[Taxacom] completely stumped in southern British Columbia

[Jan Bosselaers]

Could it be an appendage of a crustacean? If the "stem" has no cellular structure in cross section, it seems doubtful that the specimen is of plant origin.

Jan

> Taxacombers,
> 
> A friend writes: "This has me completely stumped. I brought home some  
> eelgrass and sea lettuce from White Rock beach for my hermits. This  
> hairy spine-like thingy came along with it..."
> 
> http://wanderinweeta.blogspot.ca/2013/10/this-has-me-completely-stumped.html
> 
> ...some sort of filament-bearing appendage?
> 
> fred.
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