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15 3 Feather Star

Feather Star

by BlogieIGaCoS, Davao del Norte, Philippines

The crinoid is perched on a sea whip coral. This was off the Paradise

2 0 Spotting

Spotting

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

, Samal

3 0 Phyllidiella annulata

Phyllidiella annulata

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

3 0 Spotting

Spotting

by pampoyDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Samal

1 2 Sea Anemone

Sea Anemone

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Spotted this during a night dive at Dayang Beach, Talikud

4 1 Double-ringed Flabellina

Double-ringed Flabellina

by BlogiePhilippines

I've posted a spotting of the Flabellina bilas earlier: ...

2 2 Exquisite Phyllidia

Exquisite Phyllidia

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

This species of Phyllidia can easily be mistaken for other members of its ...

0 2 Hermit Crab

Hermit Crab

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

A large specimen, with white eye stalks and hairy appendages.

5 1 Lumpy Nudibranch

Lumpy Nudibranch

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

These nudibranchs occur everywhere around the

1 2 Spotting

Spotting

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

A type of hard coral with cone-like projections and maze-like ridges on its ...

0 0 sea urchin

sea urchin

by 'NoelOrtegaDavao Del Norte, Philippines

The sea urchins are eaten raw by the people of

0 0 Type of soft coral

Type of soft coral

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Tree-like coral colony, with soft branches and palm-like fronds.

1 9 Stinging Sea Anemone

Stinging Sea Anemone

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

I spotted this sea anemone at a depth of around 50 feet.

2 0 Shirin's Phyllidiopsis

Shirin's Phyllidiopsis

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Previous spotting: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7857118

12 14 Pleurobranchus peronii

Pleurobranchus peronii

by BlogiePhilippines

Spotted this at a depth of about 12m during a night dive. It measured about ...

6 5 Balloon plant

Balloon plant

by pampoyDavao Del Norte, Philippines

samal

1 0 Tunicate

Tunicate

by BlogieMasbate, Masbate, Philippines

I suppose this is also a sea squirt or tunicate, just like the salmon-colored ...

5 3 Denise's Pygmy Seahorse

Denise's Pygmy Seahorse

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

My previous spotting of this critter: ...

0 0 Phyllidiopsis striata

Phyllidiopsis striata

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also referred to as Phyllidiopsis xishaensis. Similar in appearance to P. annae ...

1 0 Spider Brittle Star

Spider Brittle Star

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

it hid under a ledge. This was during a night dive at Limao Reef, near

6 6 Hikueru Glossodoris

Hikueru Glossodoris

by BlogieRobilloDavao Del Norte, Philippines

This nudibranch has a very frilly mantle and two sets of gills. It is one of ...

57 28 Anna's Magnificent Slug

Anna's Magnificent Slug

by BlogieIsland Garden City of Samal, Davao Region, Philippines

My previous spotting of this nudibranch: ...

0 0 Pustule Phyllidiella

Pustule Phyllidiella

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Warty Sea Slugs, Pustulus Philidiella, Pustule Sea Slug, Pustule ...

7 1 Cuttlefish (juvenile)

Cuttlefish (juvenile)

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

dive site called Coral Gardens, off the

1 3 Eightband Butterflyfish

Eightband Butterflyfish

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Eight-striped Butterflyfish. Feed exclusively on coral polyps, ...

2 0 Celestial Phyllidia

Celestial Phyllidia

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Three black lines (with the middle one often broken), on a powder-blue mantle, ...

2 0 Lumpy Nudibranch

Lumpy Nudibranch

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Fried Egg Nudibranch, Fried Egg Sea Slug and Warty Sea Slug. They ...

3 8 Bean Coral

Bean Coral

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

This is an uncommon species, classified as vulnerable in the IUCN Red List.

7 6 Bubble Coral Shrimp

Bubble Coral Shrimp

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Bubble Anemone Shrimp, Philippine Shrimp and Anemone Shrimp. This ...

2 2 Slender Sapsucking Slug

Slender Sapsucking Slug

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Grace Thuridilla and Glazed Thuridilla, this sea slug varies in ...

2 6 Unknown critter

Unknown critter

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

western coast of Samal

2 1 Danielle's Thorunna

Danielle's Thorunna

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

A dorid nudibranch with a creamy white dorsum and a mantle with a purple ...

7 1 Cherry Blossom Coral

Cherry Blossom Coral

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Godeffroy's Soft Coral, this tree coral looks like the Japanese ...

8 6 Firetip Nudibranch

Firetip Nudibranch

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also referred to as Cuthona sibogae in some circles. This aeolid nudibranch has ...

4 1 Redline Flabellina

Redline Flabellina

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Red-lined Flabellina and Sonic the Hedgehog Nudibranch. Usually ...

5 0 Nudibranch

Nudibranch

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

An undescribed species of dorid nudibranch, belonging to the Hypselodoris ...

5 4 Sawblade Shrimp

Sawblade Shrimp

by BlogieCompostela Valley, Philippines

This carid shrimp is also known as Ocellated Tozeuma Shrimp, Broken-back Shrimp ...

30 22 Flamboyant Cuttlefish

Flamboyant Cuttlefish

by BlogieCompostela Valley, Philippines

Also known as Pfeffer's Flamboyant Cuttlefish. They feed nocturnally on small ...

6 0 Swollen Finger Sponge

Swollen Finger Sponge

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Finger Sponge, this marine creature feeds on plankton, and grows ...

11 7 Corallimorph Decorator Crab

Corallimorph Decorator Crab

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Corallimorph Crab, Decorator Spider Crab and Tubercle Crab. They ...

2 2 Spotting

Spotting

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

A type of stony coral with maze-like ridges on the surface.

2 4 Dead Man's Fingers

Dead Man's Fingers

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

This coral has soft, finger-like projections emanating from a flat bottom.

0 2 Type of sponge

Type of sponge

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

I see this type of sponge a lot on my dives. Sometimes it's attached to a hard ...

8 7 Spotting

Spotting

by Timothy Christian TeDavao Del Norte, Philippines

This "thing" was strangling gorgonian sea fans along

0 0 Signalfin Goby

Signalfin Goby

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also known as Flasher Sandgoby and Signal Goby. Translucent body with tiny ...

1 2 Type of Hydroid?

Type of Hydroid?

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Spotted this shrub-like marine life at the Marissa 1 dive site, off the western ...

1 0 Script Flatworm

Script Flatworm

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

This flatworm has a yellow-edged mantle and black markings on its body (hence ...

1 5 Amethyst Olive

Amethyst Olive

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

Also referred to as Oliva amethystina, a species of sea snail, a marine ...

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