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1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by james.branson.206Burien, Washington, USA

Clam siphon?

6 3 Spotting

Spotting

by AlexanderSteinOregon, USA

Some type of clam. Extends siphons above ...

1 0 Siphon Limpet

Siphon Limpet

by DespinaTsafetopoulouWellington, Wellington, New Zealand

Siphonaria australis, an air-breathing pulmonate, found at and above mid tide ...

0 1 Tunicate

Tunicate

by RickyBaccayBatangas, Philippines

Tunicates have two openings in their body cavity: an incurrent and an excurrent ...

1 0 Spotting

Spotting

by akkagawaHonolulu, Hawaii, USA

About 1-1.5 cm in length. Siphon protruding ...

1 0 Dog whelk.

Dog whelk.

by Hema ShahBishop, California, United States

Seen crawly on a sandy beach,under water.The

1 0 Orange Tunicate

Orange Tunicate

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

morphology. In their respiration and feeding they take in water through an ...

1 0 Orange Tunicate

Orange Tunicate

by Gerardo AizpuruMexico

morphology. In their respiration and feeding they take in water through an ...

11 5 Corded siphon-shell

Corded siphon-shell

by Argy BeeVictoria, Australia

An attractive example of this small gastropod. About 15mm diameter.

20 7 Ox Heart Ascidian

Ox Heart Ascidian

by Marta RubioTexeiraPhilippines

two siphons, one at the top and the other ...

1 4 Giant Clam

Giant Clam

by MuckpukIndonesia

see its gills which are visible through the inhalant

0 7 Pinacate Beetle

Pinacate Beetle

by JamesXuTucson, Arizona

our attention because he has this weird

0 3 Geoduck clam

Geoduck clam

by auntnance123Florida, USA

shell approx. 6 inches long; siphon approx. ...

1 2 Snipe´s bill murex

Snipe´s bill murex

by Marta RubioTexeiraNegros Oriental, Philippines

Snail to 18 cm (7 in.). Long siphon canal ...

2 0 Dogwhelk

Dogwhelk

by NéliaLeonardoPorto, Portugal

Shell about 3cm high with short siphonal ...

2 0 Great White Egret, Roseate Spoonbill

Great White Egret, Roseate Spoonbill

by redandsilverfoxMissouri City, Texas, USA

was stirring up the water for the Roseate Spoonbills to

3 1 ox heart ascidian

ox heart ascidian

by JordiPratsSulawesi Utara, Indonesia

Tubular shape with two siphons, one at top ...

5 4 Cunjevoi

Cunjevoi

by LeubaPoint Leo, Victoria, Australia

(inhalant & exhalant siphons). The sacs ...

5 2 Robust Sea Squirt

Robust Sea Squirt

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

length of about 2.5cm. These urn-shaped ascidians have numerous oral

3 4 Rat-tailed maggot

Rat-tailed maggot

by Smith'sZooWestern Cape, South Africa

characteristic feature of rat-tailed maggots is a tube-like, three segmented, ...

8 2 Ox heart ascidian

Ox heart ascidian

by Marta RubioTexeiraBohol, Philippines

, hence the species name: the branchial

1 0 Cattail Mosquito

Cattail Mosquito

by keithp2012New York, New York, USA

siphon and obtain air through plant ...

0 5 Tube Lousewort

Tube Lousewort

by SatyenMehtaUttarakhand, India

The botanical name siphonantha arises from

1 4 Channeled Tun

Channeled Tun

by Eric NooraBatangas, Philippines

Shell about 65mm with a long siphon. Eyes ...

2 0 Tunicate

Tunicate

by LeslieFSarasota, Florida, USA

group of underwater saclike filter feeders with incurrent and excurrent

2 0 Fresh-water clams

Fresh-water clams

by doreen.chambers.14Averill, Vermont, USA

. Water passes in and out the shell cavity through the tube-like

15 2 Little Bottle Sea Squirts

Little Bottle Sea Squirts

by Marta RubioTexeiraPhilippines

, yellow, or white rings around both

1 0 Tapering Cowrie

Tapering Cowrie

by allen.hoofHawaii, USA

, including mantle, antennae and siphon, is ...

0 0 Western fat nassa

Western fat nassa

by Brian38Washington, USA

but with convex sides) spire and a

0 0 Sea Tulip

Sea Tulip

by Neil RossNSW, Australia

-filled, sac-like body structure and two tubular openings, known as

60 36 Star ascidian. Ascidia estrella

Star ascidian. Ascidia estrella

by eulalia rubioSan Javier, Región de Murcia, Spain

feeders; the water enters with food for oral

23 15 Star ascidian. Ascidia estrella

Star ascidian. Ascidia estrella

by eulalia rubioSan Javier, Región de Murcia, Spain

feeders; the water enters with food for oral

13 10 Painted tunicate

Painted tunicate

by Marta RubioTexeiraCancún, Mexico

Zooids up to 2 cm, transparent and often shaded with white, red or purple. ...

0 0 Staghorn Fern

Staghorn Fern

by Leana Lahom-CristobalGuimba, Nueva Ecija, Philippines

rocky outcrops where they can siphon water ...

2 2 Urn ascidian

Urn ascidian

by Marta RubioTexeiraNegros Oriental, Philippines

, oral siphons scattered all upon the ...

1 0 Common Piddock or Pacific Mud Piddock

Common Piddock or Pacific Mud Piddock

by mvpoganHuntington Beach, California, USA

1-3" Bivalve in Southern California.

4 1 Giant Pacific Octopus

Giant Pacific Octopus

by KimLommanSeattle, Washington, USA

.The siphon can make water shoot out to ...

5 3 Occelated Blue-ringed Octopus/Mototi Octopus

Occelated Blue-ringed Octopus/Mototi Octopus

by AlbertKangBatangas, Philippines

-rings below its eyes, next to its siphon. ...

3 3 Lewis's moon snail

Lewis's moon snail

by Brian38Washington, USA

extends well beyond that. Its siphon is ...

1 0 Sea Squirts

Sea Squirts

by misako.hillCalifornia, USA

colonies up to several meters in diameter. Sea squirts feed by taking in water ...

1 0 Molle Tunicate

Molle Tunicate

by BlogieDavao Del Norte, Philippines

and minute oral siphons -- not to be ...

0 0 Baltic macoma (juvenile´s shells)

Baltic macoma (juvenile´s shells)

by Marta RubioTexeiraOostende, Vlaanderen, Belgium

Is a small saltwater clam, a marine bivalve mollusk in the family Tellinidae ...

0 0 Sea Hare

Sea Hare

by RickyBaccayBatangas, Philippines

edge and one large exhalant siphon in the ...

5 0 Blue bell tunicates

Blue bell tunicates

by Marta RubioTexeiraNegros Oriental, Philippines

through the oral siphon. The water enters ...

5 4 Black Swallowtail Caterpillar

Black Swallowtail Caterpillar

by DixieSan Antonio, Texas, USA

pics of these. Caterpillars have chewing mouthparts. Adults have

19 24 Water Scorpion

Water Scorpion

by ChunXingWongKunak, Sabah, Malaysia

, 8-13mm siphon) Dark brown in color. It is ...

2 0 Mosquito larva of Aedes aegypti,

Mosquito larva of Aedes aegypti,

by Ashok N PulliyerengiChennai, Union Territory of Puducherry, India

segment, or through a siphon, and ...

0 0 Cockle shell

Cockle shell

by KarenLSouthend Unitary Authority, England, United Kingdom

(inhalant, exhalant, and pedal) for

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