Spring winds pushed some gelatinous animals on shore yesterday. Here are some examples, shown in order from the animals we encountered most frequently to those that were less common during a walk on Salmon Creek Beach on 19 March 2021:
Giant Bell Jelly (Scrippsia pacifica)
By-the-wind Sailor (Velella velella) —
most of these were small, only ~5-6 mm long
Nectophore of the siphonophore, Hippopodius hippopus
Comb jelly, or sea gooseberry (Pleurobrachia bachei)
Moon jelly (Aurelia sp.)
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