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Hermissenda crassicornis
The white stripes shine with an opalescent blue tinge, hence the name. I have been hoping to see one of these for a long time, but I didn't realize they were in Alaska so I was taken by surprise! It was also larger than I was expecting, probably close to 3 inches (~7.5 cm) long
Found on the side of a concrete dock in a harbor
Spotted on Jun 11, 2017
Submitted on Jun 28, 2017
6 Comments
Thanks Mark and Felix!
Great find, Machi!
Such beauty. Nice series Machi.
Thanks Jim and Christine! Jim, the dock was halfway sunken and only floating because it was chained to the main docks, so many animals were exposed that I think are normally a little deeper and more covered. It was a great opportunity to photograph some animals that are normally more awkward to photograph.
Machi...great photography and spotting. Usually you have to go deeper to find these guys.
So beautiful!