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Jennifer Hammock added an association between "Image of Simnia barbarensis and Octocorallia" and "Octocorallia Haeckel, 1866".
Description
Ovulid snails are specialists that live and prey only on octocorals, and locally these corals live only in relatively deep water. This gorgonian branch with the attached snail was brought up by a diver from 58 m thus presenting us with the opportunity to photograph it. The octocoral's polyps are retracted.
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Neosimnia barbarensis -
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Octocorallia Haeckel, 1866
Source information
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© 2005 California Academy of Sciences
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Photographer: Lovell and Libby Langstroth
Location Created: Carmel Bay (Monterey County, California, US)
Revisions
- 2011-08-04 14:19:07 UTC
