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Jellyfish or other creature?

I noticed this creature floating near the recreational pier at Rocky Point Park, in Port Moody, BC. It appeared to swim by curving/swinging its body side-to-side, as if it were a tail, and appeared to be similar in size to the fist of a child. There were a number of jellyfish in the waters at the same time, and at first, I assumed it was a type of jellyfish. Can anyone identify this creature?

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  • Asked by galeao
  • on 2009-11-06 20:33:18
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Last edited on: 2009-11-06 22:02:29

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 boabusmaximus says:

looks like a nudibranch to me (sea slug) not sure of the species, i'm not an expert. the biggest clue is that the creature you have photographed exhibits bilateral symmetry, not radial symmetry as you would find in jellyfish.

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posted on 2009-11-10 14:47:02 | Report abuse

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 galeao says:

Thanks for your reply, I now think you may be right. I did a search and found the following image of a 'hooded nudibranch' that appears to be very similar to the sea creature I photographed:

http://www.stanford.edu/~bhackett/gods-pocket-2004-09/images/hooded-nudibranch-(b).jpg

I previously never saw a live sea slug and I hadn't even guessed it was a possibility. I'm happy to actually discover what it was after all. Thanks for responding!

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posted on 2009-11-11 10:36:19 | Report abuse

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