My son would like to know what this is. Found in St Augustine fl
Posted by GardDog@reddit | marinebiology | View on Reddit | 6 comments
Posted by GardDog@reddit | marinebiology | View on Reddit | 6 comments
Crustaceous_Cam@reddit
This appears to be the sargassum nudibranch Scylaea pelagica
Crustaceous_Cam@reddit
Looks to be a sea hare, genus Alysia. See what species occur locally on iNat. One of them is green (Aplysia brasilina???)
Monkey_Brain_Oil@reddit
I'm new to the sub and it's amazing how much confidence posters have in our ability to identify something from a single distant or blurry image
marinebiology-ModTeam@reddit
Your post was removed as it violated rule #8: Responses to identification requests or questions must be an honest attempt at answering. This includes blatant misidentifications and overly-general/unhelpful identifications or answers.
RoanokeSea@reddit
Was it moving independently or "flapping" around in the water, or was it more of a immobile squishy clump? It's hard to tell based on this picture, but if it was "flapping" around in the water, it may be a sea hare, maybe a small Mottled Seahare?
But if it's more of a squishy lump without flaps, it may be some sort of tunicate. Those are common culprits for mystery beach lumps.
myredditnamethisis@reddit
Looks like a rock. Do you have better photos? Or can you describe it?