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Re: Sea Lice
[Re: Biminirose]
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04/05/2014 05:08 PM
04/05/2014 05:08 PM
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If copepods disappear from the marine ecosystem, it will be a bad day. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/cry.gif" alt="" /> Often some creatures are abundant because of weather conditions, food resources, etc. I don't know about Bimini, but these things are frequently seasonal.
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Re: Sea Lice
[Re: Biminirose]
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04/06/2014 03:38 PM
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Well, the problem with common names is that people call different creatures the same name. You are talking about cnidarians, which are in a whole different phylum from that of copepods. Cnidaria do have stinging potential, that is for sure. I still think that they can be seasonal. I have never heard of "sea lice" in the VI, and from the Wikipedia articles, I see why.
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Re: Sea Lice
[Re: sail445]
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04/10/2014 08:17 AM
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From DermNet:
Sea bather's eruption is a rash that affects areas of the skin covered by a bathing suit, rather than exposed areas, after swimming in the sea. It is caused by stings from the stinging cells (also called nematocysts) of the larval forms of certain sea anemones and thimble jellyfishes. Sea thimbles are small tropical jellyfish that, even as adults, get no larger than about a centimetre in size. Most cases of sea bather's eruption occur during the summer as it seems to be dependant on water temperature. It affects swimmers, snorkelers, or divers soon after getting out of the water.
Sea bather's eruption has been called sea lice by some. Sea lice is actually due to immature larval forms of parasitic flatworms (schistosomes), penetrating the skin.
So, The way to prevent stings... Go skinny dipping! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Wink.gif" alt="" />
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