unknown egg cluster on SA reef..?

I went for a snorkel on Port Noarlunga reef yesterday (just South of Adelaide) and tooks some nice photos in the ambient light. One of the subjects I wasn't familiar with, I'm guessing it's eggs of some kind?

Check out the pic in my Panasonic LumixLife gallery, and see what you can make of it... it's the white ball-shaped subject, stuck to the reef wall. The cluster of 'eggs' was small, maybe 15-20cm in diameter for the cluster.

Here's the link: http://bit.ly/3DI6b

..and if you like what you see, click on the 'tick' in the bottom left... it sends me your vote for a 'peoples choice' accolade ;)


Contributed by danimations added 2009-09-11

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Tim Hochgrebe added 2009-09-12

Hi Dan,

What you are seeing there is a cluster of colonial ascidians (sea squirts)

Do a search on this site and you will find loads of different species

http://www.underwater.com.au/search_results?keywords=ascidian

Tim Hochgrebe

underwater australasia dive in. explore. discover.

http://www.underwater.com.au


danimations added 2009-09-12

Wow, thanks for the speedy reply, Tim! I'll take a look at the link and have a read about 'em. great website you have here, by the way!

http://www.danimations.com.au http://www.youtube.com/danimations80


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