Hi Mike,
Thanks for the information!
Cheers,
Francisco
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> Hi Francisco,
>
> I'm quite sure that these are members of the Virgulariidae ... the
> (internal)
> calcareous axial rod often penetrates the soft parts distally, what I've
> seen
> in specimens in the intertidal of Queensland, Australia...
> For more informations your colleague should contact Gary Williams at the
> California Academy of Sciences (Zoolohy and Geology) in San Francisco.
>
> Cheers,
> Mike
>
>
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> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: flmnh-aspidolist im Auftrag von Solis Marin Francisco Alonso
> Gesendet: Mi 17.10.2012 22:08
> An: [log in to unmask]
> Betreff: Re: What is this?!!
>
> Dear Jennifer,
> Thank you very much!
> Cheers,
>
> Francisco
> -----------------
>> Hello Francisco....yip, I agree with Frank and Gustav, it's a Sea
>> pen....
>> Cheers,
>> Jennifer
>>
>> Jennifer Olbers
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>>>>> Solis Marin Francisco Alonso <[log in to unmask]> 10/17/12 6:15
>> PM >>>
>> Dear friends...
>> I am sorry to distract you with a NON Holothurian question...
>> A friend of mine found this animals in the Mexican Caribbean (shallow
>> water)
>> do you have any guess? they look like Cnidarians?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Francisco
>>
>>
>> Dr. Francisco A. Solís-Marín
>> Jefe de la Unidad Académica Ecología y Biodiversidad Acuática.
>> Colección Nacional de Equinodermos
>> "Dra. Ma. E. Caso Muñoz"
>> Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología
>> Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
>> Circuito Universitario s/n
>> Deleg. Coyoacán
>> Mexico, D,F.,
>> CP. 04510
>> Tel. (52) 56-22-58-43
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Dr. Francisco A. Solís-Marín
> Jefe de la Unidad Académica Ecología y Biodiversidad Acuática.
> Colección Nacional de Equinodermos
> "Dra. Ma. E. Caso Muñoz"
> Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología
> Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
> Circuito Universitario s/n
> Deleg. Coyoacán
> Mexico, D,F.,
> CP. 04510
> Tel. (52) 56-22-58-43
>


Dr. Francisco A. Solís-Marín
Jefe de la Unidad Académica Ecología y Biodiversidad Acuática.
Colección Nacional de Equinodermos
"Dra. Ma. E. Caso Muñoz"
Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnología
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Circuito Universitario s/n
Deleg. Coyoacán
Mexico, D,F.,
CP. 04510
Tel. (52) 56-22-58-43