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Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Swirls above the sand


Yesterday I was helping Maddy and Eric look for ribbon worms on the tidal flats in Bodega Harbor.  I know, I was supposed to be looking for ribbons worms (and I did find some!), but I always get distracted when there are phoronids around.  Crowns of tentacles (lophophores) of Phoronopsis harmeri, Bodega Harbor, 20 July 2020.  [You can click on the image for a larger version.]

1 comment:

John Kuo said...

I studied phoronids years ago as a student at BML over the summer. How they competed with the mud shrimp for the same niche. Beautiful photo!