Skip to content



about us
Since 1998, MarineBio has been a nonprofit volunteer marine conservation and science education group working together to educate the world about ocean life, marine biology, marine conservation, and a sea ethic.

Join the MarineBio Conservation Society »

» MarineBio Blog

» Ocean Watch video library

» Marine Species databases

» MarineBio@Facebook

» The MarineBio Conservation Society

MarineBio@Facebook
Species questions, information and resources about marine animals and plants...
Post a reply

What is this creature? Help.

What is this creature? Help.

Postby mdh4f6 » 7/21/12

I looked through the boards but could not find anything like this. Anyways, my Husband and I were vacationing in Maui and we noticed these purple jelly like creatures at Keane on top of all the rocks. I'm very curious as to what they are, could anybody help? Link below.

Purple Creature
User avatar
mdh4f6
...pl°a,n.kt°on...
 
Posts: 1
Joined: 7/21/12
Top

Re: What is this creature? Help.

Postby David » 7/23/12

Those are called shingle or helmet sea urchins (most likely Colobocentrotus atratus), see http://echinoblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/ ... y-aka.html for more info... welcome to the forums by the way!

Image
David Campbell
MarineBio Founder/Director
>-<ºº>-<
~~~ Join the MarineBio Conservation Society and help us continue to share the wonders of
the ocean inspiring conservation, education, research, and a sea ethic. ~~~

Extending a sea ethic would mean recognizing the ocean’s importance to the continued existence of life on our planet and to human futures. From this recognition would flow an appropriate sense of moral imperative, commitment, and urgency—urgency toward ending overfishing and wasteful bycatch and aggressively rebuilding depleted ocean wildlife populations, stabilizing human effects on world climate, slowing habitat destruction, stemming global transport and accidental introduction of "alien" species, curbing the flow of contaminants and trash, developing sustainable seafood farming, cultivating an informed approach to the seafood marketplace, and implementing networks of protected areas in the sea. - Dr. Carl Safina

If you think you can, you might, if you think you can't, you never will. - Anon
Don't believe everything you think. - Anon
It's nice to be important. But it's much more important to be nice. - The Nature of Existence
Imagination is more important than knowledge. - Albert Einstein
A day without sunshine is like, you know, night. - Steve Martin
User avatar
David
~~~admin~~~
 
Posts: 3681
Joined: 5/28/03
Location: Planet Ocean
Top

Re: What is this creature? Help.

Postby Izzy » 8/19/12

holy cow, those are *spectacular!*
~Izzy
Biological Oceanographer

If you think Education is expensive, try Ignorance.
"The inhabitants of the sea have much to teach us." ~Wyland
"I have slipped the bonds of Earth to dance with dolphins." :dolphin: ~Wyland
"If human civilization is going to invade the waters of the earth, then let it be first of all to carry a message of respect." ~ Jacques Cousteau
NOSB: A great way for high schoolers to learn about the oceans.
A whale killed a dolphin but he was acquitted because he didn't do it on porpoise.

><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸.
User avatar
Izzy
~~moderator~~
 
Posts: 6110
Joined: 2/2/06
Location: Planet Ocean
Top
Post a reply

Return to Marine Animals & Plants


Board index ‹ View unanswered posts ‹ View active topics ‹ Search ‹ Your Control Panel

The team • Delete all board cookies • All times are UTC - 8 hours [ DST ]
Powered by phpBB © 2012 phpBB Group
Cerulean Style by Daniel St. Jules of Gamexe.net

 

MarineBio Home

 

MarineBio | Marine Conservation | Marine Life | The Ocean | Education & Careers | Explore & Discover | Get Involved | About MarineBio

The MarineBio Conservation Society | FAQs | Photo Galleries | Video Library | Educational Resources

Latest News: MarineBio Blog | MarineBio@Facebook | Marine Conservation | Marine Biology | Global Warming/Climate Change
Coral Reefs | Whales | Dolphins | Sharks | Cephalopods | Scripps | Woods Hole | PLoS ONE | Conservation Magazine

 

 

~ Sharing the wonders of the ocean to inspire conservation, education, research, and a sea ethic ~
MarineBio.org, Inc. is a U.S. 501(c)3 charitable, nonprofit organization: info@marinebio.org | +1 (713) 248-2576 PST
All MarineBio Conservation Society memberships and donations are tax deductible in the United States.
><((((°>  © 1998-2013 MarineBio Copyright & Terms of Use. Privacy Policy. >-<°°>-<

 

MarineBio.org Blog

 

"The sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever." - Jacques-Yves Cousteau

 

@Facebook   @Twitter   @Google+   @Pinterest   @Youtube   MarineBio's Blog   The Plankton Forums   @flickr

 

Join or Donate to the MarineBio Conservation Society!

~ toggle F11 for fullscreen ~