vlcw Posted July 25, 2013 #1 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Any one know what kind of species is this? As i meet him?... her?... it at Pulau pangkor beach. It kind of weird, every legs with pincers. It got a baloon on it's head, the baloon with get big and small when it breathing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Wearer of Hats Posted July 25, 2013 #2 Share Posted July 25, 2013 looks like a sea cucumber. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted July 25, 2013 #3 Share Posted July 25, 2013 (edited) Size? Some kind of Isopoda? Very cool, btw. Edited July 25, 2013 by QuiteContrary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinysbox13 Posted July 25, 2013 #4 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Makes me itch when it moves. Agreed, cool indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlcw Posted July 25, 2013 Author #5 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Size? Some kind of Isopoda? Very cool, btw. The size is around 9cm long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted July 26, 2013 #6 Share Posted July 26, 2013 It appears to be some type of Annelid worm, of which there are many varieties in the ocean. Some are free swimming, some have stinging bristles, some have a pretty nasty bite as well, most are probably harmless and seldom seen, living inside reefs and below the sand. This one likely got into the surf and was cast up on the beach. The earthworm is a land living Annelid everyone is familiar with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted July 26, 2013 #7 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Size? Some kind of Isopoda? Very cool, btw. Annelid, not an Isopod: too many legs for one thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted July 26, 2013 #8 Share Posted July 26, 2013 Annelid, not an Isopod: too many legs for one thing. Very interesting creature. If you get a name let me know, please. Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlcw Posted July 27, 2013 Author #9 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Some peoples said it probability are Nudibranchia or sea cucumber. And i still searching for the name of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chooky88 Posted July 27, 2013 #10 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Throw it back poor thing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeDee7 Posted July 29, 2013 #11 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Please put the animal back to the ocean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted August 1, 2013 #12 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Very interesting creature. If you get a name let me know, please. Thx I can't pin it down, for one thing you don't get a very good look at the dorsal side, but It could be a type of scale worm. Most are tiny, some grow to about a foot, there are some pictures on Google. There is another similar looking Annelid called a Sea Mouse, but it looks like it has "fur". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Q-C Posted August 1, 2013 #13 Share Posted August 1, 2013 I can't pin it down, for one thing you don't get a very good look at the dorsal side, but It could be a type of scale worm. Most are tiny, some grow to about a foot, there are some pictures on Google. There is another similar looking Annelid called a Sea Mouse, but it looks like it has "fur". Those scale worms (prelimary search) are quite awesome. I love stuff like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted August 2, 2013 #14 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Those scale worms (prelimary search) are quite awesome. I love stuff like this... If you like that, check out photos of pelagic annelid worms and for that matter pelagic animals in general, there are some very weird things in the deep sea. Oar FIsh, Gulper Eels, Vampire Squid, Viperfish, Comb Jellies are all very cool critters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four Winds Posted August 4, 2013 #15 Share Posted August 4, 2013 That is a strange looking creature, never seen something like that! very cool. But yeah, stop taking video of it an put it back in the sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skep B Posted August 4, 2013 #16 Share Posted August 4, 2013 ...or eat it. Might be good, ya never know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrLzs Posted August 4, 2013 #17 Share Posted August 4, 2013 I can't pin it down, for one thing you don't get a very good look at the dorsal side, but It could be a type of scale worm. Most are tiny, some grow to about a foot, there are some pictures on Google. There is another similar looking Annelid called a Sea Mouse, but it looks like it has "fur". I think you are spot on, Sundew. My first thought was a sea mouse (Aphrodita aculeata) but they are indeed usually more 'furry/bristly', so possibly a scale worm (Polynoidae...?). Those are not all that well-recorded/imaged and it could even be a new species. (This from someone who used to run a marine research centre..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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