Marine Invertebrates

Marine Invertebrates

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Marine Invertebrates

Anemones, Jellyfish, Comb Jellies & allies (Cnidaria & Ctenophora)
Crabs, Prawns, Barnacles & allies (Crustacea)
Sea Shells, Sea Slugs, Octopuses & allies (Mollusca)
Sea Stars, Sea Urchins & allies (Echinodermata)
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DavidDedenczuk wrote:
24 Mar 2025
thanks Jenny. that's an amazing distance inland.
Ocypode cordimana
Jennyncmg wrote:
24 Mar 2025
As I cant see the eyestalks properly this is a guess based on the fact that the ghost crabs are this colour and their tunnels can go well inland by 100m or so.
Ocypode cordimana
Jennyncmg wrote:
12 Mar 2025
I think it is Haliotis brazieri but this is not on the drop down
Unidentified Sea Snail or Limpet (Gastropoda)
Jimbobo wrote:
6 Mar 2025
Maori Octopus to my eye. Dark Rust colouration and it appears to have diagnostic finger like papillae on mantle. But hard to be 100% certain.
Octopus maorum
Jimbobo wrote:
6 Mar 2025
Eye colour is not a reliable diagnostic. Ref- https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/journal/jimbobo
Octopus tetricus

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