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Waved Whelk (Buccinum undatum) is common in the Gulf of Maine waters. It is pictured here with an orange Palmate Sponge, also called the Common Palmate Sponge (Isodictya palmata) has thick, round branches which look slightly flattened. The oscula, or holes, in the palmate sponge are more noticeable than in other North Atlantic branching sponges. The color varies from tan, yellow, or orange. They are sub-tidal. The pink encrusting organism on the whelk and the granite rocks is a crustose coralline algae. Also in the photo are a couple of green sea urchins. A little limpet has attached to the whelk. There is so much to see in the cloudy North Atlantic Ocean.

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Janet MacCausland
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Waved Whelk (Buccinum undatum) is common in the Gulf of Maine waters. It is pictured here with an orange Palmate Sponge, also called the Common Palmate Sponge (Isodictya palmata) has thick, round branches which look slightly flattened. The oscula, or holes, in the palmate sponge are more noticeable than in other North Atlantic branching sponges. The color varies from tan, yellow, or orange. They are sub-tidal. The pink encrusting organism on the whelk and the granite rocks is a crustose coralline algae. Also in the photo are a couple of green sea urchins. A little limpet has attached to the whelk. There is so much to see in the cloudy North Atlantic Ocean.
jmmermaid@outlook.com Home Decor & Stock Photography; Nature; On Location Portraiture; Illustration. To Purchase, please contact Janet MacCausland at jmmermaid@outlook.com or call 508 824 1569 or TEXT 617 448 2746. All images are the property of the photographer and require permission to copy. Every new day I see something I have never seen before to share with you. An astute observer, I revel in the light and what it sheds on the images herein, both underwater and above scenery, and the wildlife that lives there.