{"id":8943,"date":"2015-12-21T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlmlblog.wordpress.com\/?p=8943"},"modified":"2020-10-23T11:58:58","modified_gmt":"2020-10-23T18:58:58","slug":"happy-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/2015\/12\/21\/happy-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Holidays!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-8943\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-8943-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-8943-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-8943-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3>By Jessica Jang, Pacific Shark Research Center<\/h3>\n<p>Happy Holidays to all, and what better way to share the season with some festive themed marine animals and some information about them!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Christmas Island Land Crab<em><\/em><em><i> \u00a0(<em><i>Gecarcoidea natalis) \u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/em><\/i><\/em>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8950\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8950\" style=\"width: 465px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8950 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/12\/dsc_0869-ciredcrab-251207.jpg?w=559\" alt=\"dsc_0869-ciredcrab-251207\" width=\"465\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/12\/dsc_0869-ciredcrab-251207.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/12\/dsc_0869-ciredcrab-251207-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/12\/dsc_0869-ciredcrab-251207-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/12\/dsc_0869-ciredcrab-251207-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8950\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Mountainsbeyond.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This brightly colored land crab is found only on Christmas Island and the Cocos Island and live in the rain forests;\u00a0they are diurnal despite the lower temperatures and higher humidity. During the wet season (October-December) adult crabs go an arduous migration to the beaches to spawn. There are even road signs in Christmas Island to protect the crabs from during their mating season. Here's a clip about the migration of these interesting invertebrates!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Science Screen Report:  The Amazing Red Crab of Christmas Island !\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LNKgh6TfWXo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>2. Christmas Feather worms (<em>Serpulidae)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8980\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8980\" style=\"width: 427px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8980 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/12\/3-christmas-tree-worms-e1376422280604-521x330.jpg\" alt=\"3-christmas-tree-worms-e1376422280604-521x330\" width=\"427\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/12\/3-christmas-tree-worms-e1376422280604-521x330.jpg 521w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/12\/3-christmas-tree-worms-e1376422280604-521x330-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Christmas Tree Feather Worms; photo courtesy of Becky<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These worms make their own tubes and are commonly found in\u00a0corals and come in a variety of colors. The colorful 'tree-like' appendages are used to capture food. Any slight pressure change alerts the worm to withdraw those appendages safely into their tubes. They are a common species for aquarium users, but are a challenge to maintain.<\/p>\n<p>3. Sea Angels (<em>Gymnosomata<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-8989 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/12\/tumblr_njzw8jirby1u38rr5o4_1280.jpg?w=559\" alt=\"tumblr_njzw8jirby1u38rr5o4_1280\" width=\"512\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/12\/tumblr_njzw8jirby1u38rr5o4_1280.jpg 800w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/12\/tumblr_njzw8jirby1u38rr5o4_1280-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/12\/tumblr_njzw8jirby1u38rr5o4_1280-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While these sea angels won't be singing a chorus, they are a sight to behold. Found in the arctic seas, these translucent and gelatinous gastropods (snails and slugs) have lost their shells, and evolved their 'sticky' foot into 'wings' to swim gracefully in the water column. There are a variety of species and they are no more than a couple several inches long. Below is a clip of how these angels move around!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sea Angels\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JVMyg9dXkWo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4. Sea Stars (Asteroidea)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9046\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9046\" style=\"width: 460px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"  wp-image-9046 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/12\/ebb4847da41fabd9619ea849a981d265414528b0.jpg\" alt=\"ebb4847da41fabd9619ea849a981d265414528b0\" width=\"460\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/12\/ebb4847da41fabd9619ea849a981d265414528b0.jpg 400w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/12\/ebb4847da41fabd9619ea849a981d265414528b0-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9046\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chocolate-chip sea star (<em>Protoreaster nodosus<\/em>) photo credit: Marta RubioTexeira<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These (usually) five-armed echinoderms are a perfect addition for our list! However do not let its looks deceive you. Sea stars have a very effective way of eating, prying the shell opening and then sticking its whole stomach inside a bivalve (mussel, clam, scallops, or oysters) and slurping the whole organism leaving an empty shell! Here's a link of a time-lapse video of it!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"sea-stars eating mussels\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2DFXGafpGkQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>5. Angelfishes (Pomacanthidae)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9028\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9028\" style=\"width: 471px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9028 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/12\/emporer-angelfish.jpg\" alt=\"emporer-angelfish\" width=\"471\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/12\/emporer-angelfish.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/12\/emporer-angelfish-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlml.sjsu.edu\/student-life\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/75\/2015\/12\/emporer-angelfish-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 471px) 100vw, 471px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Juvenile emperor fish (<em>Pomacanthus imperator<\/em>) (top); adult (bottom) photo from Saltwatersmarts.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Not to be confused with the freshwater angelfishes, marine angelfishes are found in shallow tropical waters around the world, these ornate and festive looking fishes consist of 87 different species that reside in coral reefs. Juvenile species have a color variation different than the adults. Many of these species are protogynous hermaphrodites, meaning while one male control his harems of females, if that male dies, the largest female will then become a male!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jessica Jang, Pacific Shark Research Center Happy Holidays to all, and what better way to share the season with some festive themed marine animals and some information about them! 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