new, but i actually think this is likely a #larvacean coiled into the frame, with the body bent making it u-shaped
i see the dark central gastric pouch and the striations on the exumbrella/exterior of the bell
awesome!! hard to tell, but i think it is ather find of Annatiara affinis, anthomedusae, #medusa #morethanfourtentacles
really awesome find! saving this one ( =
WOW INDEED! to me this does appear like Liriope feeding #behavior!! it looks like this guy has nabbed a #larvacean with his gastric peduncle
try searching #lobate on boards and see the guys that were tagged! ( =
it appear like two outward appendages on the bottom/oral end of the critter. in general on the site, the lobates tend to be bigger
and also, the lobes used for foraging are visible, either making the body appear divided (think pac-man!) or are pressed together making...
the lobate species of ctenophores are in general more spherical than ovular/acorn shaped. they also do not have tentacles ...cont ->
yes this is a #cydippid (Metensid sp. for sure!)... the body is acorn shaped and there are two tentacles visible here
i will save the images of the opaque guys; see if i can solidify an id... sometimes though, these dark, featureless things are un-id-able
np zuz (=
very happy to help
if you were to tilt it into the frame. i think it is unlikely, but the thought had occured to me. i dont feel so confident about it now 😕
i know! i really think hat is what is going on, which is just an awesome capture! or else it is some new, strange cydippid(i dont think so)
i am not sure about that, the one you linked to had me stumped! but C. fugiens is laterally compressed and the shape is reminiscent of it...
typically laterally symmetrical
you can see the ctene rows running straight, in the direction of aboral-oral axis. also when thalasso closes its lobes like this, is not ...
It appears to be a larval/juvenile #lobate. You can see the 'clasps' of the lobes facing towards us and bottom right.
#cydippid for sure... i think Dryodora glandiformis
yes, spot on, lobate ctenophore... Ocryopsis maculata
yes, awesome! side view of a #pteropod
Haeckelia beehleri
wow, the ctenophore looks like a heart!
i think it may be a bottom-up view of a larval #thalasso
an undescribed species of Mertensid ctenophore, with the tentacles peeking out of their tentacle sheaths ( =
Hormiphora californiensis coming towards us!
nice! Euplokamis sp.
yes, it is this cydippid-like larva of a lobate ctenophore
the lobes are clasped towards us, w the cydippid like tentacles into the frame (=
Awesome!!!!!!! My favorite #cydippid #ctenophore
Charistephane fugiens; beautiful
Hormiphora californiensis
spot on! Mertensid sp. ( =
i actually think this was likely #thalasso (that had been a horrible train wreck)... i wonder if ISIIS played a role in this wreck... ( ;
some brittle stars have free-swimming larva though ("ophiopluteus"), though they look very different from the adults
super neat! those dots are just marine snow the larvacean house has collected
yes, this protist does look like a star! sea stars, and echinoderms in general, are on the sea floor (benthic)
Wow!!! #FFF, that protist look like something you would see in deep space!!
yes, i think zoea (crab) larvae
zoea (crab) larvae coming right at us, watch out !
yes a very hairy ("spicules") #protist ( = perhaps a foraminifera
this one is really cool, totally outshines the little protist on the right side
i would say #medusae, and i really want to say #goblet as well, but three tentacles? perhaps it is aegina sp. with one tentacle not in view
looks to me like the region has > 1 organism though; impossible to know with it cut off! maybe we will find the other half and solve!!
there is a super small chance that feature is the carapace of a crustacean (thinking amphipod).
woa..so weird! the striated u-shaped part may b the bell margin of a narcomedusa, (solmaris)...
a curled up #larvacean! tricky bugger!
i will link you to a clear find of Charistephane if i stumble upon one
hmm, not a fish, and am pretty certain it is not a pteropod either. it may be a side view of a cydippid ctenophore, Charistephane fugiens!
a side view of a pteropod is possible (though from the side view you cannot see their butterfly-like body!). not a fish though ) :
nearly impossible to confirm with it being so out of focus, but i would say fish! there is a possibility it is larvacean
i actually would guess this is a #larvacean of the genus oikopleura
perhaps the side view of a pteropod with the posterior portion facing up and into the frame..
hahaha 'fishy' indeed, but i do think this is in fact a #fish ( =
i do not think it is a fish, though there may be fish at that depth. it appears gelatenous to me... though very hard to id with this view
it appears to be captured during the non-contracting portion of it's locomotion!
yes, i think this is narcomedusae, likely #aegina citrea; a 'head on' (aboral end) view! definitely not a ctenophore.
wow!!! the shape does look like the outer portion of a giant #larvacean #house. looks like it collected shrimp molts? strange and awesome!
hmm, i am not sure, but does look like it could be a siphonophore (or fragments of one)
i see many small #larvacean in this frame, but that guy on the right is huge ( =
yes, for sure juvenile #thalasso
it may be gelatinous debris/marinesnow. while it is big i am not even certain it is organismal! an oddity with no characteristics to id with
it is definitely not beroe, and i would agree that what appears as a "tentacle" is not attached to this guy
juvenile thalasso with tentacles ( =
hmm, very odd..? i wonder if it is a radiolarian colony (two bodies) where the image capture was distorted on the subject?
#thalasso for sure!! they have tentacles present during their juvenile/larval stages (just like the lobates)! what a beauty!!
very strange! the body is definitely that of #beroe; it just engulfed prey.I wonder if the tentacles are perhaps from what it just ate?
very hard to tell with all of the marine snow, and the subject is out of focus. my best guess would be shrimp w the carapace facing away
yes for sure!
i have to sign off, but please feel free to message me any mysteries! and i will see if i can found out more about this guy ( =
it is the nature of this HUGE dataset...pretty amazing how much we do know ( =
it can feel that way, but keep in mind just how many taxa you are IDing confidently!! there r just a select few that are tricky
feel free to message me more of them, if you encounter them again
some guys are just not really capable of being ID'd! but I will see if there is some clarification to be had
do you see them often? i personally would tag as corncob, but it is not very important
perhaps a newly budding #corncob. cguigand had thought it may be a larval form of a 'jellyfish' but it is very hard to say...
yes this one is very strange! part of me still thinks it is a portion of a sipho (corncob), but it is very hard to know!
wow really cool! it is a #medusa, likely one of the hydromedusae... really cool view, even if it is cut off ( =
haha ( = Yes, some of them on here are pretty enormous!
i know! that video is so cool, but just a teensy bit unsettling! *GULP
i will try to find you something on those larvae,they r the worst! they are larval lobates (that are cydippid-like)!!! so confusing!! haha
nice one!! #thalasso for sure, this guy is all bent out of shape! oral end on the bottom left, aboral end top right
i would say Dryodora glandiformis is likely the ID on this guy. Paired tentacles that never fully retract, the body shape, and the stomodeum
o this guy! i found some cydippid that appear like this and never felt confident in a proper ID. my best assertion was Dryodora glandiformis
tricky #cydippid! great call ( =
it may be a larval lobate, very hard to know! the body does not appear as a clasp though, and the internal structure made me think mertensid
wow zuz, amazing eye! it does look and is the right size to be a larval lobate, but i actually think this cydippid is a Mertensid sp.
i would say #rocketship #thimble. the internal transparency, the flat aboral end, with a 'barbed' tentacle coming from it
ya this one is a great find! #FFF for sure ( =
that part looks like a pneumatophore to me
that appendage on the aboral side is crazy! will definitely help id this guy... will let you know what i find out!
wow, incredible! i think this #morethanfourtentacles may be an anthomedusae like Annatiara! definitely will look into this one
it does look like it could be the same medusa! definitely the right classification! i will see what i can find out, not certain i recognize
it is impossible to know, it could be a medusoid shape, but my guess would be a siphonophore fragment. no need to classify this mystery!
i could be wrong, but it looks like a linear, gelatenous body (u-shaped), perhaps a fragment of a siphonophore (best guess)
very strange one! it does look spherical, but i think that is bc of the misleading orientation of the hanging 'strands.'
hmm, it does look like a cydippid, but i think it is a siphonophore of some sort. a thimble? the bell, tentacle and (pneumatophore?)
o wow! you are so good at finding these guys!! i think haeckelia beehleri as well! you have found some of the biggest ones i have seen ( =
nice one! he is very transparent and in focus! Hormiphora californiensis
you are totally right!! definitely a #fish. i am not the expert, but i think it is a clupeiforme
check this out!! 0:40 these guys are voracious! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xkNPp6mzzI
yes! this beroe is a fatty!!! ( = he probably just engulfed/ate something
nice catch zuz!! the portion on the upper right does look like a salp! instinct tells me the guy up top middle might be a lobate
the aboral side (bottom right) is characteristic of beroe... but it does look strange
cedric was saying this could be a mangled/messed up beroe! i have to agree with him. definitely makes sense
if i remember correctly this #larvacean is an oikopleura, but i'll get back to you once i make sure...
nice find, so in focus!! it is a larvacean for sure
check this out : http://www.concordma.com/blog/shrimp_headroe_eggs_ODFW.jpg
hmm, it could be it's eggs! definitely does not look like it's pleopods! cool find!!
yes of course!! your mystery images tend to some pretty awesome finds ( = is my pleasure to help zuz!!
on the right (aboral) side? these guys have really small ctenes/comb rows that look super cool.i thnk they kind of look like flowers here (:
hmm, perhaps.. it might be the auricles that look very dense like that... This one is a perfect capture! do u see the condensed comb rows..
wow, so cool, but totally bizarre.could it be a #rocketship #triangle? that would be my guess, a very large #sipho
the polychate is a very awesome catch! rarely are they in focus like that, really shows off the chaetae
yes that was my instinct as well with the round feature.. protist...there may even be a super small doliolid behind it but very hard to see!
you are awesome with thalasso; i'd say u r a thalasso expert! according to the statistics they are the most mis-classified, so be proud ( ;
#FFF for sure! very well could be a protist colony, but will make sure it is not something way cooler ( ;
but is something else (flatworms are parasites, terrestrial or benthic--on the ground-- marine/freshwater). I will ask the other scientists!
SO COOL! It might be, but looks so uniform and symmetrical! Like a wing. The appearance reminds of a flatworm (platyhelminthes) ... (cont)
nice catch!! looks like the 'wing' of a #pteropod mollusc to me... they definitely have a really cool, grid like, distinct texture ( =
yes, I would say #thimble too
definitely an arthropod, most likely a crustacean, could a #shrimp with the back of the carapace facing towards us... really cool one!
could the polychaete be feeding on something? #FFF
I will show this to cedric and see what he thinks!
this one is amazing! one of the coolest finds! For sure that looks like a polychaete, but I think the feature on the right is separate
I am not sure about this one either, but my instincts tell me it is a #sipho, or at least a fragment of one (thimble?)
check out the thalassocalyce photographed here for reference http://www.cmarz.org/CMarZ_RHBrown_April06/images_press/index.html
#thalasso with the bell closed. Super cool capture, so distinct it can throw you off bc of that #FFF ( ;
it may be larval lobate with the lobes clasped together, but you do not see the ctenes as they typically appear and the overall shape is off
These guys I am unclear about... I actually once classified these ones as Dryodora glandiformis, a #cydippid
Wow nice find, this guy is rare!! It is a Charistephane fugiens, and he has his tentacles out for hunting
Nice find ( =
Wow!!!!! It is a #cydippid #ctenophore (Hormiphora californiensis) coming straight at us.. He's caught a small medusae!
Larval lobate for sure, good catch! you can barely make out the cydippid like tentacles on the left and right
yes, it looks to be a juvenile #thalasso ( =
wow so nice!!! this is a siphonophore in the Family Prayidae... The two circles on the hood are the swimming bells/nectophores
this guy is a seasoned warrior and survived what could have been a fatal encounter... nice going little fish ( =
I think larval fish too!! it has the tentacle from a siphonophore attached (they predate on larval fish using the tentacles as a net)!
I cannot tell if that spine in the middle is a dorsal spine though
definitely strange, but so cool! it is likely an arthropod of some sort, perhaps even a zoea larvae (crab larvae)
So cool! That is definitely the right classification, it may be Aegina citrea... The bell is contracted for movement as it comes towards us
Nice one!! I would think it is a #rocketship #thimble
this is likely a #lobate #ctenophore, lobes on the bottom... Ocyropsis maculata.. a little odd looking though on the aboral end
hmm, i think it is a larval lobate#ctenophore, nearly a juvenile... the portion on the top-ish left may be something behind it
hard to say, but it is likely a larval lobate ctenophore, going into the frame as well... the lobate larva have cydippid-like tentacles
this may actually be a Charistephane fugiens going directly into the frame!! They are very rare, and are beautiful when you see the side on
the ctene rows are about 1/2 the body length and the meridional canals are equal in length and nearly the length of the body
Ok for sure!! I will take a look in a bit... so impressed with your ctenophore collection... these are some wonderful finds! ( =
The slightly rounded aboral pole, the long, unbranching tentacle, and the length of the ctene rows help ID this guy
I will do a post sometime soon on all the species and life stages of ctenophores in the data set... There are 13 or so ( =
You are amazing with your ctenophores Zuz!! I bet most people classified this as a beroe, not a #cydippid
Woa!! Haeckelia would be my assertion as well, with one tentacle extended/visible, but am not used to seeing them of this size!
Wow!!! It looks like Ocyropsis maculata, probably just after closing it's lobes on some unlucky prey!
Hey, nice one!! This is Haeckelia beehleri, probably the biggest I have seen! They are usually much smaller and subsequently much darker
I will check now! This may be a newly budding physonect sipho,not just a fragment.Think I c a pneumatophore & zooids bud on stem from there
np, me too ( =
Feel free to send me any other images you are curious about !
to the other scientists, see what they think! thanks for letting me know about these guys, very cool and strange ( =
or a fragment of a sipho.. might be nectophores/swimming bells. Otherwise I would say some strange protist colony. I will forward this guy
very strange!! I don't think it is a ctenophore. The other images you posted with the faint tentacles make me think it might be a sipho
It is great to be scrutinizing medusa with you again zuz ( =
I think it may be some prey item it captured. this one is a really cool find! if I am seeing it correctly
haha kind of looks like a pair of eyes and a big nose ( =
hard to say. it may be a #rocketship #thimble with the bell directed into the frame. i also see a couple #copepod and #larvacean. Sweet!
for sure! the larvacean is exterior to the house head directed towards it. you can see the house is fresh because it is not full of debris
you are totally right!! i was too hasty, that is definitely a flat top. Saw the round shape due to the contracting bell; out of practice!
yup for sure! two solitary protists. no need to mark them... i see the capsomere though, hadnt thought about that haha
the symmetry and intersection of the tentacles make it look like it is the outline of a lobate-type body, but is just tricking us!!
thanks yshish! ( = It was hard for me to see too. the bell is on the bottom right. the tentacles are curled above it toward the upper left
nice catch! looks like a feeding display to me too!
what an odd one! those appendages could be the parapodia of a polychaete worm, though i don't see body segments. an arthropod of some sort?
a strange one indeed! i think it is likely a #protist colony and not a polychaete...
this one is great! it is a mertensid ctenophore (a cydippid). I wonder why only one tentacle is extended? waving HI perhaps??
nice! that larvacean is building a house. the #medusa is a #morethanfourtentacles
hard to tell with the guy in the middle. could be a #rocketship #thimble. The one on the bottom right is definitely a #rocketship #triangle
hey! this one is really neat! i think those are tentacles going to the upper left. a #medusa #morethanfourtentacles feeding #behavior ??
yes for sure !
Awesome !!! Cydippid behavior for sure, this guy is Hormiphora californiensis and he is on the hunt !
it could be a flattened out #thalasso, or #marinesnow. Good chance it is the elusive thalasso tho !
i would say the lower portion looks like the carapace of a #shrimp ! totally see what you mean though
i think thimble is on point !
either an out of focus lobate or juvenile thalasso (likely) or a discarded larvacean house
odd looking guy! either a protist, or a medusa with the oral side facing directly at us
Wow !!! = D
Yes for sure behavior ! This Mertensid cydippid #ctenophore is likely on the hunt !!
Cool find ! Perfect capture of radiolarians = )
This #copepod is likely up to something !! Could just be cruising tho (likely). Nice find !
Could very well be ! It may be a #thimble tho
#FFF !!
Yes I think so !! There is a chance it could be a juvenile #Thalasso, but very hard to say with it being so opaque
Pretty certain it is #radiolarian #colony
I think thimble too! With debris on/around it
I would say radiolarian
Yes for sure !! Too bad you can't see the body here...
Nice Catch !
= )
Haha it does look like one ! weird one... maybe a medusa or a larvacean? maybe something 'blebbing'?
Could be overlapping something! Or perhaps those are 'spicules' produced by the protist itself
Haaha, this one is all stretched out... it does look spooky !!
I would say protist; radiolarians are specific protists but don't think we can make that specific ID here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nBY1FnSgPI Hahah ??
We have a couple posts published about ctenophores. I will definitely do a more thorough post about the 9+ species found in this data ( ;
Hahaha, awesome !! I have got to do some research on shark excrement ( ;
Awesome! This is a mertensid #ctenophore! Their tentacles are very finely branching and are used to hunt !
My guess would be marine snow (maybe another shark poop haha--remember that?). Very small chance it is a beroida
Yes for sure! Notice the striations in the frame--due to temp/salinity changes! Is a really cool effect IMO
Wow, must be a freshly made house !
the one on the upper right? I think it may just be bent inward, overlapping itself. the medusa on the right def is up to something !! ( ;
It may be a smaller #solmaris ... potential #behavior
I think so !! Awesome find #FFF
I think that is a good guess !!
that #solmaris looks like a threatening friend!
http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/indexmag.html?http://www.microscopy-uk.org.uk/mag/artjan01/oiko.html
this is so in focus! pretty awesome
Nice !
Yes, definitely. likely a Haeckelia sp
the larvacean house is dual portioned i think, an inner portion and an outer portion. they can be quite transparent when fresh and the...
outer portion of the house is usually more transparent in general. thelines could be the collecting portions, with varying amounts of debris
#behavior
really cool! it could be a very large, surrounding larvacean house as cguigand said. my first instinct was tentacles, but proly is not
apparently not. they are bringing out the heavy artillery lately. big, clear, beautiful finds!
yes i think so. but there may be many types of protists we are encountering, but definitely a safe bet
Awesome !!!! #behavior
you guys are all over these salps lately = )
a weird one. part of me thinks larvacean, but not sure
Really cool, for sure! #FFF
hmmm, perhaps, but is likely just a #larvacean
Yup, i would think so
very hard to say. it is either a very large, solitary #protist, or a #lobate ctenophore viewed at an angle making it appear spherical
The shrimp can be misleading when its body is so opaque but the 'fin' appears transparent
Holy moly! My guess would be #salp
Wow!! Beautiful! FFF for sure
i asked adam about one very similiar to this and he said it was likely a #shrimp in the escape posture from a view behind the carapace
awesome! the tentacles are retracted here
cool view! that object behind the carapace may be something behind or that some of its "legs" are contorted behind it
No idea haha
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anostraca
Definitely a shrimp! To me it looks like a "fairy shrimp" but I am not a crustacean expert
Yup, for sure
I am not sure... Looks like two gelatinous guys next to each other... very good chance they are both alive
Cool ! They are both Hormiphora californiensis
I would guess that too !
The one bottom right? Very hard to say with all the #marinesnow. Could be an #arrowworm or a #larvacean... Anyone else have an opinion?
Cool #FFF. If I were to hazard a guess, those little bubbles are new individual protists being formed
It does look like a shrimp. Small chance it could be some other Family of crustacean tho
NP as always = D
Awesome !! Definitely a #thalasso!! Fromo the rigid, closed orientation looks like that guy just nabbed some food! Definitely FFF
hmm, I think #pteropod
Awesome!! #behavior, looks like larvacean + house is on the menu
I think #triangle, with the end of the tail bent. They tend to be quite variable, I think due to their 'colonial' nature
Hmm, interesting one!! Either overlap, or that is the #house being built. Either way, does appear the larvacean is making a house
#FFF
Wow, it does look the top of a #squid! Will ask about this one too
looks like a fragment of a #siphonophore
Wow, crash bang! Could be asexual budding! #behavior
I think it is a #morethanfourtentacles. The bell/'nectophore' is rounder on the top and the tentacles are ragged, not rigid
This is beautiful ! Great find, saving it to my collection. I think it is safe to say this will be in the next FFF post = )
Maybe, the 'caudal' fin looks like it!!! Will ask Adam!
Party !!! #FFF
hmm, me neither! but i think it is likely a #shrimp in the escape posture. will try to get clarification from Adam on this
haha, maybe he stole a cookie from the cookie jar = )
thanks phfi3 #FFF
this is really cool looking!! #FFF
i think #thalasso!!
hmm, tricky!! that looks most like a shrimp to me, but could be gelatinous. not enough of the one bottom left to kno, but likely arrow worm
my guess would be multiple solitary protists as well
i think pteropod too, but hard to know when it appears so opaque
I am not the medusa expert, but I think more than 4 tentacles... like they solmaris they use the bell (nectophore) to 'swim'
Nice!!! #FFF #behavior
Haha, nice, that polychaete looks chubby!
the texture on the left side makes me think it is a #protist, but cannot be certain.
haha no worries! glad to help. i was on vacation for 2 and a half weeks and am back now to help out = )
It might be... could just be a fragment of a sipho, or marine snow (likely originating from a sipho). neat!
WOW!! Definitely! Awesome... #behavior
hmmm.. probably a sipho, my guess would be corncob as well. phew, you've got some tricky ones for me ! ; )
i think #pteropod oriented away from us
perhaps they are both thimble sipho's, decaying and collecting debris as cedric mentioned. interesting!! hope cedric takes a look
those are the ctenes of beroida... concentrated on the head and usually quite large
hmmmmm, maybe a pteropod? coming at us... very hard to tell
the tentacles may appear that way because it has not begun asexual budding.. just a guess
I would say #thimble as well !
haha, sweet! Definitely. The bell is more contracted in the other one
I think so! it may be a very small #sipho #corncob
Wow, great one #FFF
It is a #beroida, nice!!
nearly impossible to tell. i would guess a #sipho fragment
could be a polychaete, but my guess would be #protist colony-- maybe radiolarian
hmm, my guess would be #rocketship #thimble
NP! I think #protist colony
hmm, cool! i think it is a very transparent #thalasso, with the bell contracted towards us.. awesome!
either a very small medusa, or some arthropod (bug)
i agree with Siiw... it might be a 4tentacle tho... hopefully another scientist will check this out
hmm, very hard to tell. i think it is likely a large #protist colony, but it could be a lobate too
i think #cestida from an overhead view
i think feeding #behavior! looks like it nabbed a #shrimp! #FFF
o gosh! body is cydippid like in shape, but the texture is not. could be some strange medusa, but honestly clueless on this one !! haha
strange! t is likely a #medusa, perhaps morethan4tentacles...but what is that weird, transparent appendage? overlap? can only see a little
i think #thalasso !!!
i agree with dorothy; a #cestida !! looks like this one is not having a good time ; )
np! I think the triangle is a pretty safe bet, but you never know with some of these
Wow!! i think it is likely a #lobate that has been distorted. very cool, very weird !!
Nice, fsho! the two long tentacles are very helpful in ID, but sometimes they are retracted. The body is transparent with a bold interior
weird! i think it is likely a lobate or a thalasso that has been scrambled by contact/proximity to isiis
really neat. might be a protist, a very "young" medusae, or an arthropod as you suggested. cool!
haha, i am happy you guys have so much material on deck for me = )
Hmm, my guess would be a strange #rocketship #triangle... as cguigand said very opaque and a big "head," but wud b my guess : )
Wow! it might be as yshish said, but it is likely the tentacle of a #sipho with asexually produced zooids!! really really
it is a #cydippid #ctenophore... very hard find, nice!! it is a Haeckelia sp.
well i thank you for your good luck then ( ;
sweet ! thanks for the salp
They are likely the same species... good eye!
its bell is rigid and bent inward like wings
Your Favorite !!! #Thalasso = )
he did ! that is the object to the left of it = )
yshish, did you see the new blog post? i mention you in it ; )
it seems that way! likely asexual reproduction --blebbing
very hard to say. it might be a #medusa #goblet with a very tightly contracted bell, but i am not certain
looks a lovers quarrel ; )
haha, this one is great! #FFF
looks like that guy is on the move !
very cute ! i think it is a #pteropod
i am not either. could be a #medusa or #sipho ... tricky bugger !
i actually think this is a larval #fish !!! The appendages are why i assert this--looks like fins. awesome = )
it is likely a #lobate... seems like this one is going through puberty-- haha, just entered the adult stage
yes it definitely is a salp -- Ritteriella retracta. I am very happy to be back ( =
Really glad to be back on the portal and see this ( =
WOWOWOWOWOWOWO!!!!!! Definitely using this one for tomorrows FFF post. Thanks Yshish, this is an incredible find!
hard to say... likely a fragment of a siphonophore
#FFF
haha! I think the solitarty radiolarians in these colonial chains need a little personal space ; )
I would think larvacean house(s) as well
yes a pteropod
yes, a lobate
definitely a larval lobate, nice catch
Wow, beautiful #FFF
it may be a small/young pteropod imo
hmm, i would think a shrimp with its tail tucked under and splayed out antennae
I think it is one of the 'narcomedusae' but i am not a 'cnidarian' / 'scyphozoan' expert at all. hopefully jessica will check this out
Yes, for sure !
perhaps the trickiest one i have seen !!! it may be a pteropod or something i have never seen !
BEAUTIFUL !!!!!
haha, weird !! is likely a mistake. We parse single frames into multiple frames for the purpose of this site
very hard to tell, out of focus and faint. it may be a cydippid
I think it is a crustacean/amphipod that is adjacent. Not sure a parasitic organism would be so big relative to the host
Hmm, this one is tricky... my initial thought was #shrimp
The house is very transparent when it is fresh because there is little organic matter caught by it. The house is an elaborate thing
This one is a beauty ! #FFF
doliolid for sure !
yes definitely, radiolarians !
hahah i don't think so
they are presumed to be hermaphroditic, so I wonder what is the correct pronoun... shim?
could very well be !! it does look like the body is 'closed.' it may be something beneath him too
Haha, I knew that would make you happy = ) Those 'ornamental' striations help ID him. I wonder what appears to be inside?
probably protist..?
Looks like thalasso to me!! Great find
there is a chance it is a thimble, but I think it is more likely a fragment of a siphonophore... strange/neat find!
Hmmm possibly. The feature on the right looks like #marinesnow to me. I dont think I have a strong ID on this one...
Awesome !!
hmm, me neither! there is a small chance it is a larval lobate
thank you zuz, i would so much appreciate your input. hope the new job is going well. sleep well, and don't dream of giant shrimp ; )
if you still have my email feel free to send me ones you like!! i will try to do new species though.. looking forward to posting it!
i am writing one tomorrow morning and i will post it in the afternoon !!
WOW! #FFF
the abominable copepodman! haha
for everything = )
yes, for sure, nice yshish!!
yes, definitely!! sweet
No idea, nearly impossible to tell
scratching his head? haha... the solmaris often display unusual orientation of certain tentacles...for now we are scratching our heads too!
thank you zuz
haha i would hope so theoretically, but i think these @ don't do much to notify on the site yet..
hope some of the other scientists see this! @cguigand , #@jessicaluo ,@agreer , @dorothy_tang
lol so strange !!! the 'wings' make it look like a pteropod, but why so fuzzy? hmm interesting
yes Siiw, i think so! unless he is capturing the larvacean !! would be so cool
your collection is a goldmine!
yes for sure ! perhaps the same thing at a greater distance
= ) awesome
hahah, that siphonophore is getting all broken up!!
nice catch among all the marine snow
haha uh oh!! this is the best one I have seen #FFF
next to the #arrowworm, i am not sure what that v-shaped thing is...perhaps colliding diatom chains (phytoplankton)?
very likely!
i think so too!
http://www.panflutejedi.com/dan-bruner-tutorial.html
haha yes i see it too, on the bottom left
haha for sure! i think it is a mostly overhead view of it making his house
maybe? unsure about this one
ya, i am not sure! i think maybe a medusa of some sort?
so transparent!! nice catch
Nice one! #FFF
hmm, me neither. could be a very small doliolid, a very small medusa, or maybe something else!
lol, definitely stupid... only in America ; )
hahah = )
that is no problem. tag what you see, what is your opinion, and that is great!
yes!
hahah!!! there have been predictions that shrimp will become godzilla-like in the next couple years ... jk = )
you beat me to it! thanks yshish!
http://talk.planktonportal.org/#/subjects/APK0006xls
hhaha, you are scared of ominous shrimps and i am scared of little spiders
it could be a protist!! yshish had posted something similiar last night... will try to find
WOW ! i have the same question. So so neat ! #FFF... hope the other scientists check this one out
looks like they are about to fight! have you ever heard of the game chicken? with cars? not that i have done, but reminds me of that!
hahah, it happens from time to time... makes things more exciting right? goes to show how even hard science can be a best guess
on the upper left? i would too! good eye zuz
i think it is a larva of a lobate... a "cydippid-like" life stage. i would classify as #cydippid but #lobate is fair too
yes, i think they are called swimming bells...used for locomotion
yup, exactly!
definitely qualifies!
hmm, i actually am pretty sure this is not a lobate ! i would say #thimble...
or maybe it is one tentacle from mr unknown and one from ms unknown ; ) just playing
it is great that you are.. happy to collaborate on these unknowns
i actually don't have a title yet. haha.. something like -- the temporal-spatial distribution of ctenophore populations in the scb(location)
wow, this one is really neat! might be a single one where the top portion is going 'down.' we know very little about them
maybe not for long ! ; )
nice one! the ctenes on the right makes it look like a sweet hairdo
yup definitely!
nearly impossible to tell.. it may be an arthropod/insect of some sort but may be some jelly like critter too. don't worry about this one
yes! just waiting for edits. I think it is looking good!! says some cool things that have never been found before.. thanks to ISIIS!
i am sure someone will catch that #goblet!
ya, these Ocyropsis maculata are the most abundant ctenophore here. looking forward to posting some findings from my thesis on ctenophore !
hmm, u think it is a pteropod?
nice one! the lobes are making a 'kissy face' haha !
Yeah i know, the proportions of the body definitely change a lot. it is a colonial organism so that is likely why imo
#FFF
: ) Awesome
ding ding ding! definitely... this one is pretty small, the lobes are up top
hmm, strange.. i don't think those tentacles are from a cydippid. my guess would be a medusa of some sort, but unsure
i actually think this is a (big) #rocketship #triangle
yes, it is actually shaped like a tadpole or a worm, but its body is all curled up, making it appear like a rectangle
wow, that is it, spot on
( =
#FFF
my guess would be #shrimp
definitely #beroida! the ctene rows are on the right, and the 'mouth' (oral end) is on the left. Nice #ctenophore !!
Nice one!! It is a cydippid for sure... it is "Hormiphora californiensis"
hmm my guess would be a protist or some small insect (arthropod).. no need to mark!
that is definitely something!! unidentifiable for sure, but definitely something : )
the radiolarians may be acting as his cane : )
hmm, you've got some tricky ones today! i think #thimble, 2nd guess morethanfourtentacle medusa
hmm, i would say #thimble but may be another #sipho
i think so! my first guess would be solmaris, but too few tentacles... nice #copepod x 2 in the middle as well
WOW!! #FFF... this is "Hormiphora californiensis" coming right at us! awesome
hmmm... conflicted! could be, but also could be a small #larvacean making his house...
#FFF
YES, definitely... your opinion is just as important as mine... all about the data from the individual, not what i say! : )
yes, haha, definitely two protist giving a kiss goodbye
if i were collecting this for 'ctenophore data' i might mark it as unknown because it is so hard to tell between the two
again, very hard to say. i think lobate because it is opaque not because of blurry-ness, but because of more internal structure
Nice!! I think so too... the 'ribbon-like' body is tilted downward making the body appear thinner... Awesome catch!
it is interesting... spiders and snakes are universally big fears... and that is because evolution... they have venom!!
i try so hard to appreciate, but i had a tarantula by-accidentally crawl on my arm at night once, and i cannot handle them much anymore
yes, looks like it... the 'back; of it's head is big and opaque here... it is a big one in general... nice find!!
Wow, beautiful!! Dorothy for the win!! #FFF
'overhead' view. looks spider-ish to me... spiders are the one animal form that creep me out... get away shrimp!
fatty!! where's the cocktail sauce ?? #FFF
or a big air head ( =
#FFF
a lot going on here #FFF
that thimble sipho has a big head!
yes, to my knowledge... looks like he is going 'in' to the frame slightly too
again this colony is pointing at something! ; ) perhaps a small copepod ?
it is a #shrimp, i would say. in the 'escape posture'
Wow!!! definitely #sipho #twocup smiling wide at ISIIS ( =
Wow, cannot be sure if this is overlap or #behavior... so neat #FFF
haha perfect symmetry and lots of depth-wise distance it seems
great capture of a #shrimp... looks like he is stretching his back ; )
#FFF looks like it is pointing at that larvacean (or what i think is a larvacean!)
will have to check it out now!!
definitely a #ctenophore
Very hard to tell...it is probably a 'young' #lobate, but could be a blurry #thalasso
haha, a railroad game? i thank all the people that have made us connected via railroad...even if we are at the end of the world : )
#FFF for sure
i think it is a protist... may even be a radiolarian colony
haha definitely wasn't!! so hard / tres difficile!
Also, btw, the zooniverse team is working on translating the site into multiple languages !
That is OK! I am sure that the orientation for certain taxa will be very confused and that is OK. All about doing what you can
i tried with french, but my accent was too embarrassing. i hope to definitely; i should
hahaha! i am back home in boston right now, and all the fall colors make it an irresistible holiday! that and all the creepy decorations
Yes definitely a shrimp. They shut their tail close like this to propel themselves fast/escape. I think the force would send him bottom left
haha, i think your english is great! i only speak one language so i am impressed!! maybe from now on i will give u a 30 sec handicap : )
haha, phew, i thought i might be crazy! or under the influence of halloween ; )
hahaha!!! there will be many more time-sensitive battles i am sure ; ) love racing you (but only when I win!!) : )
I think so! what do you think? do you think it may be something different?
this one has the 'cloud effect' where I see lots of strange objects the more i strain my eyes. i can see a torso with a skeleton head haha
hmmm, that is totally odd! there is a chance it is a larvacean all curled up, marinesnow, or something totally different
Definitely! Great #rocketship #thimble... very 'pointy' haha
Yes, this is a #larvacean, curled towards us with the sledge-hammer-like head up top on the right. Nice one too!
Yes!, absolutely agree!! This one is near perfect! Great view of the wings. I hope we choose to make a category for them in the future
Yup definitely! They look like they are partying with those two tiny #larvacean ! : )
Are you saying hi to the #larvacean? ; )
hmm strange one.. that would be my guess too! curious as to why the bell does not appear perfectly radial/circular...
I have seen them before too, and have no idea!! Maybe @jessicaluo might know...
Yes, it looks like a small one...nice catch!
Neat little arthropod guy! cool find for sure
the swimming bell (called a nectophore), expands and contracts to move these guys through the water
Attack of the #solmaris!! #FFF
Haha, totally!!! Your favorite! It makes me happy when you find these guys. #FFF This one is a stunner!! : )
not sure if that is a shrimp tho. will save it! #FFF sorry being as clear as mud this morning, i need coffee and my glasses ; )
Cool! i think they eat other 'gelatinous zooplankton,' but they might feed on shrimp as well. this study may help pinpoint their diet
it is a #sipho #corncob, the core is a group of gelatinous 'swimming bells'
Very strange!! maybe someone else has a stronger opinion
That would be a good guess, but I have no idea what this guy is. it is likely some jelly, but maybe a large protist with overlying 'stuff'
Whoa!!! That is a great find! #FFF
yes i think that's it! i think the side of the bell is facing us.. we should have more trivia questions on here... maybe a lightning round !
Beautiful !! It is a #sipho #corncob ... What a great capture and awesome foraging tentacles... #FFF
because of the bell, i think it is a #solmaris... the tentacles are all clumped and disorderly with this guy
#solmaris mid-top
#FFF
crisp solmaris! looks like he is casting a light on the larvacean... good night Siiw ( =
from what I know the salps that are similiar in size to the doliolids have internal (basket weave) striations that are farther apart
That would be my guess too! #sipho #corncob
#FFF
#FFF
the only salps I have seen are huge!! but i am no expert. We rarely see salps and will probably get rid of the category in the future
Happy to hear it = ) That is what 'crowd-sourcing' data is all about. Bringing people together to learn and assert science
That is likely a #larvacean on the left and a single #protist on the right. no need to mark the protist...
If that starts to happen, we can just say that everything you assert is wrong !! haha, just playing, amazed at the knowledge here
#radiolarian it is !
We will likely have some protist experts investigate these images, and perhaps have a more specific understanding of their appearance
WOW crisp, beautiful capture. it is definitely a colony of protist, but cannot be certain radiolarian with this shape
Got it!!! NIce find! The half on the left is curled out of the frame... You can see here how the body differs from a larvacean
But you will be back tho, ya 😉 You have been a great asset to us Yshish
Would be my first guess, but weird extension... perhaps the antennae are bunched together or it is overlapping something else
Holy moly!!! Tonight is the night of the solmaris !! #FFF
you are likely in a certain 'patch' of zooplankton defined by depth
Wow!! these solmaris look to me very menacing, like some pouncing spider ( =
Yes! they are the most abundant in the dataset... there was a solmaris 'bloom.' this is a beauty ! #FFF
tail fin is actually a 'caudal' fin
check out the pic http://home.exetel.com.au/eb/redfin/eating.html
at the end of the tail there is a 'fin' like on a lobster or a fish...
That girl is on the run!! We often say the houses look like pumpkins... these larvaceans must love halloween!
#FFF
These 2 larvacean look like they are about to butt heads like a ram haha
this #arrowworm is definitely triple f material =) These guys are my favorite
#FFF all the way!
whoa !?
Wow, Perfect!! #FFF
it is most likely a #shrimp. i have got to get agreer to post some pictures of larval fish on the site!
my first guess would be a pteropod (sea snail/butterfly)
Definitely a #protist colony, but I am not sure... likely tho!
Haha! I didn't know Ariel was a #shrimp... probably the tastiest disney princess then ; )
I think a #shrimp in the escape posture. Those fin like things are the edges of the tail... may be wrong tho! #FFF
strange one... might just be organic debris or #marinesnow... maybe something else though..seeing the small image 4 a sec i saw a polychaete
that would be my best guess too!
haha, too bad ISIIS doesn't capture sound effects ; )
It kind of reminds me of those sardine runs with many big fish feasting on a ball of sardines...but on a 1/1000 scale haha
Really weird one... Maybe the back end of a larvacean? The exterior transparent part looks puffy like a cloud... hmm, plankton stranger!
#FFF
eyelash tentacles as we would say ( =
stretched out and messed up like this.. The interior of the dome is on the left. very hard to know though, both are good guesses
Hmm, very hard to tell but I would actually say thalasso. The transparency on the right is indicative of th and they often get ...
I would say #larvacean with the head on the left curled towards us
I can't ID this one either. It may be a protist colony but can't be sure
O wow, really cool effect these tentacles create. My guess would be either 2 cup or corncob, but impossible to know
hahah, really cool! Maybe punk #protist?
#FFF
Hmm, really interesting! I think you are likely correct. Saving this! #FFF
wow, such a beauty
it looks like a #larvacean to me
#FFF
haha don't worry so much about making mistakes. your instincts are almost always on point, even when casual ; )
#FFF
I think so definitely. That may be an 'emerging' tail, but this is a very unique capture to me
Yes, that spiky-ish blob-y thing is protist with particles in the water
#FFF This is a beautiful image
Really? So cool! Are the 'wings' the antennae looking thing...at an angle that make them small?
Pteropods? I think this is a copepod... definitely odd looking. Looks like he has on armor ( =
it is likely a smaller #larvacean as well
no longer ( =
That's great to hear! There will be many more to come = )
Yes, same data...we just 'invert' the images for aesthetic purposes and chop em up a little to make them more pallatable
I will definitely write a blog post about ctenophores, no worries!! looking forward to it. did u check out the new FFF post?
it means, yes totally a 'mertensid' ctenophore... a cydippid!
Haha ; ) Those are the 'comb rows' which all ctenophores have...they vary in size and shape species-to-species
No!! one in the same ( =
this one is my favorite:
http://postimg.org/image/3lirgx7av/e264ab80/
Hmm, I think it is a rocket ship thimble
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http://postimg.org/image/58uo1wevl/7b923f9a/
http://postimg.org/image/gwwzks7wt/
i wish i could find a way to post images to you guys...
he is really up-tight ; )
I am not sure on the boards...
hmm really neat.. it is likely an arthropod (insect) ! no need to mark
I can't wait to find one with the tentacles out... looks so cool
I think thalasso too! These guys are very fragile it seems and often look distorted in the images
#FFF
it is a crustacean like the copepod or shrimp. I would say copepod is the best ID but it may be an amphipod (no category for those)
So cool #FFF
It is the genus... we know this is a specific species but it has not yet been formally described... pretty cool right?
Such a beauty
This solmaris is menacing!! Looks like the cover of a horror film and we are the arrow worm
I will save it for her. Maybe @jessicaluo will work too
Great find! this guy is a mertensid #ctenophore. When his tentacles are out, they are elaborate and beautiful
Haha looks like mucus debris or #marinesnow. Maybe angels are made of mucous too! ( =
#FFF ( =
He looks cozy... sweet dreams !
wow, really neat... I have no idea!! Looks like a new discovery to me
We really have got to take the Halloween mask of ISIIS ( ;
It is a pteropod, aka sea butterfly or sea snail. They look like they have wings! very rare and no need to mark tho
Wow!! #FFF
( = It is probably heading to the bathroom
haha i have got to get a shrimp installed in my living room ( ;
Haha that copepod definitely is looking like a plane...or perhaps he is superman.. coming right at us!
It is an #arrowworm...very cool
Nice! That lobate may be a pteropod (sea butterfly/snail)
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Really strange! There is chance it is one. could be a protist with a larvacean or something underneath
Cool one!! This guy is 'Haeckelia beehleri'
Nice catch. There seems to be one on the right, blending in with all the #marinsnow
It is probably a #cydippid #ctenophore...odd one tho
Far out!
hmm looks like wings! maybe two #shrimp kissing?
Weird one! my guess would be that it is a #sipho #corncob
one is out of focus and one is in focus because one is below and one is above
Really cool, i don't think i have seen two #arrowworm so close together...and parallel!! are they racing in a swim meet? ( =
The 3-d texture definitely makes it look that way, but i think it is a protist with peculiar saturation, or marine snow on the same plane
Nice!! Maybe those two #larvacean are taking the #copepod out for a stroll ( =
i am thinking copepod but will let you know... great to investigate with you again = )
We will make sure of this...tagging it for later #FFF
So cool yshish! Definitely putting the puzzle pieces together on here
Hmmm... this new one now makes me think those "floppy-antennae-mystery-crustacean" were copepods...
The splayed out antennae are the easiest ID most of the time
I think most copepods use their antennae to move through the water, so the orientation of the body likely changes a lot as well !
this guy is definitely a biggie!! there could be multiple species of copepod or/and they range in size by life-stage
haha this neat!!! so close together and so many degrees rotation away ( ;
Nice capture!! This is a #copepod...a big one!! the antennae are long and 'bi-directional' ... he looks like he's cruising ( =
Definitely!.. this one is a 'sphaeronectes' #sipho (siphonophore).... really crisp!
#FFF
Nice!!! You can even see the segments in the body
hahaha...how lewd!... that is so offensive to people who are blind !!! ; )
3 in a row !! = ) This one is sweet #FFF
that is a #larvacean overhead view making the #larvaceanhouse on the right...2 in a row on the board!
i am not going to say what those two protist look like... ; )
wow...really cool (and easy to miss) jelly! I think it might be #goblet #medusa but small and unusually crisp capture
Yes! the transparent tad-pole like guy is the larvacean and he is making a mucous house below him... nice one fsho
plankton in the ocean are 'patchy vertically. it might be you were in a patch of shrimp for a bit...they can look like fish..but share em (=
adam (agreer) is really great with larval fish. if you 'collected' them, you should message him to see
#FFF
would be awesome!! the alternative is it may be a #shrimp with the tail tucked into the body and out of focus
hmm...so weird!!! it may be a cydippid but very hard to know
i think so... this guy looks pretty graceful !
hahaha!! i guess someone is playing badminton underwater ( =
nice!! it is likely a larvacean beginning to make his house
#FFF
my guess would be an out-of-focus radiolarian, but could be like Adam said
likely some gelatinous fragment, or debris
really cool!!! a tricky one. can not be sure, but my guess would be a #cestida that is curled 'sinusoidal' into the frame
that is the #larvacean outside of the house.. weird one!
hmm, hard to tell what this is...larvacean is definitely a good guess tho
there is a good chance this an 'arthropod' -- insect critter. really neat!!
whoa, really cool...what a spindly crustacean
and if else, a cydippid species not yet confirmed... really cool !!
my best guess is they are a near perfect capture of '(cydippid)-like larva of a lobate ctenophore,' with the cydippid tentacle retracted
this is definitely a #cydippid. i have a few guys like this saved on my comp because they are so clear and so confusing
this shrimp is in the 'heyo' / escape posture ; )
Definitely a nearly perfect capture of a copepod...Saving this #FFF
#FFF ( =
Beautiful!! #FFF
Nice #rocketship #thimble ! Sweet catch, love the orientation of the 'bell'
these are protist, but likely not radiolarian
yes fsho.! the 'radiolarian colony' is the only category provided for protist because that appearance is definitely them
these houses are made (secreted) by the larvacean and are made of a mucous like-substance... lots of 'gelatinous' plankotn out there
agreed! the rest is probably organic debris / #marinesnow
nice catch ! #FFF
frustrating for sure
Wow!!! Beautiful lobate #ctenophore
we have got tot take that halloween mask off ISIIS!
yes, nice catch!! it is in the 'escape posture' -- the tail is tucked into the bottom...antennae on the left
nice finds within all this #marinesnow!!
very hard to tell between the two, but i am guessing this guy is a thalasso too
so beautiful...fff for sure!!
This is the largest larva of actenophore I think I have seen! Marking this as #cydippid or #lobate is best for now
WOW!! I think it is a #medusae #morethanfourtentacles, but not certain #FFF
O wow!! It may be some rare medusa we have not seen before...very cool find!
Hard to tell with this being out of focus and all those aggregated particles...it may be a crustacean (shrimp or copepod) in the center
nice one!! there is a HUGE one of these guys on the most recent blog post
Really cool!! I would guess that is a 'sea butterfly'/pteropod as well
Haha, the head of this #larvacean has a huge amount of organs in it, including those that secrete the larvaceanhouse. looks like a hammer!
Looks like the smallest one I have seen! the middle 'cup' is likely the bell that joins the two cups...tongue twister ! ; )
This looks really cool!! I think it is a #medusa, probably #morethanfourtentacles
Holy cow!! Thats a big one #FFF
Hmm, either a really cool cydippid or the "cydippid-like larva of a lobate ctenophore." sorry i say that so much, its a weird one
#FFF
Beautiful!! cydippid-like larva of certain ctenophores... Those tentacles are great, you can see both branching in singlets into 'tentilla'!
#FFF
definitely! and those fuzzy round guys are #protist... simple organisms beyond the scope of this site
I think radiolarian colony too! Looks cool ( =
Yes definitely larvacean, the head is on the bottom. looks similiar tho!
Ding Ding Ding...Winner!!! Your favorite = )
That is a #larvacean. The cestida is broader and more uniform. That shovel-like thing on the left is the head of the larvacean
haha i know, should make you think twice the next time u swig some seawater at the beach ; )
Definitely !!
This is a #shrimp in an 'escape posture.' the tail is shut tight to the body
It is likely just debris (particulate matter suspended in the water matter) known as #marinesnow
Haha, would be much cooler if it was! This is likely a #protist... No need to mark these guys
Cool one! #morethanfourtentacles
This larvacean relies on this foraging technique. mucous does not cost much energetically but the behavior is intricate and beautiful...
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If you tag a random guess, i honestly am so sure you will most often get it right @mimuniz
There is definitely a ton of organic debris, or #marinesnow. but you see how those #larvaceanhouse 's are more than appear on camera?
But that colonial mass of 'cell-like' guys is a #protist colony. no need to mark those guys
Apparently those hammer-like heads are even more resourceful than a swiss army knife ( =
don't worry too much about the 'length' x 'width' measurements. if you can see something tag it like u mean it ( =
hmm... a beroida would not have tentacles or extensions at the 'butt' (aboral end--left)
Haha, we will attach the audio file with all the #solmaris honking loudly at each other ( =
Haha that could be the best description! But if the colonies were snot or something like that ; ) Have no idea what this is
Beautiful #FFF
Haha definitely! that little guy is getting stuff done
#FFF
haha, maybe a baby solmaris and protist collided and threw up on each other...gross! ; )
http://talk.planktonportal.org/#/boards/BPK0000005/discussions/DPK000008z Check out the 1st figure,,, more than meets the eye ( =
it is 'blobby,' too small, and out of focus
haha I have no idea.. maybe if so I would be payed = ) haha jk
It is likely a young (juvenile) #thalasso... the 2d image makes it appear as a cestid ctenophore but i think that results from the 3d shape
Hmm... If it is #twocups, it might be the smallest or youngest one I have seen! i might guess #rocketship #thimble if else
i think we will make it easier to see the 'native resolution' on the boards soon !
If you click on 'right' click (control click for mac) on the image and select 'open in new tab,' it'll be bigger
but i bet you might now that u checked out this guy ( =
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Nice find! it is so fresh/transparent but the orientation is clear..a lot of this distortion may be due to salinity/temp changes i think
pretty blurry larvacean... there are proly some clearer ones if you click search on the discussion boards
that is a tiny copepod! the object above is a #larvacean making a new house from an 'overhead ' view !
That #larvacean in the middle is beautiful tho! looks like the fetus of the chest monster in alien
Hmm, very hard to tell, despite how crisp he is. It may be a fragment of #sipho, or maybe something real cool curled towards the frame ; )
Very interesting, not sure...I wonder what other people think? Saving this one #FFF
I see 1 or 2 faint (newly made) #larvaceanhouse on the bottom... the dark center object may be some other processing of mucous house..
definitelty! I wonder what jelly was cruising next to ISIIS here ( =
Wow yshsih, totally my guess! A cydippid (larval lobate in this case) off frame with that arrow worm passing by
Literally the trickiest frame I have ever seen ; ) My guess would be 2 #larvaceans, maybe an #arrowworm in the mix instead..? So cool
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The crisp thing in the center is a #larcacean using its tad-pole-like body to 'pump' particulate matter into the filter/mucous house it made
The #larvaceans? I see a big one in his house on the left and a little baby one up top of it. I hope they are friends ; )
These are solitary #protists.. no need to mark these little guys
KarenLK has got this one down! The one on the right is a big larvacean without a house, likely in-between houses
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That is its #larvaceanhouse. A mucous structure used to filter food particles from the water column
The 'bottom' part is the head. It contains many organs. Kinda of makes their tadpole like body resemble a sledge-hammer, ya?
http://talk.planktonportal.org/#/boards/BPK0000005/discussions/DPK000008z
Yes it is a #lobate!! Nice guys! When the lobes are contracted like this it kind of looks like a balloon
O wow! took me a sec to see that too! Nice find Siiw
This is a #larvaceanhouse! The #larvacean is curled up in front of it, using the house to filter feed on particles in the water
i think shrimp as well. Nice!
beautiful!! #FFF fsho
Haha o wow, perhaps ! ( ; I see a #larvacean (overhead view) on the upper left
Weird!! it looks like a #protist that is 'budding' a new buddy. no need to mark this one. But if you see something, dont hesitate to mark
maybe just a friendly hi-five? ( ;
if i could upload a pic i'd show u how beautiful these tentacles can appear. guess we have to wait to find one ( ;
me too! and u can faintly see one going up left
It is likely a tiny #protist with spiky extensions. No need to mark these little guys
larval lobates = 'cydippid-like' ctenophores
#FFF
These guys have 2 tentacles that branch singularly into 'tentilla.' Not sure that is apparent on this one here
Its a (almost adult) larval lobate. The body is 'clasped' with the 'lobes' facing right. Marking as a #cydippid (or #lobate) is fair
These sea snail/sea butterflies are so cool right? Maybe we will add a category for them in the future. love the texture on the 'wings' #FFF
Nice!! It is the 'cydippid-like' larva of a lobate. I would classify as cydippid too. Great one!
Took me a while too!! Some of these captures really work the eyes
This is a #rocketship #thimble
Haha, they wave their bodies to bring in food particles to be filtered by the house. Thats why they often look like this
That spiky guy is a #protist, perhaps a solitary radiolarian. Those thin lines are actually diatom chains!! They are very small. Nice!
Nothing to mark here
Yes!! Nice, that looks to be where the lobes are pointed
This is actually a #cydippid ctenophore. The tentacles are retracted. This guy is a 'mertensid.' Sweet find!
Wow #FFF
It may be a #copepod swimming towards the left
If I were able to tell which end is the cephalic end (head end), than I could say, but very hard to tell. My guess would be up top
Or, like you suggested, maybe an interplay of both
Really cool! Perhaps this orientation is due to locomotion but it may also be a foraging tactic. Can't wait to solve this mystery !
Very hard to tell because the "chaeta" are so symmetric about the body
I think so! Definitely a copepod up top (nice capture) but there is a small chance the guy in the middle is a shrimp
Nearly impossible to tell with this out-of-focus guy.. but it is likely a #protist. simple organisms that our beyond the scope of this site
I see the #larvacean inside the house (in the middle). Anything else organismal is likely overlapping in the frame
yes, definitely a physonect siphonophore/ corncob sipho
yshish is on the case! when shrimp tuck their tail into the body, known as an escape posture, they look like this guy
Nice!!
what a loving display of plankton affection ( ;
This is a strange one! It might be a 'pteropod' or a sea snail/sea butterfly. They are quite rare and there is no need to mark this guy
Yes definitely #morethanfourtentacles! This guy looks like he is about to serve a volleyball ( ;
It appears to be a #cydippid #ctenophore. Nice!
It looks similiar, but with much smaller proportions yes! ( =
Beauty!
my best guess would still be a juvenile thalasso. the interior of the dome would be facing left if i am right
adult lobates do not have tentacles, but the larva are cydippid-like (2 tentacles). even if we could see tentacles, doesnt look like one tho
http://www.dreamseast.com/Categories.bok?category=Hacky+Sack
beauty, #FFF
hmm, no idea!! a hacky sack? haha ( ;
the "lobates" of this size are larval, and appear like a 'clasped' cydippid with a branching pair of tentacles
most likely not. the thalasso is very similiar to a lobate as an adult though
very tricky!! i can not be sure
might b a juvenile #thalasso! the general look resembles cestida, but i think that is due to 2d imaging of a 3d thalasso
whoa! It is likely a tentacle reaching into the frame...but who knows? so cool
Perhaps the clearest one so far... Incredible capture #FFF
haha, thanks yshish! that was my first guess too, but chose to be silly instead ( =
Wow!! Looks like a huge #larvacean... so cool!
maybe those protists are 'holding hands' ( ; and keep in mind there is no need to mark those guys
I see a #larvacean (head up top) on the left and what appears to be two #protist with what looks like a silly band underneath ( ;
yshish and elizabeth are totally on point imo ( =
#FFF beautiful sipho... wow
They are likely 'spiky' #protist but may be a very 'young' medusa
Great one #FFF
Holy moly !!
#sipho #corncob
Yes, definitely, what a beauty!!! #FFF
The lobes are facing upper left, so that is where this one is heading ( =
Really cool! This is definitely a colony of #protist, that may or may not be radiolarians. Marking as radiolarians is just fine though
what an odd find...i have no idea what this transparent thing is...
awesome ( =
I think #cydippid as well. The body is a little distorted, but the tentacles make me think he is a Haeckelia
I think so!!
Hmm hard to tell. I think the lobes are on the right, meaning he is swimming lobes forward towards the right
charcinders, that cracked me up!! maybe animal was a physonect siphonophore all along!! ( =
Very hard to tell, esp with all this marinesnow! But there is a good chance it may be a young/juvenile #thalasso
This one is beautiful #FFF
I would say it is a #lobate. The general shape is not as 'dome-like' as a thalasso but esp because the internal structure is dark and 'messy
Very hard to tell, but likely so! Probably a #morethanfourtentacles
i was confused by this too! the lobes are only for feeding like cguigand said. Thanks plankton portal for teaching me new things!
all ctenophores, beat the cilia of their comb rows (on the aboral pole-bottom left here) to move through the water-this guys going 'up'!
looks like a pumpkin ( ;
That is a really nice grab... the 'partitions' of the mucous house are so clear and 3-D, amazing perspective #FFF
Haha, super cool! Right? That #larvacean is crisp and dead center inside a freshly made #larvaceanhouse
Wow, that is big aggregation of protists !!
Nice! that larvacean is gonna eat well
Nice one! the lobes are on the left
Weird one! I think the spherical guy is a #protist, which may or may not include that overlapping projection.
Yes, sorry for the confusion... a shrimp would be the best, narrowest classification of this guy
Really cool! I will have to brush up on my isopods then ( ;
Yes, those mystery crustaceans!! This one pretty closely resembles a #shrimp, even with the antennaes
That polychaete must be on atkins!
well than u have gained an eye for the mysterious and beautiful ( ; You get so many of these right yshish, it is honestly incredible!
what a beautiful #larvacean too! Great find
It looks like a large #copepod or shrimp, with the antennae curling back into the body
Those 'balls' under the chest (or carapace) do look like eggs!! but I am no crustacean expert. #FFF regardless
Definitely ( =
WOW! 2 thalasso in a row! This is a great example of how the interior 'canals' show up as beautiful markings in the images #FFF
Haha! You definitely have gained an eye for the thalasso than ( =
You see how the right end has a 'fuzzy' exterior shape? That is the cilia/comb rows
A way to distinguish them is that lobates appear more homogeneously opaque, while thalasso has dark, distinct, 'ornamental' internal lines
Thalasso are of a separate 'order' than the lobates, but are remarkably similiar. Really neat find
Very hard to tell, but my guess would be a #thalasso. They have a tendency to look malleable and distorted like this
The 'aboral' end with the comb rows/ cilia is on the right, and the lobes are on the left. So this guy is moving left. I too am learning !
Actually lobates use their lobes for feeding and, like other ctenophores, use their cilia for movement through the water.
It certainly looks that way ( at the end of the tail)... so cool!!
Marking these "cydippid-like larval lobates" (phew!) as either cydippid or lobate is definitely not wrong either one
Yup! that guy up top is the cydippid-like larva of a lobate ctenophore. I only repeat that because I can imagine how confusing that sounds!
Wow, sounds gruesome haha
Nice! If you agree than it is definitely true ( =
It may be a #larvacean overlapping some spiky protist... not certain tho. Neat one!
Crisp!! #FFF
Yes great one! Perfect classification for this cydippid-like larva of a lobate #ctenophore
Haha, maybe by-accident. I think a shark poop would be much bigger than this beroe like detritus
Our favorite! Why do these 'shark poos' look like disintegrating beroe?
Haha,disagreement is fun in this case ( ; I think Adam may right about it being a beroe...cydippids usually dont appear so dark. but unsure
Hmm, a tricky one!! My first guess would be a (relatively) large (Hormiphora) #cydippid #ctenophore with the 'aboral' end facing us
Haha and so does agreer and jessicaluo! apparently I was only so so correct at first. But that is definitely the guy !
An even cooler #ctenophore! I think it is a 'juvenile' #Thalasso !
Hmm very hard to tell.. It is likely a shrimp in an 'escape posture'
WOW!!! What a beauty #FFF ...absolutely incredible ( =
Awesome!! Often times the best inference is the correct ID. Great eye with this out of focus medusa ( =
I see a #medusa too, with the 'bell' facing towards the bottom right. this medusa is definitely a #morethanfourtentacles
but in all seriousness.. the scientists will definitely get a good ID on this floppy antennae crustacean !
Definitely, we will classify this guy no matter how hard he makes it. Narrow your sights fellows!! ( =
a tricky overlap, but i am going to stick with my first guess as a lobate...definitely gonna save this frame for later thought tho ( ;
The expansion of the lobes like this made me thing lobate, but some of the internal striations make me 2nd guess thalasso..
It may be a plane too.. but whatever this crustacean is, he is certainly under cover ( =
Haha, definitely adds some appeal to this guy. Super shrimp is totally valid, but I can't see an insignia on his chest ?
It looks like that #sipho fragment up above dropped a bomb on that larvacean house !! haha ( ;
so beautiful! #FFF
That is a crisp capture of #goblet! #FFF
sorry about my previous comments, but i don't think we are certain about the identity of these colonies
Don't worry about marking these guys. We are unsure what type of #protist these clumped up colonies are
Hmm, nearly impossible to tell. It might be a cydippid or lobate #ctenophore, but not certain
Haha not sure..but that crustacean looks like he is on a collision course with this siphonophores feeding tentacles. Watch out little guy!!
Great capture! You can see the comb rows on the right side of the beroe #ctenophore
Yes, I think so...the head is on the top
wow really good eye! that would be my classification too
Nice One!! This guy is Ocyropsis maculata. The lobes are on the bottom right. #FFF !
np !
I think marking it as a shrimp is not a bad choice for now
It isdefinitely a crustacean but the antennae defy what we typically see with copepod and shrimp. cguigand suggested it might be an amphipod
Yes ! Great cestid #ctenophore...nice find
The body shape makes it look like a shrimp to me, but why those two 'extensions?' Confounding crustacean!!
Hmm, odd one! It has the general shape of a 'blown out' larvacean, but is sinking fast like detritus... dead larvacean? marinepoop?
Unless we turned the native images by 90 degrees, i think so !
A fat #beroida #ctenophore! The 'ciliated comb rows' are on the right and the 'oral' side is on the left. Two in a row !!
it is all so blurry, (maybe disrupted?), I see the larvacean and maybe a bell of a siphonophore?
Definitely a 'physonect siphonophore'! #sipho #corncob
YES that is, wow that is a great capture! of beroe! #FFF I am so interested in what is happening a couple mm below
haha protesting #protists
The way the upper tentacles bent like that made me think she was moonwalking haha
Definitely ( = #FFF
Haha is that #larvacean a POW? Those #proists certainly look angry
Wow, really cool! What us he doing w his tentacles and feeding limb ? #FFF
Haha i think a fat copepod too... He is 'mooning' us as he swims away. Why does this capture make it look like he is dissolving ; )
Yes!! I think it is a very small "mertensid" cydippid #ctenophore. The tentacles are fully retracted, but 'plume' when are out
Nice one! Those tentacles indicate a feeding display
Nice!! What bad timing ( ; I also see an #arrowworm and a #larvacean lower mid
Looks like a #medusa to me too !
Very hard to tell what that is, but likely debris or #marinesnow
This is a 'pteropod' sea snail. No need to mark this guy, but so cool... So happy to hear it is fun to learn! The best things take time ( ;
Definitely a #shrimp. The tail is slapped shut to the body in what is known as an 'escape posture'
Hahaha!! That arrowworm looks to be enjoying himself ( ;
Wow !! #FFF
That guy on the right is likely a #shrimp
That larvacean dead center is definitely awfully pretty! Nice #FFF
Really cool! Hopefully dancing, maybe boxing?? haha
Haha, strange indeed! It might be two larvaceans passing each other by
Nice! When these guys appear clear/crisp, they look so cool. Looking forward to you discovering another ( ;
I see the larvacean on the left as well. Not sure about the others...Middle of the top are #protists, as well may be those other critters
That is actually a #larvacean with his #larvaceanhouse to its bottom right. Nice capture!
This is a #polychaete #worm.. Great find!
I see it. rest easy !
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Really nice #fourtentacle !
haha i sensed the opposite of rudeness, no worries at all #FFF
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Hahaha you were just quicker on the draw! ( ; So cool tho, you got this stuff down --or at least we agree w wrong answers
That was awesome !! (virtual) high-five ( =
It looks to me like an 'overhead' view of a #larvacean synthesizing his #larvaceanhouse. the plankter is curled on the left
The shadowgraph imagery captures transparencies and beroe have dense 'muscular' bodies. the guy in this frame is around 1 cm
Maybe a close up of a 'pteropod' snail? or very pretty ocean snot ( =
haha, maybe she is doing yoga? Those tentacles are really cool and symmetric tho. They use their bell (nectophore) to 'pulse' thru the water
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xkNPp6mzzI
Mnemniopsis is a lobate ctenophore,...what this guy 'engulf' him !
Yes, best one yet ! The oral side is left and the aboral on the right. The 'comb rows' run from the aboral down... #FFF
haha, fshiz ( ;
Are you planning on breaking ur computer? ( ;
Plankton Portal will always welcome you... hope you are having fun with it ( =
Np yshish...always happy to try to answer your questions. You have a really good eye for this fsho!
I think #shrimp too! Maybe he is just on atkins ( ;
Nice, totally!
The apparent head may be more pronounced due to orientation
#FFF
Nice!! #FFF
It is likely a #lobate #ctenophore...a juvenile one. Can't wait to find the most perfect thalasso...it is bound to happen
Yes! Definitely
Haha, #FFF
That would be my first guess, but the edges typically don't appear so 'ragged' or 'particulate'
Hmm, very hard to tell. The saturation makes it seem like a shrimp but really cant tell
Looks like a mass of debris and,maybe, some protists in the bottom left. #shrimp on the right
I think it could be!!! I am not the larval fish (icthyioplankton) expert here, but will make sure agreer checks it out #FFF
hahaha what a disorderly guy! #FFF
Wow really good eye, it does have the appearance of a very transparent cydippid but I think it is a #rocketship #thimble
Haha, ok I will do my best ( ;
Haha, probably the trickiest/most annoyingly confusing category, i know. But at least they look really cool!!
The 'cyippid-like' larval stage of a lobate. Either lobate or cydippid is a good mark; any ctenophore w tentacles i would mark as cydippid
haha, it looks like a #shrimp with two odd/unknown extensions... shrimp on crutches??
Nearly impossible to tell... looks like some severed tentacle to me, but very strange one
Hahah!
Weird! Maybe that top one has prey in its mouth...really cool!!
Yes, I think that is correct for both!
those thalasso are definitely elusive
#FFF
It looks that way, but I think it is likely the bell of a #medusa
It kind of looks like a cydippid ctenophore, but small and odd looking...not sure...
Wow! #FFF
Nice catch
Nice catch! The medusa looks like its on stilts
Sweet lobate #ctenophore !
That is a single #protist...No need to mark this guy
I will take your word for it ( ;
It looks that way! The ctenes, or comb rows are facing bottom left. He will feed withthe mouth on the upper right, facing into the frame
Dead or alive, it would still be in your stomach ; ) Yummy !
#FFF
#FFF
the scarier part is that you might swallow this guy while you take a swig of seawater at the beach !
Underneath the head? I didnt see that either. These siphonophores can be distracting !
What a useful spelling error
How dare you protest this #protist : )
Watch your left flank !
Wow!! That looks like a Godzilla villain coming towards the bottom left
That is an individual #protest, Simple organisms that you dont need to classify
This guy is Ocyropsis maculata
Wow, truly is...this guy is Hormiphora californiensis
Btw, for some reason it says I am online when I am not...but am still checking up on these discussions
lobate ctenophores move with expansion and contraction of the lobes (riight)...so this guy is moving left ! #FFF
I have been doing my smiley faces backwards it seems !
Hmm, it might be a #rocketship #thimble with whatever orientation of the tail in here making it look like a mushroom ; )
Nice, that medusa is giving us a nice smile as it cruises by
I think it is probably a #ocketship #thimble #sipho with no visible tail.Just the bell facing us
Take a best guess, and if you are confused we are happy to try to help on the boards. No worries, just fun ( =
That is a #larvacean...the mid-body is all curled up with the head on the right
Hmm weird one... love the cosmic plankton 'background.' It is likely a lobate with the lobes facing towards us and to the right
Get some yshish !
Now its 3-1 !
#FFF looks like he is in the process of a backflip ; )
More proof you are well on your way yshish ( =
So the bell can look like this in solmaris? the tentacles definitely look like solmaris to me, but i was deterred by the shape of the bell
I lose!!! I am no expert on some of these cnidrians #solmaris it is! agreer and yshish, nice job you guys. time for me to sulk (;
It is likely some random, undescribed protist... Looks cool, but no need to mark
#FFF
I see it as proof you are on the way !
The non-uniform 'cylindrical-ness' of the bell indicates this is probably medusa morethanfourtentacles. Hard to distinguish here ( =
Trust me, it is pretty stellar to see you and other 'veteran' users get so plankton savvy. Keep on going...there is so much more to see ( ;
O right!! Wasn't sure if you were just tagging the house. Got it! You are fast becoming a plankton expert yshish ( =
You can also see the larvacean at the bottom left of the house
Yes to both...Nice!!
Wow, strange. Nearly impossible to tell. It may be abandoned larvacean houses that have collected a huge amount of detritus
I think the left. Ctenophores use their 'comb rows' to swim, and they are on the right of this guy. The oral pole is on the left
Yes, definitely! These guys can be tricky because they tend to appear very saturated in the images
( =
Yes, definitely a tough call, but it is likely a young adult lobate. The lobes are facing upper right
Home invasion !! Haha, but it is likely overlapping or 'underlapping' in the frame
Great one! #FFF
Yup! No need to mark this one
#FFF
NP buddy ( =
It has a 'clasped' body like a lobate, but has a beautifully branching pair of tentacles as the cydippids
Hmm, weird one... It is likely the #cydippid larva of a lobate #ctenophore
Close ! It is a #ctenophore, but it is #cydippid
I don't think it is a ctenophore. Perhaps a #shrimp with the head and tail oriented away from us
Probably an #arrowworm. Do you see that clear #cydippid to its right?
That guy dead center is nearly impossible to ID, but maybe some small medusa with the tentacles rearing towards us,,,?
Hahah ya, and they are all concentrated together in the bottom left. #doliolid #solmaris #copepod #larvacean
Yes, wow great catch! I think it is a juvenile Hormiphora californiensis, with the tentacles retracted almost fully
It is a marine insect (arthropod)...so cool, but no need to mark this
it looks like a #ctenophore to me. I would mark this as lobate
Weird combination of clarity and hard-to-tell ID
Really cool #sipho #twocups !
#FFF
Really cool, I bet there is something very new found here about protist plankton
What are those #protist doing? Dancing ?
A pimple? ( = Most likely it is 'underlapping' marine snow
Whoa! I think it is a #larvacean making his house, seen from an overhead perspective. So cool!!
Wow, a great one #FFF
It kinda of looks that way... I think it is some arthropod (insect). No need to mark this
Hard to tell, but I think so too! #corncob #sipho
Nice! #FFF
Yes, nice find! #medusa #fourtentacles
Cool !
Definitely #rocketship #thimble
Those are #sipho (siphonophore) fragments I think
Hmmm, this one's a stumper
Hmm, I see that too...perhaps Thalasso? Odd it is so particulate...maybe it is a larvaceanhouse?
Those are two #larvacean. Just do your best when marking size
Yes, a nice one too! The lobes are visible here at the bottom
Defintiely! The oral end (left) typically appears flat and the 'aboral' end is conical with hair like cilia (comb rows). Nice!
Haha yes, but busy with mucous is less fun than busy with arroworms right?
I agree w yshish, the tentacles look disordered and blurry from this angle but they still resemble a solmaris..he bell contracting at us too
Nice!! They are some of my favorites
Great #Larvaceanhouse!!
Perhaps an aggregation of debris/ #marinesnow around a protist
Nice catch!! #Rocktship #Thimble
That is beautiful! #FFF I will ask around about this guy... sipho? cydippid? This frame needs to be looked into...
Nice, it is a #rocketship #thimble
Really interesting! An overhead view of a larvacean house being synthesized might be my guess. Shows up like a cell-like organism tho! hmm
It might be a #shrimp paddling away from the camera pods
That is a marble to me too haha...nearly impossible to tell..could be a beroe or lobate ctenophore..but unmarked marble is probably best ( ;
#FFF ( =
Haha, that #copepod needs to watch out!
Hm, it is opaque and has the overall shape of beroida-my guess But am not sure why it is discarding so much particulate matter. Shark poop??
The cilia make the aboral end like fuzzy
Yes! The 'aboral' end is towards us bottom right and the 'oral' end is going into the upper left of the frame. Great find! #ctenophore
That very clear guy dead center is likely a #cydippid #ctenophore...Nice!! #FFF
Nice!!
Absolutely charcinders ( =
If you can classify something that is more important than the measurement parameters fsho
This is likely a #corncob #sipho
Never hurts! I see a sipho and you see a sipho, so it never hurts to guess if it is based off knowledge ( =
Definitely! The lobes are approaching the upper left of the frame. Great find of a #ctenophore
This one is nearly impossible for me to ID...it does have characteristics of a ctenophore, but why so blurry/particulate looking?
#FFF !
I think so, because a physonect / "cornconb" sipho would not have that 'head' off frame #twocups ( =
Neat one...IMO this is likely a #twocup #sipho
This is an amazing frame #FFF
Also keep in mind that many times we just have to make our best guesses, or decide it is not a strong enough assertion
It is a #radiolarian #colony. We classify these colonies but they are actually a specific group of #protist. We don't worry about the others
Wow, beautiful #FFF
Yes, great suggestion. We will be adding more diversity to the Field Guide images
There is a #rocketship #thimble below the shrimp. The thing mid bottom is likely a larvacean but too cropped to tell
Good point!! Just keep in mind also that lobates don't have tentacles
#Arrowworm is chaetognaths a whole phylum of predatory worm-like critters. There is definitely diversity in these. orientation changes too
What a beauty, fff for sure!!
It looks like a blurry #Larvacean turning towards us imo
I think it is a juvenile #lobate...The lobes aren't apparent at this overhead angle
..especially because the tentacles are mostly gone. It can be confusing, but this guy is definitely characteristic of a lobate not the larva
I would classify this as #lobate. Lobate ctenophores have "cydippid-like" larva. This guy is well into the way of the lobate stage...
This is a #cydippid #ctenophore...Nice! Specifically it is the cydippid-like larva of adult lobates. Confusing, right?
It is a very nice capture of a #larvacean with a #larvaceanhouse
Similar to the one before. A #shrimp on the right, and a #copepod mid left
It is a shrimp with its tail clasped shut to the body. You can see the 'clear' spot in between the tail and body. Great find!
that video is the most beautiful thing i have seen... helps translate these images
I know right? I love these ctenophores
This guy is Hormiphora californiensis
Wow! That is actually a #Cydippid #Ctenophore...Best capture we have gotten so far!!
#FFF
Looks like deep space
The clarity of this picture makes it look like it could be... I think it is just a #protist though...No need to mark
the worm? hopefully he will not be offended by being called that ( =
The guy on the bottom might be ! the guy up top resembles a small #polychaete to me
It is an #arrowworm! These guys represent their own individual phyla...and are bad-ass predators...watch out ! haha
Well you definitely have gotten it down by now ( =
How did you produce another beautiful/crazy radiolarian colony in such a time?? You must have great luck ( ;
Haha i know right? But the beautiful shapes captured more than make up for it ( =
Our current knowledge of #protists as they occur (in situ) is very limited. But these variable, clumped colonies are likely radiolarians
Hahah, don't make me talk crude about those protists ( ;
Wow a really neat #radiolarian #colony..#larvacean in the upper right and #arrowworm to the left
I cannot attest to knowing protists like this ?foram? but i do see a #rocketship #thimble on the left
#Cydippid #Ctenophore...Nice find!
This is a single #protist...there is no need to mark
O wow, looks like a colony of protists...a #radiolarian #colony
Your best approximation of dimensions...the measurements are a best guess, don't worry if they seem ambiguous
Haha hard to visualize.. These are #Larvaceans that resemble a tad-pole with a distinct, hammer-like head
#FFF !
Wow, definitely my guess even if it may be ambiguous! These clear, connected circular colonies make it look like radiolarians
C's ( =
#FFF
When we write up data on ISIIS images, usually keen and confident assertions end up making most sense in terms of the observations
That is the great thing about this image "data" It is about being keen, having experience with the images, and being confident in asserting
The cydippid ctenophore is usually less transparent due to the fuzzy (ciliated) comb rows, and having tentacles that usually branch
Perfect capture!! #FFF
maybe a larvacean beginning the creation of a house towards us into the bottom right of the frame...?
#FFF
I think it is a very transparent #shrimp
Wow, interesting combination of a clear capture and nearly impossible ID. Mark as you see it
Definitely a lobate #ctenophore with a larvacean upper right...Both looking nice
#FFF
It is organic debris suspended in the water column. Pieces of dead things or discarded mucous-y things most likely
#FFF
Looks like a huge aggregation of #marinesnow + small zooplankters too me
Cool! really helps describe the texture of the depth-wise orientation..the greater divergence results in more light picked up by the camera?
The transparency of the cydippid ctenophores have much more going on than in the siphos/siphonophores
Really neat! Is that what creates the gradient in the "boldness" off the tentacles?
I think cedric is correct on this one ( ;
Haha, would be a cool symbiosis! But I think this larvacean house has some unique features that you are the first to notice ( =
Hmm, not sure... I think it is a #goblet #medusa
great catch!!! the bell being not perfectly cylindrical helps ID this guy
Yes for sure! It is moving into the upper right of the frame
It looks like a short but fatty #sipho #corncob
I think this is this clearest #thimble I have seen! #FFF
Haha thanks, i love the 'pirate' winkey
( ;
I wasn't making fun of your english!! I was complimenting it! I am sorry, my winkey faces mean good things
I think so! Maybe he is in the process of abandoning it... Nebulolous thing for sure ( ;
Yes, nice, definitely the #triangle
Definitely a #Cestida #Ctenophore! These guys always show up crisp no matter how 'wavy' the body is
It looks like a #shrimp besides that thing going towards upper left
Yes definitely! #FFF
O wow sweet, these are huge larvaceans
Haha interesting guess! A medusa would still show up consistently like others even it is being eaten. Maybe this polychaete excretes mucous?
That thing mid left? Definitely looks organismal, but no idea....?
It kind of looks like a #polychate, but what are all those surrounding distortions in the image? Weird/Cool!
Definitely!! Really neat
This disordered gelatinous thing is likely just #marinesnow
Nice one! Definitely a lobate #ctenophore
Guesses are definitely np! this guy is nearly impossible to ID and I would not mark. If you see something specific tho mark what you think!
Great one! The feeding apparatus makes it look like he is licking himself ( ;
Beautiful!! #FFF
Hard to tell but I think it is likely a shrimp imo. The tail is closed to the body coming down vertically
Really cool! #FFF
He very well could be
Hahaha!
This is actually a #cydippid #ctenophore....Great Find!
Haha, that would be amazing! What you are seeing is #marinesnow that is oriented according to the physical properties of the water column
This is a #protist, likely a single individual! This guy is exceptional, but no need to mark
I also think there is a #RocketShip #Thimble oriented in an opposing direction as well. Nice!
That snake-like chain is a #radiolarian #colony...which are a group of protists. Amazing capture #FFF
It does look that! I see the tentacle returning to the feeding limb in the middle. Is that really a capture of feeding?? #FFF all the way!
Great find! You see the 'furry' comb rows along the body? Really neat
Yes! Great find #FFF
Hard to tell, but very likely
Got it !
Those extensions are the antennae are really cool. They mostly likely extend the sensory function of the antennae
I think so!
I think #thimble too, but very odd transparencies around the bell. Curious...
jessicaluo is our resident jelly expert tho, maybe she can further explain when she checks in
Yes I think they are carnivores of other plankton, I think even other medusa as well
You aren't wrong this time! Looks like a solmaris to me ( =
I agree, the body doesn't look a cydippid, but the two tentacles are a feature of cydippid ctenophore. Not sure what this guy is tho
#FFF
Haha yes to all three! Maybe there should be underwater traffic lights ( ; #FFF
http://www.planktonchronicles.org/en/episode/pteropods-swimming-mollusks
Very hard to tell but, wow really good guesses. I am conflicted between the two as well
Great capture of the #fourtentacles with a contracted bell !
You will, trust me! This lobate guy is much more common than the thalasso, and usually appears much more opaque
Very hard to tell. It might be a medusa or a cydippid coming straight at us
It kind of looks that way with this orientation, but it is a #larvaceanhouse. You can see the #larvacean inside up left to bottom right
Actually, I think this a #lobate. Those numerous, muscle-like striations are not present in the thalasso. Nice find!
That's what I see too, the antennae indicate this guy is swimming away from the camera
The shower cap shape is somewhat malliable. They can appear 'loose' like this or rigid like a dome
Thalasso is shaped like a "shower cap" and is usually quite transparent with these characteristic, (beautiful) internal lines
The Thalasso is monospecific (one species only) group of ctenophore. They resemble and forage very much like lobates
Sure is! a #Beroida #Ctenophore
Can you see how its body resembles the saucer shape of a medusa? the "lobes" are facing upper right. Absolutely incredible find!
#FFF
WOW!!!! Beautiful #Thalasso #Ctenophore
It is nearly impossible to tell with this one, but it might be a small, out of focus #cydippid ctenophore
This weird guy has come up before. It is likely some sort of #protist. No need to classify this fuzzy, ovate critter
It looks to be a #rocketship #thimble, with no visible tentacle
Abandon ship (house)!!
Really clear capture! There is also an #arrowworm above the sipho/rocketship
#FFF
I think that is still an accurate statement, especially relative to the malleability of other plankton, like the larvacean
They are very rare in the images, and plankton portal does not focus on larval fish for now.But definitely post to board if you find more!
Any time Lounalune
Interesting...The thing on top is like debris, or #marinesnow, and there is a #larvacean setting up his #larvacean house on the right
Haha yes! The candle inside could be shaped like a larvacean
Haha, definitely on the same page ( =
Great one, with larvacean inside. The house resembles a pumpkin to me. Maybe he is getting ready for halloween ( ;
Tricky one, but I think it is a #larvacean
Nice! These guys are definitely more rare than the 'thimble rocket-ship'
This one is relatively blurry, but the internal structure of these guys always shows up great in ISIIS images
Great find with this 'Ocyropsis maculata' #ctenophore!
I see a #medusa #fourtentacles as well, with the bell contracted
Great find elizabeth
Score!! hahaha ( =
It is a #pteropod, a free swimming snail. Really neat find, but there is no need to mark these guys. Awesome!
#FFF
O wow, it looks like something even cooler to me...a #fish! agreer is our resident larval fish expert, so hopefully he will confirm this
Hmm, nearly impossible to ID this guy. It might be a #sipho, or maybe someone dropped their glasses off a boat ( ;
It is likely an #arrowworm
Nice! And you can see the #larvacean inside as well. Great Find
Wow, beautiful capture ( =
Nice! #FFF
Nice #rocketship #thimble
For sure ( =
The internal striations of the body remind me mind of a thalasso ctenophore, but it is definitely a #medusa #morethanfourtentacles. Nice!
Might be the clearest solmaris I have seen! #FFF
Hmm, very hard to tell. A larvacean would most likely have some transparency outside of the main body. Could be a #copepod
Yes! ( =
Haha, I think if that is a protist it will be OK. But maybe this larvacean is making a house. That would be a great capture of its formation
Hmm, tricky. But it appears like the bell of one
Definitely a neat catch! The orientation of this transparent ctenophore requires a keen eye for sure
Haha, it is like looking clouds, ya? Great find with this beautifut #sipho #corncob ! #FFF
Crisp image! That larvacean looks like it is is encircling that protist
I bet you have gotten more than just one right ( =
Wow! Nice catch. This cestid #ctenophore is curled right across the mid-section
Haha, than definitely red
Haha I would probably see that if I was a surgeon. This #larvaceanhouse looks like a heart to me
This guy is totally representing the hashtag. I wonder if red or white haha ( ;
I wonder what they are doing with those two tentacles always reaching out?
The guy mid bottom is a #larvacean
I know right?
#FFF
#FFF
Great find with this #morethanfourtentacle medusa! I wonder what the positioning of the tentacles can tell us about what he is doing
#FFF
Hmm this one is very tricky. The "lobes" on the bottom are likely not from a ctenophore. I would guess it is some sort of #sipho
#FFF
It is likely a #medusa #fourtentacles...the body is oriented into the left of the frame. Nice!
Definitely ( =
What a beautiful capture. Makes this 'Chaetognath' look like a fish
#FFF
That is a great guess. This guy is definitely tough. My second gues would be sipho corncob
Beautiful capture!! #morethanfourtentacles and just streaming through the water
Very hard to tell what that middle guy is. It might be a #sipho, rocketship thimble
Haha these #larvaceans buy, never lease
Nice!! Definitely a Beroe #Ctenophore. The "aboral" side is on the right and the "oral" side is on the left
Wow, really good eye Ingolme
Nice catch!
Yes to that!! Awesome find #FFF
Nearly impossible to tell, but most likely not a ctenophore. It is likely a medusa that is too out of focus to discriminate
#FFF
It is likely a #larvacean with the curling body overlapping itself
What a crazy looking #morethanfourtentacles
Very hard to tell, but I would tag this as a #Cydippid
It might be a #copepod coming right at us
#FFF
Wow that's a beauty! Looks like he is doing a backflip ( ;
Good eye! Hard to tell with this one. It might be, or it might a small doliolid... Definitely not a bad choice
#FFF
But if you see something there, don't hesitate to mark it ( :
Neat frame! Those circular guys are protists and there is no need to classify. The feature upper-left of the middle might just be debris..?
I would classify anything that looks like this as cydippid
This is a strange category because it is actually a larval lobate ctenophore. But in txtbooks this larval stage is called "cydippid-like"
This one has some strange guys!Cant be certain of ID but I think the thing on the bottom right might be marine snow. Could b a larvacean tho
#FFF
Oh really neat! It is a #cydippid #ctenophore
Ingolme has got this one covered!
Haha ( =
...identified as radiolarians, so we decided to make a category for it
Radiolarians are actually a group of protists.We do not focus on protists in this study, but cohesive colonies of this size are definitely..
It is a #protist. Not sure which type of protist, but no need to classify them with the exception of obvious radiolarian colonies
Nice find! Kinda looks like a sideways question mark ( :
Hmm... It is likely the bell of a #sipho
Really intriguing one! You are right that it is probably a #ctenophore. I think it might be a 'Mertensid' #cydippid
ISIIS captures "shadow" of these plankton. Sometimes not every orientation of thin tentacles are capture in the image
I think so! Likely #medusa #morethanfourtentacles
Nice one! That rocket medusa looks like hes taking off into orbit ( ;
Its tail is tucked under its body. They slap the tail shut to propel fast through the water
#FFF
Haha, we are on the same page with this one ( =
Nice, you got it down now ( =
#Shrimp
WOW! It does look like a really long polychaete. I don't know if that is what it is, (tentacle?) but definitely maybe...
Nice! Definitely #Solmaris
Neat! I think the 'head' of these guys look kind of dangerouse...like underwater arrow heads
I think it is a tiny portion of a #Lobate
I think it is a #shrimp with it's tail tucked under the body. This is called an escape posture
I think the guy dead center may be the bell of another rocketship oriented right at us. tricky one, hard to be sure
Seems right! I am pretty sure these guyshave tentacle sheaths for retraction of the tentacles. Not sure it wud retract just 2 tho
#FFF
#Beautiful #FFF
Awesome, perfect justification! I would put this in the #morethanfourtentacles category
Good catch! I think I also see a #larvacean bottom left
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/05deepscope/logs/aug27/media/ocyropsis.html
...the body a spherical shape, or pressed together making the lobes look like the flaps of a balloon
They can definitely be tricky! Just keep in mind that there are two lobes (you can see between them here). They can be spread out giving ...
Nice! It is definitely a ctenophore. You can see the comb rows on the left. It is likely a #cydippid ctenophore w tentacles retracted
Nearly impossible to tell. It might be an 'overhead' view of a small larvacean
Haha, ballet?
It is a #larvacean. Arrow worms don't typically have so much transparency on the outer edge
Spot on, and that tail looks really neat
Nice find! It is a #doliolid (closely related to salps)
Yes, i think so
It is definitely a siphonophore #sipho, most like likely #corncob...Nice!
It looks like a #larvacean curled into itself
O wow beautiful!! #FFF
Haha yet another glimpse into the fantastic night lives of zooplankton ( ;
Haha great capture of this beroe #ctenophore / sea potato ( :
Really cool variation on the houses we usually see...nice find!
It is likely a #protist of some sort...
I think that is the prettiest one I've seen..WOW! #FFF
O wow a #beautiful one! #FFF
Don't worry if you miss some or put a wrong ID. Just try your best! It is awesome to see how much better people get as you continue
The larvaceans become easier to spot as you continue. They can be tricky tho!
I think that is a #Larvacean with the hammer-like head visible
Nice one! #FFF
Np ( =
I see a #rocketship #thimble siphonophore in the lower middle
Not a huge deal if the width measurement isn't perfectly accurate
Just try your best with this #arrowworm
That is a small #lobate #ctenophore
Hmm nearly impossible to tell. Definitely is something!
Wow #beautiful!
Yes definitely a #beautiful #sipho. I would guess it is #corncob. Nice find #FFF
I think that is a #larvacean. They are filter feeders. Neat!
O wow, great capture! Sure is. #FFF
It looks like an overhead view of a #larvacean making his #larvaceanhouse
Sure is! Nice catch
He is probably in the process of synthesizing his house. Nice!
That's really cool! #FFF
Thats a #Doliolid. They are closely related to salps. The salps we have seen are HUGE...take up much of the frame!
#FFF
Thats I would mark this guy as. When the shrimps tail is tucked under the body like this they can be tricky. Great catch!
Sure is!! The clear captures of these worms are some of my favorite
Nice Find #FFF
The pattern of the internal striations help ID this guy
I actually think it is the #thalasso ctenophore. Can be hard to tell the difference, esp when the lobes are contracting like this
Good eye Ingolme, this is definitely some king of #sipho
O wow, nice catch! This guy is a #Cydippid #Ctenophore. It is a species of 'Mertensid' ctenophore that has been discovered only recently
Sure is! This guy is Ocyropsis maculata. The lobes up top make him look like a balloon imo
Nice find! #Lobate #Ctenophore
( =
I think you just did ( = FFF is to mark something as a favorite for everyone on the board
but very hard to tell at that size
Looks like a star! i think this is probably a small #protist with 'spikey' outgrowths
Me too ( : Makes me think about all the things we can't normally see
Holy moly !! This must be #larvacean city! #FFF What an awesome grab. That larvacean bottom right is especially cool
Haha, he is riding easy... makes cats look inflexible !
Haha most definitely fantastic ( =
Nice capture! The #larvacean dead-center is clear as well
That is so cool! Maybe it is an underwater arthropod, or insect
plastic sandwich bag could be just as well ( ;
My guess would be a larvacean house too. it is curled towards the camera with a particle filled streak connecting the two edges of the house
#FFF
They slap their tails shut like this very fast when threatened, and in the process propel themselves forward
Nice!! #FFF
I know what you mean! the visual is just curling antenna going left and right and into the body
I see a #shrimp. Its tail is tucked under its body and you can see the antenna going bottom left
That's a perfect one!
Cool! #larvacean #larvaceanhouse
Wow, beautiful, #FFF
nice #medusa #morethanfourtentacles ! What is this guy doing with his ragged tentacles?
Its body is like a fat shrimps, and it has long opposing antennae
That is actually a #copepod ! Nice one
The antennae are on the left and its tail is tucked underneath itself ( :
it looks to be a #shrimp in an 'escape posture'
Nice capture, that shrimp is definitely on the run ( :
Haha this #larvaceanhouse looks like it !
Nearly impossible to tell--interesting tho
Wow, crazy. I cannot tell if it is a #sipho #corncob coming at us or a #polychaete worm. Really cool !
Hahaha, what a huge amount of #marinesnow
Hard to tell. Maybe it is secreting a new house, but it is more likely a separate overlapping critter
Yes #rocketship #thimble would be my guess too!
Yes, that is exactly what it is !
Nice, #beautiful
Yes, you are right, it is likely a tentacle that is captured here
Wow, good eye, that is definitely what this is!
Actually this is a #protist. No need to mark these guys
This is a #rocketship #thimble....a #sipho (siphonophore) belonging to the genus Sphaeronectes. Nice capture!
Haha, it is not just you lynb ( ;
Nice one, crisp capture !
Yes, cool, they look like they are coming right at us. Look out! ( ;
Definitely! Really great find, that is how I know a radiolarian colony to appear in the images
Also sometimes new houses are so transparent that they are not visible to the camera. The collected particles is what makes them visible
Yes, good question ! They make, discard, and remake the house throughout the day
Hmm tricky one!! It might be the bell of a #sipho
Not likely... larvaceans use their larvacean house as a filter to actively beat in food particles to collect on the mucous house
What are other peoples thoughts? marine snow?
Neat! I see 2 larvaceans as well. They are overlapping/adjacent to what is either a colony of #protist or #marinesnow. Cannot tell which
O wow, #beautiful! You can see the larvacean below the house (looks like a transparent rectangle), likely beating in food particles to eat
Yes, these are definitely #protists. Not sure if they are radiolarians, but radiolarians are in fact a specific group of protists
I think it is a small #sipho #corncob ! Cool
i think there is a #sipho #corncob in the bottom right...nice!
It is a #larvacean on the upper right of its #larvaceanhouse
That aggregation of five spiky, circular guys are simple organisms called #protist...No need to mark them for now
Thats what I see as well. A larvacean dead center and its mucous house up and to the left...Nice!
Nice!
it is a #larvacean curled into the frame and seems to be secreting a new mucous #larvaceanhouse
Many of these categories represent jelly-like #gelatenous #zooplankoton...the orientation can be tricky, but you are doing great !
Nice catch! a see a solmaris with its tentacles facing left
Awesome, that is how i would ID this guy!
Great image, that is a #solmaris. Check out the shape of the bell and the rigid tentacles....beautiful capture
Cool, definitely an odd capture. It looks to be a #sipho #corncob with trailing tentacles...in three directions!
Don't worry too much about identifying incorrectly. Do your best, be keen, and have fun! My guess would probably be close to cguigand
Yes! #siphonophores can reproduce asexually
that is actually a #rocketship #thimble mid right
Nice!! I think it may be a #shrimp though, in an 'escape' posture, overlapping itself like a U shape
Haha, i think the cost of this scientific analysis might just be a coffee, maybe a pastry as well ( =
Definitely a #siphonophore
Good eye with a tricky critter. I think it is a #triangle #rocketship
Cool find!
O wow, that is a #larvacean (with a dark dark head) in front of his mucous #larvaceanhouse
That is probably accurate!! Thanks so much, and us 'scientists' will make sure to verify this method
O wow, awesome tip! Is the pixel count made from the screen resolution of the monitor and not the native image though?
A beauty!! #fourtentacles
Yes for sure! Definitely a pretty house, the larvacean will use this as a filter to capture food particles
Great image!
some #physonect #siphonophores can reach meters in length! this one is not that big (maybe 10cm)
nearly impossible to tell from the image. could be a #lobate ctenophore. thalasso are very similar to the lobate ctenophore species
that is a #larvacean, twisted like a circle
The diameter of the circular body is around 1 cm
Given the size of these frames, it is probably around 1-2 cm wide
i think so! That dark guy below the #copepod is really neat! it is a type of mollusc-pteropod- closely related to snails. really cool one
Yes it is probably a large protist, perhaps a #radiolarian. Thalassocalycidae (Thalasso) is actually a ctenophore
the guy in the upper middle is a rocketship thimble (sipho). That guy cut off on the bottom looks like it could be a #cydippid ctenophore
Nice #lobate #ctenophore! You can see the two lobes facing the upper left. This guys name is Ocyropsis maculata
i think that is a #medusa #morethanfourtentacles...might be a solmaris tho. Nice!
Hey nice #ctenophore, it is definitely a small #cestida. it appears like it could be dome-shaped but it is in fact a ribbon-shaped cestida
It is actually a #larvaceanhouse..Nice one!
Yes, beautiful!
O, but the transparent tadpole-looking guy in the mid upper right is a #larvacean
Yes, awesome, definitely #rocketship #thimble
Neat little honeycomb looking guy! It is a #protist and there is no need to mark these
ISIIS, our camera is sent up and down the water column--thus it is a continuous in one direction only and we break that up into these frame
haha wow, cool one. maybe this larvacean is a plankton celebrity ( =
for example, those thin linear things? those are a chain of phytoplankton called diatoms, and there is no classification for those
We do not have an unknown category now. The water column is loaded with matter and organisms, we focus on the major players for now
i think it is a spiky #protist. no need to classify these guys
the tentacles are for foraging/feeding. these hydromedusae often retract them while swimming
yes good find. it is a #medusa with the 'side' of the bell oriented towards us. tentacles are sometimes retracted or not visible
i might have to copyright marinefoam!! ( =
nice, good eye! the #marinesnow always adds a level of mystery to things
o wow, that is a beautiful capture! the fins are perfectly visible and symmetric
hmm, ya that one is nearly impossible to tell. it is definitely some gelatinous critter though... don't worry if some are too hard to ID
i think it is one larvacean, curved and overlapping itself
if you see the house and the larvacean inside, i would mark them both. great question!
they continuously make, discard, and remake their houses
nice one! it is a #sipho #corncob
sure is, it is a #larvacean inside a #larvaceanhouse
protists are a huge group of unicellular 'eukaryotes'..huge diversity. the group is defined by not being a part of other eukaryotic groups
that is a #larvacean in the process of setting up his house...cool one!
o what beauty!! #sipho #twocups
i know, right? pretty awesome to get to share these images with you guys
yup!! can you see the larvacean curled up in the upper left of the house? pretty neat
i think it probably is, but it is definitely some sort of #protist
there we go, thanks !
Those two lighter features mid left are a view into the organism between the lobes as it comes right at us
Haha nice! it is a #lobate #ctenophore
they might be, but it is hard to know from this image.medusa have radially symmetric internal features as well, but my first guess was ctene
What a beautiful capture!!
it is a #sipho #twocups
Awesome!!
it is a #rocketship #thimble = a #siphonophore
yes, and a great capture of #arrowworm! these guys may look simple and harmless, but they are notoriously voracious predators
the other possibility is that is a saucer looking #medusa with the bell facing away from us
hmm, that is a tricky one! it might just be a ctenophore...check out the 8 rows along the body coming at us. really great job localwormguy!
cguigand just posted an instance of 2 larvaceans overlapping, check it out ( :
i think it one guy, but the curvature at the mid point of the body makes it appear opaque. interesting and cool #larvaceanhouse surrounding!
yes definitely, nice capture! #rocketship #thimble. the branching tentacles are splayed out nice in this frame
what this guys specific ID is interesting: the larva of lobate ctenophores are cydippid-like (morphologically)--thats what this guy is
cool #cydippid #ctenophore. no worries, these little guys can be tricky --especially due to orientation
Great question. These are simple organisms called #protist. They are beyond the scope of this study, so no need to mark
haha it is, and he is definitely a cutie!! ( =
Ya neat capture! it is a #larvacean with a #larvaceanhouse
O wow, this ones great! That tail actually contain little doliolids that will bud and off and grow to be like this guy
it is a #lobate #ctenophore. up on 'top' of that guy, you can see two lobes pressed tightly together--kinda looks like a balloon, ya ?
o wow, great find!!
yes definitely! it is one of the species contained in #medusa #morethanfourtentacles
#beroida
Haha!
Great to hear!
Haha, it does look that way. It is actually a #larvacean and he is positioned overlapping the protist. Cool!
that little basket looking guy on the bottom left is a #doliolid
O wow, this is an incredible capture of a cestida #ctenophore... Great find!!
yes that's the guy! Nice! #goblet
but keep in mind that the measurements aren't nearly as important as the ID's
you are right, if it is perfectly vertical than it would just be a dot. but if you can see any angle try to capture it
for the first measurement, i would just mark a little arrow coming from the center and angled towards wherever you think he is coming from
the tail is used for foraging, i don't think it plays a large role in locomotion
haha, i see 4 or 5, but I bet there are even more than that tucked away in these cluttered frames
the bell of these guys are a nectophore, or swimming bell. i think they move through expansion and contraction of the nectophore.
i actually see two thimbles, one mid right and one up top right. also, can you see the tiny tiny #larvacean bottom right?
yes definitely doliolid in center and #rocketship #thimble...nice!!
maybe he's dancing ( ;
it looks like the bottom half is going into the frame and the top half going left is coming at us. thats my interpretation at least
this is an #arrowworm
yes it is a #larvacean...the head (up top) is elongate like a sledgehammer. and that is an #arrowworm up right it is just very transparent
nice!! these cestida are actually #ctenophores just like the lobates and cydippid...weird right?
i think it is #corncob kind of twisting around. these guys are physonect #siphonophores
( :
this one is definitely a ctenophore. i think it is a blurry capture of #thalasso. they look like a saucer, this guy is going into the frame
o wow that is a really clear capture, cool find! can you see the larvacean peaking out?
it resembles a tadpole...the head (on the right) is elongated in both directions, making it look like a sledgehammer
yup, nice #larvacean!
hmm, that one is tricky because it is oriented overlapping itself. it may be a #larvacean but it is hard to tell. neat!
yup, that is #lobate...nice find! you can see the lobes pressed together on the bottom right. this guy is Ocyropsis maculata
nice capture! you can see the finger-like projection in the center of the bell, and the shape of the bell is a smooth dome
that is a #medusa #fourtentacles
the oral side is top, and aboral(away from mouth) side is bottom. can you see the thread-like #ctenes which characterize this #ctenoophore?
that huge guy in the center is a fat #beroida...wonder what he just ate(engulfed)?
haha true true, i saw the arrowworm first but defaulted to fish after the excitement of the find.. a lesson in crying-fish i guess ( :
o wow #letdown ( = i thought that transparent band up top was the external gut of a larval fish
#protist
Definitely is !!
yes, #rocketship #thimble
wow, that is a very clear #siphonophore. i think i see a #medusa #morethanfour tentacles upper-mid
it's tentacles are tightly contracted here, but appears as a plume of branching lines when expanded
yes! for sure this is a #ctenophore. it is actually a #cydippid "Mertensid" ctenophore that has not yet been formally described
#phytoplankton #diatoms
nope, i think u got it perfectly! #doliolid #withouttail
it is a #cydippid ctenophore, Haeckelia beehleri
yes!
#withtail
Most definitely!!
don't be sorry! if you are referring to the white, they are most likely organic debris=#marinesnow but you might see some baby plankton here
we will probably implement better tools for viewing soon !
for the images on the discussion board : right click the image, open in new tab...that will restore it to its 'native' size
the #larvaceanhouse is a filter for food particles. it probably is feeding by pumping particles into the house
yup, that little guy is curled up and facing us!
kind of fun? i would say it is a lot of fun!
it appears to me to be a #lobate #ctenophore with no visible tentacles. it is coming up and towards us. it looks like a clasp, or pac-man!
both work, because the larva of #lobate ctenophores has a #cydippid -like appearance/morphology. evolution always has to be so confusing!!
i think so, yes! it is a small #ctenophore. the #lobate category might be more appropriate, at is likely a larval #lobate
that looks like it could be a #copepod coming straight on
i see a very small, dark #larvacean in the upper left and what may be a #cydippid ctenophore in the upper right
i would mark this as #cydippid ...it is a #ctenopore
o wow! i think so. looks like the #solmaris is gonna eat us!
this image is mostly occupied with #marinesnow. The 'spikey' guy i think you are referring to is a #protist, or a #radiolarian
that is most likely a #protist, no need to classify these for now
nope, i don't think so! just a lot of parting organic debris or #marinesnow
that might be right! my guess would #lobate #ctenophore facing up, right, and towards us
it is definitely a #siphonophore, but it is hard for me to tell beyond that
it looks like a small #sipho #corncob
no, i don't think so
#larvacean, it house look likes its breaking in half as it leaves...but who knows what its doing ( ;
nice! #fourtentacle #medusa
haha, ya that one is definitely hard ( ; Keep looking!!
diatom chains are thin, and usually appear in images where there is a lot of organic matter in the frame. not sure what this, but is cool
this is definitely #cestida. Do you know this guy is a ctenophore? Maybe he got run over by a car a million years ago ( ;
o #first for sure!!!
very cool find, it has #cydippid - like tentacles (streaming upper right) and is composed of clasped lobed
this is actually a the #larva of a #lobate ctenophore
this is an ovate #ctenophore. can you see a thimble shape with the flat face aligning into the upper right of the page?
this one is exceptionally full...i wonder what it ate!
that is actually the #beroida #ctenophore
It is a #protist, and may or not be a radiolarian based off what we currently know
With the current categories,it would be #radiolarian
the guy on the bottom seems to be a #cydippid #ctenophore
Yes if you can. The 2 measurements are not as important as spying the organisms
it is #beautiful, and it is a great find. it kind of resembles a huge #protist, ya? or maybe a deep-sea lighbulb? ( ;
#rocketship #thimble
it is a #protist. beyond that (protist? phytoplankton?zooplankton?) we are not sure for now. don't need to mark and no category for volvox
definitely!
I would mark as a #radiolarian for sure! we don't know the specific groups of #protist that show up in these images yet, but great pick!
it is a #rocketship #thimble. the tentacles are not apparent or retracted, and it is just the 'bell' of the organism. it is a jellyfish!
#combjelly = #ctenophore
great find! this guy is Ocyropsis maculata, an adult comb jelly
it is actually a #lobate #ctenophore. The lobes (bottom-right) of this guy are pressed together
and nice catch on the #copepod upper right
Nice! That is a definitelty a short #corncob or physonect #siphonophore on the left
The 'line' to the upper left of the two #protists is too small distinguish but it may be an arrowworm, copepod, or larvacean
The circle is a protist and don't worry about them for now. I do see a #larvacean with its house appearing like wings
The feedback is you are doing great and don't worry about being unsure !
it is a #protist and there is no need to classify these guys for now
unless there are two medusa thimbles fighting in the bottom left ( ;
i see two thimbles, one in the center and one bottom left
the opposing portion of this #larvacean 's head is facing away from the camera
yes, it is a straight on view...awesome!
the only thing i can clearly make out here is a small, opaque #larvacean in the upper left
It is a a #rocketship #thimble
shrimp and copepod are both #crustacean. that is a great way to tell them apart--the antenna (whiskers) are splayed out in copepods
haha whiskered shrimp = #copepod
It is a small Ocyropsis maculata, the most abundant ctenophore in these images. The tentacles in the background are not from this guy
#Lobate #Ctenophore
This one is awesome! They are an order of #Ctenophore that has been identified only recently.when spread out, they look like a flying saucer
Yes ! #thallaso
this is a #sipho #corncob travelling away from the camera
O wow! no it is not a doliolid...doliolids are small and look like a basket...way more boring
interesting one,
http://biology.unm.edu/ccouncil/Biology_203/Images/Protists/radiolarians.jpg
#rocketship #thimble #arrow worm #copepod x 2
yup!
it is fine if you mark it incorrectly. when you see a clear solmaris you will definitely know. cguigand posted a solmaris a bit ago
yup!! #arrowworm on the left and #medusa #fourtentacles mid-bottom. You see the smattering of protists in this image (3+)
but really cool to see you so aware of the orientation. it may even be a jelly, but i would leave it unmarked
this is one is hard to tell, because it is oriented right at us. it is most likely another #protist
o wow, great one! definitely #medusa and it is one of the #morethanfourtentacles
http://www.cmarz.org/species_pages/phyla/phyla.htm
this guy here is actually not an invertebrate and is a #tunicate. Tunicates are relatively closely related to us...weird right?
Besides the field guide, it might be interesting to check out some info about the general phyla... #cnidaria #ctenophora #tunicate
http://palaeos.com/vertebrates/chordata/images/Larvacea1.gif
yeah! really cool capture! Crisp image, and you can see the entirety of the body spread out. #awesome
its actually a #larvacean . They can be tricky. In profile the head looks like a sledgehammer--the head extends out in both directions
thats a lot of mucous! should make you think twice about swigging seawater at the beach ( ;
their houses are actually made of mucous, and act as filter to capture organic debris/food. they can make/discared multiple houses a day
there are actually 2 #larvaceans in this image. one in a #larvacaenhouse (right), and one mid-left
Haha, perhaps they are friends? The "lively-ness" is due to to differing transparencies captured by the camera
it is a jelly and it is a siphonophore
yes, sweet! the category would be #rocket-ship #thimble
check this #corncob siphonophore out...there are definitely some alien beauties below the ocean surface!
there are definitely some more elaborate #buriedtreasure contained in these sets of images ( :
there are a lot of small, simple #protists scattered throughout the water. try not to get too hung up on the little #blobs
because of the apparent, smooth circularity of these two guys, it is most like #protists, rather than a collection of debris ie #marinesnow
it might even be a phytoplankton (plant-like) protist such as a coccolithophore.
it is a #protist. this guy that is textured like a honey-comb is most likely a foraminifera...but no need to mark this one
and yes, definitely #marinesnow dead center
can you spot the #larvacaen in the upper right?
Awesome!
Productive areas in the upper water column contain a lot of organic matter. When plankton die, they sink to depth and export Carbon to depth
Yes! that is an issue that might be addressed with a #marinesnow category in the future. The focus for now is on the organisms. Great post
the #fourtentacle #medusa is a smooth dome shape
Don't worry too much about the specific number of tentacles. It is a #medusa and the general shape indicates it is likely #fourtentacle
Haha, yes blob is the correct latin name. The capture is out of focus, but it is most likely a collection of organic debris or #marinesnow
And the lonely protist on the bottom right ( ;
Yup! Nice!! you see how it is a colony/aggregation of tiny circular organisms?
these circular guys are #protists. no need to mark these critters
the 'bell' of #triangle is tapered much more similar to a rocket, whereas the #thimble is more spherical
the tentacle is coming off the side facing away from you, from what i can tell
close, it is a #rocketshipthimble with the bell turned towards the camera
we may include additional categories for these small protists in the future...neat find!
the transparent jelly is #medusa #fourtentacles. That circle opaque guy is a protist...simple organisms. No need to mark these guys for now
the radiolarians to mark appear like a group of circular bodies that can take on a number of shapes. appears just like the categorical image
yup definitely #arrowworm. that circular guy is a 'protist' of some sort...simple organisms that include radiolaria. no need to mark
it is likely a discarded #larvaceanhouse. this mucous house is formed to collect organic particles by the #larvacean
the #cydippid category is a catch all for a number of cydippid ctenophore. this guy often shows up with two long, thing tentacles
yes its a #cydippid ctenophore with its tentacles retracted. Haeckelia beehlri. Nice!
this is a #medusa #fourtentacles ...the bell is contracted and it is relatively small for this species
thats the chap i see--when #arrowworm is swimming straight and ridged like that, the fins make it look like a trumpet fish in reverse
#larvaceanhouse with a coiled #larvacean on the left
dont worry! orientation is definitely the hardest to latch on to visually. that's why it is great to ask on the board. have fun browsing !
the semi-transparent body looks like a ribbon, with 'lines' running across the body
It is twisted towards the camera. larvaceans=appendicularians, and they look like a tadpole. the head is a ovular and dark on the bottom
that is a #larvacean
its body is curved, but the bold head (upper left) helps identify this guy
this is a tricky one-bc of the caudal fin (paddle like fins on the right side) I think #arrowworm. curved orientation or overlap of 2 guys
Check this #lobate ctenophore. Ocyropsis maculata. Can you see the lobes (pressed together in this image)? Pretty cool internal structure
#sipho #corncob. Not having to compensate for gravity has led to some elaborate and beautiful plankton bodies. this is a physonect sipho
neat #arrowworm = #chaetognath, a phyla of predatory worms...these guys are ferocious predators. can you spot the #copepod?
Nice capture of #solmaris
check out this #shrimp in profile. would be perfect with some cocktail sauce ( ;
It might seem hard to differentiate between debris and organisms, but keep on classifying and it will become easier.. keep asking questions!
looks like an aggregation of debris, or #marinesnow to me. the water column is filled with particulate matter ... no need to classify
can you spot the small #copepod ? the orientation of the antenna perpendicular to the body is a dead give away.
Neat view of #larvacean inside a #larvaceanhouse. That little guy uses his house as a filter to collect food particles. Resourceful !
#copepod coming right at you...look out!