First year marine scientists have been investigating tidepools at Weir’s Beach today and at Witty’s Lagoon, Tower Point over the past few days. Above Jacqueline and Ochuko are making observations about a high tidepool.
A low tidepool at Weir’s Beach
A high tidepool at Witty’s
Ilana and Jaime
Abbie observing a feather duster worm
We also observed some interesting organisms and events:
A shaggy mouse nudibranch (Aeolidia papillosa) at Weir’s Beach (perhaps the same individual that Roxi spotted last year). These slugs eat anemones! And speaking of anemones…
A dividing aggregating anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima).
A spawning aggregation of whelks (Nucella lamellosa) and an abundance of egg capsules.
Tags: Aeolidia papillosa, Anthopleura elegantissima, egg capsules, Nucella lamellosa, shaggy mouse nudibranch, tidepools, Weir's Beach, Witty's Beach
Pearson College Marine Science 
April 12, 2016 at 12:13 am |
One of the best exprience in M.S! Keep having fun. Yam p.c.40
April 13, 2016 at 3:40 pm |
Thanks for the comment Yam! I heard you are doing (or will be doing) some serious diving… Missing you, Laura.