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I know it’s a moth or at least I thought it was but I didn’t realize what the caterpillar form of it looked like

Maybe a tunicate? Really not sure

Whale baleen - no idea from who. Any guesses?

possibly?

Tunicate? Or some type of eggs??

crazy saturated pigment

Color is very orange-red to be either golden or red gorgonian; polyps are golden yellow.

dredged at 12-13 fathoms

dredged at 12-13 fathoms

Having trouble identifying. Was under a compound microscope at 200x magnification.

Under 400x magnification on a compound microscope.

Photos 3-5 were taken at 100x under dissecting microscope.

Found at tideline: live individuals

Growing on a blade of Chondracanthus exasperatus in the low intertidal.

The specimen was approximately 1cm. Computer vision ID'd it as Distaplia occidentalis.

In a washed-up Macrocystis holdfast.

I think... In a washed-up Macrocystis holdfast.

In a washed-up Macrocystis holdfast.

In a washed-up Macrocystis holdfast.

In a washed-up Macrocystis holdfast.

Thanks, @anudibranchmom for another dock fouling adventure!

12 feet deep

Suggested ID: Tubulanus sexlineatus

Brought on to the Wet Deck of the Sea Center for observation. Found in a sea floor sample that was collected from under Stearns Wharf using an Eckman grab.

Nymphs associated with adults on planted Cootamundra wattle (Acacia baileyana).

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