Date: 13/03/2022 09:31:34
From: roughbarked
ID: 1859847
Subject: Mystery blob.

Of all you beachgoers.. Does anyone have an ID for this?

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Date: 13/03/2022 09:34:36
From: Dark Orange
ID: 1859848
Subject: re: Mystery blob.

roughbarked said:


Of all you beachgoers.. Does anyone have an ID for this?

Most mystery jellified blobs found on beaches tend to be the eggs of gastropods, but the lack of obvious specks in it and the mantel around it suggests to me that it is the remains of a jellyfish.

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Date: 13/03/2022 09:37:20
From: roughbarked
ID: 1859849
Subject: re: Mystery blob.

Dark Orange said:


roughbarked said:

Of all you beachgoers.. Does anyone have an ID for this?

Most mystery jellified blobs found on beaches tend to be the eggs of gastropods, but the lack of obvious specks in it and the mantel around it suggests to me that it is the remains of a jellyfish.

Ta.

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Date: 13/03/2022 10:43:36
From: SCIENCE
ID: 1859860
Subject: re: Mystery blob.

certainly looks cnidarian

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Date: 13/03/2022 11:13:54
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 1859868
Subject: re: Mystery blob.

Dark Orange said:


roughbarked said:

Of all you beachgoers.. Does anyone have an ID for this?

Most mystery jellified blobs found on beaches tend to be the eggs of gastropods, but the lack of obvious specks in it and the mantel around it suggests to me that it is the remains of a jellyfish.

Moon snails are known to produce eggs that are jellified blobs that look a bit like this.

Any moon snails nearabouts?

But on the other hand, moon snail eggs do tend to be in a jelly blob that is horseshoe shaped. This isn’t horseshoe shaped, so I agree with DO, probably some type of jellyfish.

Get a DNA sample.

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Date: 13/03/2022 13:49:55
From: buffy
ID: 1859925
Subject: re: Mystery blob.

Is it one of these?

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/108474298

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