Thanks Kris,
I think it was caught at around 4m ?
Francisco


> Hey Francisco,
> Super cool sea pen.  What was the depth?
>
> Kris
>
> On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 1:21 AM, Solis Marin Francisco Alonso <
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>
>> Hi Mike,
>> Thanks for the information!
>> Cheers,
>> Francisco
>> --------------
>>
>> > 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
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>> > 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
>> >>
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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
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>> >
>> >
>> > 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