Pionosyllis sp. : Necklace worm– Race Rocks Taxonomy

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Pionosyllis sp. necklace worm , photo by Ryan Murphy

 

Pioosyllis.

This annelid has only been observed a few times at Race Rocks, this photo was taken by Johan Ashuvud (PC yr 5) in 1980.

In Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest, this species is referred to as the “mystery necklace worm” .Detailed examination of the palps, teeth, cirri and chaeta are necessary for identification.

Below is another annelid from the gallery of images taken by Ryan Murphy in 2010 when he was Ecoguardian at Race Rocks.

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Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Polychaeta
Order:  Aciculata
Family:  Syllidae ?
Genus: Pionosyllis ?
Species sp:
Common Name: Necklace worm?
Other Members of the Phylum Annelida at Race Rock

taxonomyiconReturn to the Race Rocks Taxonomy
and Image File
pearsonlogo2_f2The 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.

Propane generators to be used as a backup system

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Once into the tidal generating process, the engineers found out that these generator units were no longer necessary, so they have been removed

First Nations Burial Cairns on Great Race Rock Island

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The configuration of the rocks in several stone mounds at Race Rocks are suggestive of First Nations use of this area for burials in the period AD 500. Investigation into sites on the lower part of Vancouver Island, have shown that over 400 such sites exist on the nearby Rocky Point area.
These sites have recently been the subject of a Master’s thesis by Darcy Mathews of the Anthropology Department, University of Victoria.

Darcy Matthews visited today to document these cairns.

For the complete reference to this topic go to http://www.racerocks.com/racerock/firstnations/burialmound/burialmound.htm

Marine Macroalgae Archived Video

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 “Saltwater” the images of kelp at Race Rocks set to the music of Holly Arntzen.  The “Color of Kelp” .. a different view of the effects of sunlight transferred through kelp blades. epiphytes on Phyllospadix or surf grass at Race Rocks.  Epiphytes on Pterygophora californicus.
 Subtidal Lithothamnion with its typical community of invertebrates.

Marine Plants at Race Rocks form a valuable base of energy flow and habitat they offer other organisms. This file will have examples of single species as well as associations. The biology and environmental systems class projects and diver assistance the process of documentation of these species and habitats of Race Rocks is continuing. Video clips as well as links to other documentation are available here.

This file has links to other resources on Algae at Race Rocks.

 

 

 

Archive video: Fish Species of Race Rocks

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Kelp Greenling Hexagramos decagramos Pacific Herring in a feeding frenzy with Krill : Clupea harengus pallasi  Wolf Eel : Anarrhichthys ocellatus  Tidepool Sculpin eating a mussel Oligocottus maculosus
 There is a sports
fishing closure in the ecological reserve, however we still get people claiming ignorance of the fact .		  Ling Cod Ophidon elongatus  Cabezon: Scorpaenichthyes marmoratus  Black Rockfish: Sebastes melanops
 Tiger Rockfish Sebastes nigrocinctus

 

Archived Video of Marine and Terrestrial Birds at Race Rocks

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Nesting Seabirds, Migrating stopover species, and winter roosting species are portrayed in these videos.

 

 Overwintering Blk. Oystercatchers. behaviour
( 4 videos)		  Blk. Oystercatcher feeding in the intertidal zone.  Black Oystercatcher nesting behaviour  Black Oystercatchers on hatching day
 
Pigeon Guillemots on the western side of Race Rocks Cepphus columba   Pigeon Guillemots Cepphus columba
Taxonomy File		 Feeding by Guillemot Cepphus columba
Taxonomy File		  Pigeon Guillemot scenes on Land and water. Cepphus columba
 
Harlequin Ducks overwintering Histrionicus histrionicus
Taxonomy File		  The Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus
Taxonomy file		  Black Turnstones Arenaria melanocephala  Ruddy Turnstone  Arenaria interpres
The Glaucous winged Gull feeding .–four videos in the Taxonomy file David and Satoshi,did a live webcasting project, making videos of gull behavior   May 1: Breeding in the gull colony has started and will continue throughout May and June.  August 2003- A helicopter causes adult gulls to attack scattering chicks = heavy mortality
   
Barn Swallows nesting at Race Rocks  North Western Crow Corvus caurinaus  Eagles congregate at Race Rocks in January.
Taxonomy file		 Juvenile Eagle eating a harbour seal
   
slideshows of Peregrine Falcon by Pam Birley  Brandt’s Cormorants Thayer’s gulls over-wintering  Great Blue Heron Ardea herodius

 

Archived Video : Pearson College Diving Activity at Race Rocks

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Underwater Webcasts by the Divers

David,Satoshi,Victor and others do the first Johan Ashuvud week at Race Rocks Testing of the underwater to surface DIVELINK communication system  Underwater Video at West Race Rocks.
Live underwater webcast to New York using underwater communication system
(Spring 2001)		 Bluewater Diving- or tether diving, 2002. An initial test for the live webcasts in the June,2000 at Race Rocks.
Sea lions Visit Divers Video

The Underwater Environmental Data Sensor Bar.

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In December 2000, the students and faculty of Pearson College install the first of the underwater environmental data sensors  Fouling -or succession– depends on how you look at it.

Underwater Work for the Tidal Energy Project

ADCP deployment for the Tidal Power Project Deployment and Retrieval of the ADCP from the Bottom of the Channel Succession Study of coatings and materials Chris Blondeau and Juan Carlos video the substrate at the site of the piling installation, and test the depth of the overburden.
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Turbine site hydroid survey by Chris Blondeau and Juan Carlos Yabar, 2006

 

 Pam and Jason from Archipelago Marine do their underwater survey of the location of the Piling Drilling for the Current Energy Project. Video on the Pearson College, EnCana, Clean Current Tidal Power Demonstration Project at Race Rocks

 

 In December of 2007,The Pearson College Divers installed a set of junction boxes as part of a materials testing experiment for the tidal energy project.

Archived Videos : First Nations at Race Rocks

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On November, 2003, we hosted a group of First Nations divers from Nass River. Matt Hill provided information on the marine resources of that area.

On May 2, 2000, we were privileged to take several members of local First Nations to Race Rocks. The late Earl Claxton, councillor of the Tsawout First Nations and his grandson were among those attending. Joe Bartleman, councillor of the Tsartlip First Nations also helped us to visualize the importance of marine animals in the diet of the people.

They talked with us about the past and present role of coastal ecosystems in the lives of the Salish people. These people always have been an integral part of ecosystems such as this one at Race Rocks. These video clips convey some of the stories that Earl and Joe had to tell about their people and their interactions with marine resources.

“When the tide went out, the table was set” for First Nations people in this area.  At Race Rocks this would have been particularly important because of the rich biodiversity in the intertidal zone.

 Matt Hill explaining the Northern BC First Nations names of marine resources  Earl Claxton, councillor of the Tsawout First Nations and Joe Bartleman, councillor of the Tsartlip First Nations interviewed at Race Rocks offer comments on the role of First Nations people in the coastal ecosystem of the Salish Sea.  Earl tells us about the food and medicinal role of some marine algae from the intertidal areas  Transportation on the Salish Sea was so important to the cultures of the West Coast. While looking at an old carved canoe, Earl reflects on the types of canoes used . This canoe is used as a focal point for First Nations resources in our education program.

The Salish First Nations have lived as part of the Race Rocks Ecosystem for millennia. We have been fortunate to have as our advisor on the Marine Protected Area Advisory Committee a long time friend of the Pearson College Community, Tom Sampson of the Tsartlip First Nation. Through his wise guidance, we have come to realize the importance of the Race Rocks area as a valuable resource for education about First Nations Values.

Archive of Scenes and Activities at Race Rocks

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 “Saltwater” the images of kelp at Race Rocks set to the music of Holly Arntzen  Ben’s movie : the Johan Ashuvud Race Rocks 2002 Project  Mood piece on sunset at Race Rocks with the music of the Pearson College One hundred voices choir
 heli flight  
 Delivery of the generator by helicopter David Grierson, CBC Radio from Race Rocks

INDEX page for all VIDEOS

Archives: Videos of Science and Education at Race Rocks.

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The students of Lester Pearson College are frequently taken to Race Rocks for educational field labs. Pearson College has, since automation in 1997, paid for the staffing and upkeep of the island. These videos portray some of the exercises that are done throughout the year on the island. The college biology and environmental systems classes, students on special projects, and outside researchers make extensive use of the facilities. In addition several videos portray the physical factors that help to make Race Rocks an unusual ecosystem.

Video by AZIZ, 2016

 

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 Laura Verhegge’s first year environmental systems class doing their end of term exam at Race Rocks, May 2002.  A session with the biology class by the high tidepools at Race Rocks.  The Environmental Systems Field Exam, May 2000
  April, 2000: Environmental systems classes of LBPC  in  tidepool study on the W.side of Great R.R. This is part of the class report .
Outpost- A film on the educational activities at Race Rocks 1997 Some Intertidal Discussions- Johan Ashuvud week June 2004 Underwater Belt Transect survey. Laura Verhegge and students of Lester B.Pearson College
School Visits
June 2002 field trip: for a live webcast of the grade six students of Westmont school A school visit by Journey elementary school in June to Race Rocks Second day of students’ visit in June. Students are shown how the cameras function at racerocks. i
Pearson College Students assist as
 Ecoguardians Daily Life
Race Rocks Tour:English Version
Arabic Version
German Version		 Daily Duties For Assistants to the
MPA Guardian		 Daily life of the students staying for a project at Race Rocks.

Facilities on the Island and the  MPA.

 Installation of Composting Toilets at Race Rocks  The future of alternate energy at Race Rocks.
Interview with Taco Niet, Masters student at the University of Victoria
(June 2001)		  Race Rocks is officially declared a Marine Protected Area by Canada’s Ocean’s Minister Herb Dhaliwal and British Columbia’s Environment Minister Joan Sawicki.
Also see the MPA day File.

Underwater Research
at Race Rocks

 Abalone tagging at Race Rocks with Pearson College graduate Jim Palardy  A dive with Dr. Scott Wallace for the Discovery Channel,
May 7, 2000		  Alberto Lindner of Brazil visits Race Rocks for research on the Hydrocoral Allopora  Dr. Gitai Yahel and research on Ecology of Suspension Feeders

Physical Factors and their Effects on Race Rocks

 Tidal Level Variation at Race Rocks  Surge Channel and Surge as an Abiotic Factor  The Flood Current at Race Rocks  Wind Storm at Race Rocks