Here are some more photos, mostly under water ones. Since last post I even learnt some new things, one of them is that gelatinous ball on one of the photos is actually bundle of eggs of some creature, but no one knows of which. And that pretty orange sponge lips from the last photo are placed on the shell named Noah's ark shell (noetova barčica or Arca noae), here it is without the lipstick.
Another good find in Olib was this Red comb starfish (oranžasta morska zvezda or Astropecten aranciacus), even with missing half of one arm.
Did I mention that Olib is one of my favourite snorkelling grounds? I always find most interesting things there, like this Carpet flatworm (bradavičasti vrtinčar or Thysanozoon brocchii). I only saw it once before, of course also on Olib.
There were also several of these guys there, they are called Green spoonworm (smaragdni zvezdaš or Bonellia viridis), because their body is often green. But the body is mostly hidden under some rock and what one sees is this long tentacle, that ends in what looks like mustache.
There were also more ordinary thing there, like Mediterranean scallop (velika pokrovača or Pecten jacobeus). Although, I don't see these often elsewhere.
And another big discovery, a Banded bootlace (zelenobeli nitkar or Notospermus geniculatus). It is a nocturnal animal and I never saw it before. What is was doing out in the open in the middle of the day, I don't know, but I was very happy to be at the right time in the right place.
And here is also a close up, just because it's so special. And then it disappeared under the rock.
The Cylinder anemone (peščena roža or Cerianthus membranaceus) looks almost too mundane in company of such rare creatures.
Mediterranean fanworm (spalancanijev cevkar or Sabella spallanzani) has a sepia egg tied onto its tube.
And here is one obligatory over-water photo for this post, it is of a classic sailboat with latin-rig (latinsko jadro). It was taken in bay in front of town Murter, where we were waiting out some stronger wind, but also got some very tasty ice cream.
Following photos were taken in a bay near Tisno, maybe things I photographed were not so very unique, but they are pretty. I don't even know which shell this is, it is so overgrown, it is impossible to see any pattern or grooves on it to identify it.
And I couldn't resist one more Hope's elysia (pisanček or Thurdilla hopei).
I found this red sponge in company of two tube worms so very pretty.
And here is the detail of Red encrusting bryozoan (mahovnjak rdeči skorjevec or Schizobrachiella sanguinea).
This year I saw a lot of Banded dye-murex (čokati volek Hexaplex trunculus) laying on their back with exposed body. I really don't know why. But you can see why it is called "banded" murex, the bands are visible around the opening.
And one more very colourful Mediterranean wormsnail (spiralasti polž or Serpulorbis arenarius)...
...and here with its "face" exposed.
Next photos were taken on Zmajan, another very good snorkeling location. I had my eyes peeled for nudibranchs (gološkrgarje), but couldn't find any this time. But I saw a Flounder and a Greater weever (morski list in navadni morski zmaj or Arnoglossus spp. and Trachinus draco) together,...
...a Slender goby (peščeni glavač or Gobius geniporus)...
...and some young Mediterranean chromis (črnik or Chromis chromis).
There were also lots of other fish there, like these young Salemas or Dreamfish (salpe or Sarpa salpa),...
...and a Sharpsnout seabream (pic or Diplodus puntazzo).
This is another thing that I saw often, but couldn't find information about it, so I don't know if it is again eggs of some creature or merely algae.
Here is another pretty Mediterranean red sea star (ognjenordeča zvezda or Echinaster sepositus)
And here are the sponges - the pink sponge with brown Kidney sponge (vijoličasta zobčasta spužva in ledvičasta spužve or Dysidea avara and Chondrosia reniformis)...
...one of my favourites, the Orange Puffball sponge (morska pomaranča or Tethya citrina),...
...and a Yellow Clathrina (mrežasta spužva or Clathrina clathrus), that is also already on previous photo. This one is maybe even prettier than the Orange Pufball sponge...
More in next post.
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