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Dosima fascicularis
White rubber foam like center with extending arms and what appears to be some kind of clam shell. Shells are soft and leather like. Instead of a clam tongue little feeler arms come out.
Ocean. Found on north western coast of Denmark
Http://www.marlin.ac.uk/species information.php?speciesID=3196
Spotted on Aug 14, 2013
Submitted on Aug 14, 2013
28 Comments (1–25)
Congrats!
excellent job !
An amazing find! Congrats, Peter!
Congrats Peter, this is amazing and even better to see it's from Denmark so would be perfect if you could includ it to Danish Wildlife mission and enjoy Denmark: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/2609...
Brilliant spot and congrats!
Amazing creature!
Amazing, congratulations!
Great spotting! Congrats!
Congrats! That a very interesting spotting!
Congrats Peter! Unique creature!
How cool! Great spotting.
Congratulations Peter. Beautiful find
Congrats peter, this fascinating barnacle has been chosen spotting of the day!
The buoy barnacle is the only barnacle to produce its own gas-filled float enabling it to hang upside-down from the water surface.
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Fascinating :)
I agree with PeterDyrholm on buoy barnacles.
Or bouy barnacles. The blue has a deeper color. They live on a small stick which is what I am holding in the last photo
yup, goose barnacle: http://www.flickr.com/photos/carol_green...
So bizarre! In the third picture that you just added, are you holding something you stuck in it, or is this something else that is attached?
Fantastic spotting!! Can not wait to know what it is.. Hope you get an ID, PeterDyrholm.
These looks like goose barnacles.
Could it be a Dead Sea star?
wow! that's so interesting. never seen anything like it either. Great find!
Wow I am very curious about what this is. Great spotting!
Yes it appears to be connected via the arms. Touching the white center makes all arms retract simultaneously
This is one single creature?