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Saw a hydrocid about 5 1/2 feet long and 1" to 1 1/2" in diameter.
Brown to dark brown in color and covered over with round bead-like
proturbrances in rows.
It withdrew its tentacles and contracted the anterior half of its
body when disturbed.
It was scooping up sand into its mouth with its tentacles in about
8 inches of water.
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Saw a hydrocid about 5 1/2 feet
long and 1" to 1 1/2" in diameter.
Brown to dark brown in color
and covered over with round bead
like protuberances in rows.
It withdrew its tentacles
and contracted the anterior half
of its body when disturbed.
It was scooping up sand
into its mouth with its tentacles
in about 8 miles of water.