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Evalljapyx saundersiObserver
shawnb2Description
Found under a log in heavily shaded mixed forest, photographed live, then collected.
Sikes (2019) lists only two species of Japygoid in Canada, Occasjapyx americanus and Evalljapyx saundersi; a Parajapyx is also mentioned, but expected to be a misidentified E. saundersi. No other species are predicted to occur. From Allen (2002), given the macrochaetae are barbed, and trichobothria are present on antennal segments 4-6 (most visible on 6th segment in second last photo), this seems to best match Evalljapyx saundersi.
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Order SessilidaObserver
rambryumDescription
on posterior of tiny ditch water crustacean.
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Family AnisakidaeObserver
blairdudeckDescription
Nematodes found in body cavity of pacific herring.
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Leiomitra brevifissaObserver
dbltuckerDescription
1793.1, UID 38
Friday, May 26, 2023 Daniel Tucker Habitat: on trunk; Bark texture: rough; Height above ground(m): 3.1
Nothing else with a leaf laminal disc this huge.
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Lemanea fluviatilisObserver
rambryumDescription
Cyano? Algae? Lichen? Aquatic-- affixed to river rock forming tubes
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Western Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura ssp. aura)Observer
cgbcDescription
Green Mountain, Cortes I.
Two older chicks hopping around moss-covered boulders/terraces off of cliff face on steep southwest-facing slope.
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Robust Clubhook Squid (Onykia robusta)Observer
pinemartynDescription
Kayaking in the Broughton Archipelago. My Westcoast marine life knowledge is limited so I'm hoping someone can identify this creature. Approx 5' in length. Squid of some sort?
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Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge (Asteromyia carbonifera)Observer
juliakcarrDescription
gall on Solidago
@fmcghee does this look like it is on Solidago to you? that was what I took a photo of before this
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Black Crystalwort (Riccia nigrella)Observer
jbindernagelDescription
Seems like a really good candidate for R. nigrella, will have to update later.
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Walnut Orbweaver (Nuctenea umbratica)Observer
liamraganDescription
On the Rathtrevor Provincial Park sign
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Slime Molds (Phylum Mycetozoa)Observer
earley_birdDescription
On Dried Peach Gall Wasp galls on Q. garryana
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Dried Peach Gall Wasp (Disholcaspis simulata)Observer
earley_birdDescription
All over the Q. garryana here. Thanks for the help @bradenjudson and @rambryum
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Seahorses (Genus Hippocampus)Observer
sergey45045Description
Walking along the waterline from Pipers lagoon to Departure Bay my 4 yo daughter spotted a dried out sea horse in the rocks that may be below water at high tide.
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beeworldlyDescription
This observation collected under a BC Parks permit to visit Woodley Range Ecological Reserve. Note that this Ecological Reserve is closed to the public: research is conducted via permit. (https://bcparks.ca/eco_reserve/woodley_er.html)
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Albugo hohenheimiaObserver
fmcgheeDescription
on Cardamine sp. (I think flexuosa) - Host plant collected along with pathogen
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Common Lichens (Class Lecanoromycetes)Observer
jbindernagelDescription
Small, abundant over spruce needles, the greenish white thallus (?) is making me think it's lichenized and not just a parasite.
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camerondeckertDescription
A highlight of my wanderings on the Itatiaia NP trails - Brechmorhoga goncalvensis which was formally described in 2021, formerly part of B. lepeaca sense Santos as noted by Kompier (2015). The third photo through the wing shows just enough of the hamules to help confirm the ID.
Diogo Silva Vilela, Gláucia Stefani-Santos, Walter F. Ávila Júnior, and Marcos Magalhães de Souza "Brechmorhoga goncalvensis sp. nov. from south-eastern Brazil (Odonata: Libellulidae)," Odonatologica 50(1-2), 81-94, (1 June 2021).
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Veilworts (Genus Metzgeria)Observer
johndreynoldsDescription
Stanley Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Elegant Fringe Lichen (Heterodermia leucomelos)Observer
eullstromDescription
found fallen on ground
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Seaside Centipede Lichen (Heterodermia sitchensis)Observer
eullstromDescription
Two thalli on fallen spruce branch
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Frullania hattorianaObserver
rambryumDescription
On conifer trunk. hattoriaana?
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Genus CalycinaObserver
rambryumDescription
Stalked yellow cups growing off of dead Cephalozia, Riccardia and Scapania spotted by @bradenjudson. Read about a deer urine loving fungus and wondered if this could be it as it was on a urine patch
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jmgagnonDescription
Specimen deposited at Canadian Museum of Nature. PARATYPE: CMNC 1985-0156. Florencia Bay, NW end (original description "Wreck Bay"); intertidal, sand pools, boulders, mouth of stream. Collected by Edward L. Bousfield.
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Quatsino Cave Amphipod (Stygobromus quatsinensis)Observer
jmgagnonDescription
Specimen deposited at the Canadian Museum of Nature: PARATYPE: CMNC 1987-0364. Thanksgiving Cave, cave pools, streamway below main entrance. Collected by Patrick D. Shaw.
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dbltuckerDescription
UID 16, 1881.2
Habitat: on branch; Bark texture: smooth; Height above ground(m): 15.6
"Cololejeunea gracilis (subg. Aphanolejeunea) is a very small and common epiphyll
(less than 0.4 mm wide) with mostly reduced, linear leaves with toothed margins." Gradstein 2021
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Calicium lenticulareObserver
chlorophiliaDescription
corticolous on Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
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Rim Lichens, Disc Lichens, and Allies (Family Lecanoraceae)Observer
iancruickshank
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Rosette Lichens, Frost Lichens, and Allies (Family Physciaceae)Observer
iancruickshankDescription
epiphytic on shoreline Picea sitchensis
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Tremella nieblaeObserver
fmcgheeDescription
Lichenicolous on Niebla cephalota
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Lemmon's Needle Grass (Eriocoma lemmonii)Observer
jimmylegsDescription
Observed during authorized visit; site closed to public access
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Club Gall Wasp (Andricus coortus)Observer
earley_birdDescription
Collected and in rearing
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Mortar Rim Lichen (Myriolecis dispersa)Observer
bstarzomskiDescription
coastal sandstone
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Teal Conifer-Pin (Dendrostilbella smaragdina)Observer
andyharmsenDescription
With Neelid springtail
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Rostania quadrifidaObserver
chlorophiliaDescription
epiphytic on Quercus garryana
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Detritus Rim Lichen (Myriolecis zosterae)Observer
rambryumDescription
On driftwood breakwater (erect logs)
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Stenocybe clavataObserver
corndogDescription
abundant on several old growth Pseudotsuga
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Ponderosa Pine Tip Moth (Rhyacionia zozana)Observer
jgattenDescription
I am not sure if this requires too much of a leap of faith for the identification. It visually matches this species very well, but I know there are some species that look similar. There is no ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) in the area, but there is shore pine (P. contorta var. contorta). This species is known to infest other pines, including lodgepole pine (of which shore pine is a variety).
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Artemia franciscanaObserver
ian_gardinerDescription
Habitat hypersaline lake.
Image 1 - Male, dorsal view.
Image 2 - Female, dorsal view.
Image 3 - Male head, frontal view, showing the distal segments of the second antennae to be i) flat, ii) broadly triangular, iii) with pointed apices directed medially.
Image 4 - Habitat.
The major solution salt in this lake is sodium carbonate (Cummings, J.M. 1940. Saline and Hydromagnesite Deposits of British Columbia, Bulletin No. 4. BC Dept of Mines: 160pp)
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Joint-toothed Mosses (Class Bryopsida)Observer
rambryumDescription
Seemed pottiaceous at the time. @astorey_botany
On river/lake bank of moist mineral soil
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Alkaline Wing-nerved Moss (Pterygoneurum kozlovii)Observer
chrisfluitDescription
New popn (as far as I'm aware). Habitat is typical saline pond bank in transition zone where Distichlis ends and Artemesia begins
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Oeder's Apple-Moss (Plagiopus oederianus)Observer
jbindernagelDescription
Tentative. Over seeping rock of cliff.
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Turner's Threadwort (Cephaloziella turneri)Observer
rambryumDescription
Collected for tiny liverworts. On soil.
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Riccia macallisteriObserver
astorey_botanyDescription
Spores 122.5 um in diameter. Second population in Canada. Confirmed by Linda Ley. 420 km from nearest population.
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Thelocarpon epibolumObserver
eullstromDescription
lichenicolous fungi? on Peltigera
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Leafy and Simple Thalloid Liverworts (Class Jungermanniopsida)Observer
rambryumDescription
@cwardrop ??? Amongst mylia-like thing on mineral soil bank along drainage.
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Miniature Lupine (Lupinus bicolor)Observer
liamraganDescription
Maybe? Seen by @handroid
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Snow Threadwort (Fuscocephaloziopsis albescens)Observer
rambryumDescription
From herbarium specimen collected by Worley & Hamilton, May 25, 1968
"Wet mud in water course sloping muskeg, semi-open, Elev. abt. 1800'
San Juan Bautista I.
S.W. of Craig,
55 26' N- 133 16' W."
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Orkney Notchwort (Anastrepta orcadensis)Observer
cwardropDescription
With Scapania bolanderi, Pleurozium schreberi, Rhytidiadelphus loreus, and Hylocomium splendens in moist and shaded enclave formed by boulders. A few shoots buried in the collection, @rambryum @dbltucker I can't believe I missed itttttt. What happens when you have to move faster than a crawl...
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Family PottiaceaeObserver
chrisfluitDescription
In steppe, near the edge of saline pond. Originally thought Tortula brevipes but the awns should be smooth and leaf margins revolute. Doesn't seem to fall anywhere comfortably within McIntosh (1986). Unsure if Tortula or Syntrichia. If Syntrichia, I keyed it to S calcicola calcicola which doesn't make sense (not known from North America). Doesn't match up with the saline endemic Tortulas (nevadensis and heimii)
