Friday, July 18, 2014


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Observations Location: The Barking Crab Docks

Date: 13 July 2014

 


 

 

 

 


Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia Aurita)
Circular in Shape (Mushroom)
Milky in Color to Clear
Seen through-out the Harbor





Rock Weed (Fucus  Specis)
Brown in Color
Pear shaped Air Bladders
Attached to Dock




 
   Sea Lettuce (Ulva Lactuca)
   Light to Dark Green
   Looks like Common Iceberg Lettuce
   Slimy to the Touch



Blue Mussell (Mytilus Edulis)
Blue Shell (2)
Found Anchored to Dock
Along the Shell-Rough Line
Numerous Organisms Attached to Shell
 
 
 
 Sea Squirt (Styela Clava)
 
 References:
 East Coast Shellfish Growers Association
Gosner, K. L. (1978). Peterson Field Guide, A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore from the Bay of Fundy to Cape Hatteras, Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

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