Tunicate? at St. Pete’s Beach

 

This morning as my husband and I were walking along St. Pete’s Beach we came across this large orange solid looking blob.  I looked like a large orange colored strawberry to me or somebody’s heart.  It was about 3″ by 4″ in size and it encased a plant in the middle so it looked like the plant’s root ball.

We investigated a bit when we got back to our room and we think what we saw was a tunicate. If someone knows it to be something else let me know and I will post the proper name.

5 Responses to “Tunicate? at St. Pete’s Beach”

  1. 22 Feb 2011 at 5:42 pm nrhatch
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    Interesting. I’ve never seen anything like it.

  2. 22 Feb 2011 at 6:23 pm flyinggma
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    We actually saw two of them within about 100′ of each other. Another couple was looking at the first one and then we walked a little farther and found one to look at which was larger than the first.

  3. 22 Feb 2011 at 8:37 pm Carol Ann Hoel
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    It’s beautiful and very unusual. You are really good at finding great shots with your camera! Blessings to you, Jeanne…

  4. 22 Feb 2011 at 9:20 pm flyinggma
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    We stopped in at a shell shop after lunch today and verified the fact that what I have a picture of is indeed a tunicate. It is so much fun to see and learn new things.

  5. 22 Feb 2011 at 10:17 pm nrhatch
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    Thanks, Jeanne. Checking in a shell shop was smart thinking!

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