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SESQUICENTENNIAL: 150 years of Operation of the Race Rocks Lighthouse
On Dec 26, 2010 we celebrated the 150th anniversary of the lighting of the lamp in the lighthouse at Race Rocks. This lighthouse, on the most southerly tip of the West Coast of Canada, is the only rock-built lighthouse in British Columbia. It has served the people of the West Coast marine community uninterrupted all this time, and still continues as an important lighthouse and foghorn station today . To mark this sesquicentennial year, Lester B. Pearson College, who manages the island and the Ecological Reserve for B.C.Parks, has set up the Race Rocks Endowment Fund dedicated to the on-going sustainable operation of Race Rocks.
The British Colonist July 18,1859: ” The Imperial Treasury had advanced 7000 pounds to construct two lighthouses, a large one on Race Rocks : a smaller one on Fishguard (sic) Island, mouth of Esquimalt Harbor. Half the sum to be paid by British Columbia and Vancouver’s Island: the other half to be borne by the Imperial Government.”
The British Colonist December 27, 1860: “The Race Rocks Light—The beacon on Race Rocks was lighted last evening for the first time. We had not the pleasure of seeing it shine ; but are informed that it was very brilliant, and every way suited to the duty it will henceforth perform.”
Night time exposure by Ryan Murphy. For this and other images of the lighthouse see this file;
On Dec 26, 2010 we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the lighting of the lamp in the lighthouse at Race Rocks. This lighthouse, on the most southerly tip of the West Coast of Canada, is the only rock-built lighthouse in British Columbia. It has served the people of the West Coast marine community uninterrupted all this time, and still continues as an important lighthouse and foghorn station today .
To mark this sesquicentennial year, Lester B. Pearson College, who manages the island and the Ecological Reserve for B.C.Parks, has set up the Race Rocks Endowment Fund dedicated to the on-going sustainable operation of Race Rocks.
This file has many aspects of the history of the light station.
In the past year as much information as is available has been extracted on the early keepers of Race Rocks and several of the stories of heroism and tragedy are linked here.
Last year the tower underwent an extensive restoration and it now is in excellent condition.
From the top of the lighthouse, Camera1 provides 360 degree coverage of the Eastern entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca, from this most southerly point of land on the West Coast of Canada.
Race Rocks Light tower is situated in the Race Rocks Ecological reserve, on an envelope of land on Great Race Rock leased from the Province of British Columbia. Lester B.Pearson College has since the tower and foghorn were automated by the Canadian Coast guard in 1997, provided an Ecoguardian to live on the lightstation and has a long term lease from B.C.Parks for the operation and management of the area.
Garry Fletcher
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Lighthouse team disputes right to sell Race Rocks
Lighthouse team disputes right to sell Race Rocks operators say beacons not owned by federal government
BY AMY MINSKY, POSTMEDIA NEWS DECEMBER 24, 2010 
The 150-year-old tower at Race Rocks is among nearly 1,000 lighthouses and light stations under threat.
Photograph by: BRUCE STOTESBURY, Timescolonist.com
OTTAWA — With the federal government preparing to sell almost 1,000 lighthouses across the country, the group overseeing operations at the beacon on Race Rocks, off Vancouver Island, says many are not the government’s to sell.
At issue is who holds the rights to the land — the respective provinces or the federal government.
The lighthouse at Race Rocks, one nautical mile below the southernmost tip of the Island, was built by the Royal Navy in 1860.
It has been listed as “for sale” since June, when the government designated it and the others as surplus property. The tower stands on a rock within an island that is part of a provincial ecological reserve.
While the tower is owned and operated by the Canadian Coast Guard, the land on which it sits is not federal property, a spokesman for the province said Thursday. “The land occupied by the lighthouse on Race Rocks is provincial land, which is under a transfer, or lease, to the federal government for lighthouse purposes,” said Dan Gilmour, a spokesman for B.C.’s environment ministry.
In a letter to the Race Rocks team after the lighthouse was designated surplus property, Gilmour’s colleague, Doug Biffard, said he had received notice from the federal government indicating it was aware of the quandary.
“The Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the coast guard know that they cannot enter into any arrangement to sell, lease or otherwise tenure out, most of the lighthouses in B.C. because the land is under provincial ownership,” the letter said.
Last summer, the federal DFO published a catalogue of 975 surplus properties following the coast guard’s assessment of all the lighthouses it operates.
The list contains at least one from every province except Saskatchewan. To save the lighthouses listed as surplus, a community or group must agree to take on the maintenance of the site, but the federal government would continue to operate and maintain the lighthouse.
The government was criticised when the listing became public in June. Many groups said it undermined the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, which had come into force days earlier. The act was designed to ensure the federal government preserved historically significant lighthouses, rather than leave them abandoned.
Those feelings were echoed by the chairman of the Senate committee on fisheries and oceans, Liberal Sen. Bill Rompkey.
This week, the committee released the first of two reports on lighthouses.
When the committee toured the country and hosted discussions on the future of lighthouses, it heard from some of the stakeholders at Race Rocks, including Garry Fletcher, B.C. Parks Ecological reserve warden.
“It would defy logic to see how the federal government could sell a property owned by the province,” Fletcher said.
© Copyright (c) The Victoria Times Colonist
Lighthouse Team Disputes Right to Sell–(Times Colonist)
Race Rocks operators say beacons not owned by federal government
Dec 24, 2010
By Amy Minsky, Postmedia News December 24, 2010
The 150-year-old tower at Race Rocks is among nearly 1,000 lighthouses and light stations under threat.
Photograph by: Bruce Stotesbury, Timescolonist.com
Ottawa— With the federal government preparing to sell almost 1,000 lighthouses across the country, the group overseeing operations at the beacon on Race Rocks, off Vancouver Island, says many are not the government’s to sell.
At issue is who holds the rights to the land — the respective provinces or the federal government. Continue reading
Feds’ lighthouse sell-off program hits dark patch
Feds’ lighthouse sell-off program hits dark patch
By Amy Minsky, Postmedia News
The lighthouse at Carmanah Point, southeast of Bamfield along the West Coast Trail, is one of the few remaining staffed lighthouses in B.C. Letter-writers say manned lighthouses have a long history of providing aid to mariners in trouble.
Photograph by: Darren Stone, Times Colonist, Times Colonist
OTTAWA: The federal government has been preparing to sell almost 1,000 lighthouses peppered across the country.
But many of those beacons aren’t the government’s to sell, says the group overseeing operations on an island in British Columbia where one of those lighthouses sits.
At issue is who holds the rights to the land : the respective provinces or the federal government.
The lighthouse at Race Rocks is located one nautical mile below the southernmost tip of Vancouver Island, and was built by the Royal Navy in 1860.
It has been listed as “for sale” since June, when the government designated it and the others as surplus property.
The light tower which harbours an automated light and a foghorn stands on a small rock within an island that is part of a provincial ecological reserve.
And while the tower itself is owned and operated by the Canadian Coast Guard, the land on which it sits is not federal property, a spokesman for the province said Thursday.
“The land occupied by the lighthouse on Race Rocks is provincial land, which is under a transfer, or lease, to the federal government for lighthouse purposes,” said Dan Gilmour, a spokesman for B.C.’s environment ministry.
In a letter sent to the team at Race Rocks shortly after the lighthouse was designated surplus property, Gilmour’s colleague, Doug Bifffard said he had received notice from the federal government indicating it was aware of the quandary.
“The Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the Coast Guard know that they cannot enter into any arrangement to sell, lease or otherwise tenure out, most of the lighthouses in B.C. because the land is under provincial ownership,” the letter said.
Last summer, the federal Fisheries Department published a catalogue of 975 surplus properties following the coast guard’s assessment of all the lighthouses it operates.
The list contains at least one from every province except Saskatchewan, and includes some iconic structures, such as those at Peggy’s Cove, N.S. and Cape Spear, near St. John’s, N.L.
To save the lighthouses listed as surplus, a community or group must agree to take on the maintenance of the site, but the federal government would continue to operate and maintain the lighthouse, itself.
The government took some heat for the move when the listing became public in June. Many groups said it undermined the Heritage Lighthouse Protection Act, which had come into force days earlier, at the end of May.
The act was designed to ensure the federal government preserved historically significant lighthouses, rather than leaving them abandoned and left to crumble.
Those feelings are being echoed by the chair of the Senate committee on fisheries and oceans, Liberal Senator Bill Rompkey of Newfoundland and Labrador.
“We were disappointed and surprised that the coast guard had made so many lighthouses surplus,” he said. “It really defeats the purpose of the act.”
The committee this week released the first of two reports it is issuing as part of its wide-reaching study of Canadian lighthouses.
The second report, set to be released this spring, will focus on the heritage aspect of the country’s lighthouses, Rompkey said.
One issue the committee will examine closely is how much time a community group has to assume responsibility of any given lighthouse, Rompkey said. As it stands, groups have two years from the day the act came into force.
“We feel they really should revisit that part, at least,” he said.
When the committee was touring the country and hosting discussions on the future of lighthouses, it heard from some of the stakeholders at Race Rock, including Garry Fletcher, BC Parks Ecological reserve warden.
“In my opinion, it would of course, defy logic to see how the federal government could sell a property owned by the province,” he said. “And we conveyed this sentiment when we attended the Senate meetings in Victoria.”
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Didemnum albidum, ascidian- The Race rocks Taxonomy
See Reference on Bacteria in Didemnia Produce Anti-cancer compounds
SALT LAKE CITY, May 9 (UPI) — U.S. scientists said they have discovered a microbe found inside sea squirts produces a compound that has anti-cancer properties. Some of the Didemnum species are considered invasive such as Didemnum vexillum and Didemnum perlucidem
Look for references on UV light absorbing Tunic Cells in Ascidian
Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Tunicata
Class Ascidiaacea
Order Aplousobranchia
Family Didemnidae
Genus Didemnum ( Savigny, 1816)
Species albidum
Common Name: ascidian
| Other Members of the Subphylum Tunicata at Race Rocks |
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 The Race Rocks taxonomy is a collaborative venture originally started with the Biology and Environmental Systems students of Lester Pearson College UWC. It now also has contributions added by Faculty, Staff, Volunteers and Observers on the remote control webcams.
Garry Fletcher |
Boats in the Ecological Reserve Data for 2010
These notes below are taken from the old log of marine vessel occurrence and behaviours while in the reserve in 2010. Only those occurrences observed by the Ecoguardian and recorded at the time are represented here. This does not preclude other boats being in the reserve at other times.
‘2010-01-03’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 1, ‘Company was called as the driver did not observe the Pacific Whale Watch Association guidelines of the go-slow zone that surrounds the rocks and islands of the reserve (i.e. the operator powered up to leave the reserve going East before passing the North-South meridian between North Race and Great Race Island).’, ‘Ryan’, ’14:16:55′),
‘2010-01-17’, ‘Pleasure’, 1, ‘Large black zodiac came from Victoria, reduced speed and kept distance from all rocks. Went through the main channel E->W as far as the sea lions, turned around and left bound for Victoria.’, ‘Ryan’, ’12:35:43′),
‘2010-01-31’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 1, ”, ‘Ryan’, ’16:31:59′),
‘2010-02-15’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 3, ”, ‘Ryan’, ’14:55:48′),
‘2010-03-07’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 4, ‘POW, \\”BC Lung\\”, Eagle Wing, and 1 other’, ‘Ryan’, ’15:51:39′),
‘2010-03-28’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 12, ”, ‘Ryan’, ’16:02:27′),
‘2010-03-31’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 9, ”, ‘Ryan’, ’16:04:22′),
‘2010-03-31’, ‘Other’, 2, ”, ‘Ryan’, ’16:02:53′),
‘2010-04-07’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 5, ”, ‘Ryan’, ’16:15:08′),
, ‘2010-04-11’, ‘Pleasure’, 4, ”, ‘Ryan’, ’15:00:42′),
‘2010-04-11’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 10, ‘A lot of west-bound traffic in the afternoon, I’m guessing there are some whales out past Sooke.’, ‘Ryan’, ’16:09:22′),
‘2010-04-17’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 12, ”, ‘Ryan’, ’22:06:29′),
‘2010-04-23’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 12, ‘a wet old day, but lots of traffic.’, ‘Ryan’, ’18:30:23′),
‘2010-04-24’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 7, ”, ‘Ryan’, ’18:32:55′),
‘2010-04-25’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 10, ”, ‘Ryan’, ’20:08:53′),
‘2010-04-25’, ‘Fishing’, 3, ”, ‘Ryan’, ’20:09:03′),
‘2010-05-02’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 8, ‘Traffic is really beginning to pick up. 3 eco tour zodiacs paraded past the jetty today in under 60 seconds.’, ‘Ryan’, ’15:55:24′),
‘2010-05-13’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 25, ‘A busy day in the reserve today, however the tours have been regularly spaced so that the traffic congestion seen here in the fall has not materialized.’, ‘Ryan’, ’16:26:02′),
‘2010-05-21’, ‘Pleasure’, 4, ‘safe/slow tours of the reserve conducted by all, with illegal fishing thrown in.’, ‘Ryan’, ’15:52:31′),
‘2010-05-21’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 17, ‘traffic is definitely picking up.’, ‘Ryan’, ’15:52:46′),
‘2010-05-22’, ‘Pleasure’, 5, ‘Had to call 2 boats who were speeding through the turbine area, but luckily they listen to their radios.’, ‘Ryan’, ’15:53:18′),
‘2010-05-22’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 31, ‘A lot of traffic today, including a troubling increase in the < 50m viewing distance of marine mammals and increased maneuvering of boats to do so on the N side of Great Race.’, ‘Ryan’, ’15:54:34′),
‘2010-05-29’, ‘Other’, 1, ‘First Swiftsure boat made it to Race Passage at 11:15’, ‘Ryan’, ’11:07:04′),
‘2010-06-11’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 5, ”, ‘adam’, ’21:07:37′),
‘2010-06-12’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 20, ”, ‘adam’, ’20:28:03′),
‘2010-06-12’, ‘Pleasure’, 5, ”, ‘adam’, ’20:28:17′),
‘2010-06-21’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 3, ”, ‘adam’, ’18:17:34′),
‘2010-06-21’, ‘Pleasure’, 1, ”, ‘adam’, ’18:17:41′),
‘2010-06-27’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 1, ”, ‘adam’, ’18:18:09′),
‘2010-06-27’, ‘Pleasure’, 2, ‘One pleasure vessel this afternoon approached far too close to Middle Rock and scared all the seals away. I tried to hail them on the radio but only had silence.’, ‘adam’, ’18:18:59′),
‘2010-07-02’, ‘Pleasure’, 12, ”, ‘adam’, ’19:14:31′),
‘2010-07-03’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 25, ”, ‘adam’, ’14:54:02′),
‘2010-07-03’, ‘Fishing’, 1, ”, ‘adam’, ’14:54:08′),
‘2010-07-04’, ‘Fishing’, 1, ”, ‘adam’, ’21:37:15′),
‘2010-07-06’, ‘Pleasure’, 15, ”, ‘adam’, ’20:08:09′),
‘2010-07-06’, ‘Fishing’, 3, ”, ‘adam’, ’20:08:15′),
‘2010-07-06’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 20, ”, ‘adam’, ’20:08:23′),
‘2010-07-16’, ‘Pleasure’, 1, ”, ‘adam’, ’09:17:17′),
‘2010-07-16’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 15, ”, ‘adam’, ’09:17:23′),
‘2010-07-17’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 35, ”, ‘adam’, ’22:03:19′),
‘2010-07-17’, ‘Pleasure’, 2, ”, ‘adam’, ’22:03:29′),
‘2010-07-17’, ‘Diving’, 1, ”, ‘adam’, ’22:03:35′),
‘2010-08-08’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 40, ”, ‘adam’, ’09:41:23′),
‘2010-08-13’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 40, ”, ‘adam’, ’07:09:11′),
‘2010-08-24’, ‘Pleasure’, 2, ”, ‘adam’, ’10:21:27′),
‘2010-08-24’, ‘Fishing’, 3, ”, ‘adam’, ’10:21:34′),
‘2010-08-24’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 25, ”, ‘adam’, ’10:21:47′),
‘2010-09-04’, ‘Kayak’, 7, ‘See disturbance report’, ‘Ryan’, ’16:32:23′),
‘2010-09-04’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 5, ”, ‘Ryan’, ’16:32:33′),
, ‘2010-09-15’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 2, ‘I share here a typical example of the interaction of Eco Tour vessels and the wildlife at Race Rocks. This occurred from 10:50 to 11:05 this morning: A Seafun Safaris boat entered the reserve first and maintained a respectable distance from marine mammals while making a passive drift tour of the sea lions hauled out on Great Race Island. The driver obviously is aware of and believes in the importance of the PWWA’s stewardship protocols for viewing wildlife at Race Rocks.\r\nThe Eagle Wing Tours vessel Gold Wing entered the reserve and approached the Seafun Safaris vessel motoring against the current. Its noisy, active approach alerted the Steller sea lions on the NE corner of Great Race Island causing some individuals to take to the water. The Seafun Safaris vessel finished its drift tour and left the reserve after a respectful and sustainable tour. The Eagle Wing Tours vessel drifted and motored against the current several more times while viewing the sea lions on Great Race Island before motoring further against the current to view the sea lions on Middle Rocks. Sound and traffic congestion in the narrow channels are concerns for both Ecological Reserve management and community stakeholders. All vessels are reminded that passive drift tours are encouraged “whenever possible “, particularly in conditions of rippled seas as we are enjoying today.’, ‘Ryan’, ’11:08:22′),
‘2010-09-21’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 26, ”, ‘Ryan’, ’19:02:12′),
‘2010-11-05’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 1, ”, ‘VirginieLP’, ’09:09:41′),
‘2010-11-06’, ‘Diving’, 2, ‘Divers in two locations, arrived around 11:00 and departed around 14:00.’, ‘VirginieLP’, ’09:07:39′),
‘2010-11-06’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 1, ‘Eagle wing whale watching tour stopped by at 16:30.’, ‘VirginieLP’, ’09:08:33′),
‘2010-11-07’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 2, ‘Prince of Whales at 2:50\r\nSprint tide at 11:30’, ‘VirginieLP’, ’08:14:53′),
‘2010-11-07’, ‘Other’, 0, ‘3 private vessels came through the reserve’, ‘VirginieLP’, ’08:16:35′),
‘2010-11-08’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 2, ‘whale watching tours-orange boats (missed the name of company)’, ‘VirginieLP’, ’23:02:22′),
‘2010-11-11’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 2, ‘Prince of Whales at 13:50\r\nUnidentified tour boat at 16:30’, ‘VirginieLP’, ’22:57:21′),
‘2010-11-12’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 3, ‘Eagle Wing tours at 14:30, Prince of Whales at 15:30, Seaking Adventures at 16:00.’, ‘VirginieLP’, ’15:57:12′),
‘2010-11-16’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 1, ‘Eagle wing around 15:00’, ‘VirginieLP’, ’11:50:50′),
‘2010-11-18’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 1, ‘prince of whales @ 16:00’, ‘VirginieLP’, ’18:54:35′),
‘2010-11-21’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 1, ‘whale watching boat’, ‘VirginieLP’, ’20:26:19′),
‘2010-11-27’, ‘Diving’, 2, ‘in the morning, Ogden point diving boats’, ‘AlexF’, ’18:54:05′),
‘2010-11-27’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 1, ‘around 15:00, orange zodiac.’, ‘AlexF’, ’19:02:15′),
‘2010-11-28’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 1, ‘Eagle Wing, caused some upset to the sea lions on west rock’, ‘AlexF’, ’09:18:11′),
‘2010-11-28’, ‘Fishing’, 1, ”, ‘AlexF’, ’09:18:49′),
‘2010-12-06’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 1, ‘Zodia with a cabin, \\”BC Luna\\”, passed through reserve.’, ‘AlexF’, ’09:17:10′),
‘2010-12-19’, ‘Eco-Tour’, 1, ‘princess of whales 14:30’, ‘AlexF’, ’19:59:44′),
Dirona albolineata THE RACE ROCKS TAXONOMY
View this and other underwater images at Ryan’s Flickr site.
Adam Harding took this image of Dirona albolineata in August of 2010
Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Mollusca
Class Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order Nudibranchia
Suborder: Cladobranchia
Family Dironidae
Genus Dirona
Species D.albolineata
MacFarland and Cockerell & Eliot, 1905)
Common Name: Alabaster Nudibranch
Other molluscs at Race Rocks
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| The Race Rocks taxonomy is a collaborative venture originally started with the Biology and Environmental Systems students of Lester Pearson College UWC. It now also has contributions added by Faculty, Staff, Volunteers and Observers on the remote control webcams.
Garry Fletcher |
Sebastes caurinus: Copper Rockfish–The Race Rocks Taxonomy
Sebastes caurinus, The Copper Rockfish.
Ryan took this photo on a night dive at Race Rocks in 2010. The numbers of this fish have been reduced by overfishing in the past so now it is one that benefits from the Rockfish Conservation area (RCA) at Race Rocks
Domain Eukarya
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Sub-Phylum Vertebrata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Scorpaeniformes
Family Scorpaenidae
Genus Sebastes
Speciescaurinus,
Richardson, 1884
Common Name: Copper Rockfish
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| Other Members of the Phylum Chordata at Race Rocks |
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| The Race Rocks taxonomy is a collaborative venture originally started with the Biology and Environmental Systems students of Lester Pearson College UWC. It now also has contributions added by Faculty, Staff, Volunteers and Observers on the remote control webcams.
March 2010- Ryan Murphy (PC) |
Cadlina luteomarginata THE RACE ROCKS TAXONOMY
We see these occasionally when diving at Race Rocks.
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Doridoidea
Family: Cadlinidae
Genus: Cadlina
Species: Cadlina luteomarginata
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Many cryptobranch dorid nudibranchs contain innumerable calcareous spicules, yet the function of these elements is unknown. Two possible roles are defense against predators and structural support. In one dorid, Cadlina luteomarginata, whole‐mount and thin‐section staining revealed an intricate network of spicule tracts and connective tissue ramifying throughout the body, with muscle fibers associated with this spicule/connective tissue matrix and inserting into it. Spicules were present in high concentrations in all areas of the body, but highest in exterior mantle tissue. Relative investment increased isometrically with body size for most body regions, in contrast to the positively allometric investment seen in prosobranch shells. Bioassays with artificial food indicated that spicules alone did not deter generalist crabs and anemones, and only weakly increased the deterrence of secondary chemicals to anemones. Thus, while nudibranch spicules may serve as a defense against other predators, their primary role may be in body support.
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Garry Fletcher |
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