Unknown Invertebrate
Description and Comments
Many of these single opening, tough hide, fleshy barbed creatures washed up on the Oregon coast.
Type of organism
Other
Unsure
Quantity
11
Latitude
45.36
Longitude
-123.97
Condition
Dead
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Comments
That is a small pyrosome — a
That is a small pyrosome — a colonial salp. Thanks very much for the report. They are also down in Monterey Bay in large numbers, so your sighting gives an idea of the potential extent.
Funny how you said it's an
Funny how you said it's an "unknown invertebrate" because pyrosomes and salps are more closely related to vertebrates than invertebrates because they are chordates.