prev Very small tunicates on horny stalk (Perophora namei). I think the critters at the tips of the tunicates are mysid shrimp or tiny worms in tubes. If you use the magnifier, you can see their antennae. (Cape Kri)
The critters at the tunicate openings might be spionid polychaete worms, Polydorella prolifera. The brown segments would be the tails and the white or yellow could be the antennae. I'd love to see the hi-res photo. The white appendage seems to come out of the middle of the 'tube' while the yellow part of the organism comes out the top of the tube. Again, we have entered the world of microscopic cameras.		 next

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Image Serial Number: 000-5884
Camera Model: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Firmware: Digital Photo Professional
Date/Time: 2004:12:22 15:30:58
Shutter speed: 1/200 sec
Aperture: 22
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
ISO: 100
Focal length: 100mm
Image size: 1600 x 1066
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"Very small tunicates on horny stalk (Perophora namei). I think the critters at the tips of the tunicates are mysid shrimp or tiny worms in tubes. If you use the magnifier, you can see their antennae. (Cape Kri)
The critters at the tunicate openings might be spionid polychaete worms, Polydorella prolifera. The brown segments would be the tails and the white or yellow could be the antennae. I'd love to see the hi-res photo. The white appendage seems to come out of the middle of the 'tube' while the yellow part of the organism comes out the top of the tube. Again, we have entered the world of microscopic cameras."