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Chiridota albatrossii  (Jellybean Sea Cucumber)

Photo of Chiridota albatrossii by <a href="http://www.seastarsofthepacificnorthwest.info/">Neil McDaniel</a>
© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #15847)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location Sechelt Inlet Photographer Neil McDaniel
Habitat subtidal, mud
Photo Date February 17, 2007 Upload Date January 06, 2012
Elevation (m) -5
UTM Zone # Latitude 49.5363888888889
UTM Easting Longitude -123.766111111111
UTM Northing Photo ID # 15847
Notes Phil Lambert has identified this species from the subtidal zone of several BC fjords. It burrows in soft sediments. See Lambert 1997 for more information. It is different from Chiridota discolor which is commonly found intertidally in southeastern Alaska.


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