Various InvertebratesMarineThemes2017-12-20T12:56:58-06:00
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Red Holothurian (Thelenota ananas) or Prickly Red Fish foraging on coral sand. Commercial species collected for food and medical use. Red Holothurian (Thelenota ananas) or Prickly Red Fish foraging on coral sand. Commercial species collected for food and medical use. single one alone lonely isolated individual strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky spike spikey spiky spikes spine spines sea cucumber beche de mer vertical Various Invert |Red Holothurian (Thelenota ananas)
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Crinoid Feather Star (Oxycomanthus bennetti) Crinoid Feather Star (Oxycomanthus bennetti) red vertical Various Invert |Crinoid Feather Star (Oxycomanthus bennetti)
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Sand Dollar (Astriclypeus manni) on sandy surface filtering out food. Sand Dollar (Astriclypeus manni) on sandy surface filtering out food. single one alone lonely isolated individual biscuit echinoderm echinodermata five 5 pentagon pentagonal star starfish sea sandy eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring Various Invert |Sand Dollar (Astriclypeus manni)
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Sand Dollars (Astriclypeus manni) on sandy surface filtering out food. Sand Dollar (Astriclypeus manni) on sandy surface filtering out food. single one alone lonely isolated individual biscuit echinoderm echinodermata five 5 pentagon pentagonal star starfish sea sandy eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring Various Invert |Sand Dollars (Astriclypeus manni)
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Sea Urchins (Echinoidea)Sand Dollar (Astriclypeus manni) on sandy surface filtering out food. Sand Dollar (Astriclypeus manni) on sandy surface filtering out food. single one alone lonely isolated individual biscuit echinoderm echinodermata five 5 pentagon pentagonal star starfish sea sandy eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring vertical Various Invert |Sea Urchins (Echinoidea)
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Solitary Ascidian (Polycarpa aurata) Solitary Ascidian (Polycarpa aurata) one single alone colourful colorful yellow blue Various Invert |Solitary Ascidian (Polycarpa aurata)
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Spiral Worms (Spirobranchus giganteus) on Porites Coral (Porites solida) Spiral Worms (Spirobranchus giganteus) on Porites Coral (Porites solida) colour color colourful colorful yellow green blue cyan lumpy bommy bommie commensal burrow cover decoration many group crowded community Various Invert |Spiral Worms (Spirobranchus giganteus)
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Green Spoon Worm (Metabonellia haswelli) with extended feeding mechanism. |Green Spoon Worm (Metabonellia haswelli)
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Magnificent Fether Duster Worm (Protula magnifica) retracted into it's burrow in hard coral. Magnificent Fether Duster Worm (Protula magnifica) retracted into it's burrow in hard coral. Serpulidae and Sabellidae peek peeking peer peering retract retracting tentacles sensor sensors |Magnificent Fether Duster Worm (Protula magnifica)
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Southern Jewel Anemones (Corynactis australis) on whip coral. Southern Jewel Anemones (Corynactis australis) on whip coral. colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint mass many group together same identical similar sting stings stinger stinging stingers toxic toxin poison poisonous poisonos Various Invert |Southern Jewel Anemones (Corynactis australis)
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Japanese Sand Dollar (Clypeaster japonicus) with debris attached to it's upper surface. Japanese Sand Dollar (Clypeaster japonicus) with debris attached to it's upper surface. single one alone lonely isolated individual single one alone lonely isolated individual star starfish five delicate fragile mauve Various Invert |Japanese Sand Dollar (Clypeaster japonicus)
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Japanese Sand Dollar (Clypeaster japonicus) with debris attached to it's upper surface. Japanese Sand Dollar (Clypeaster japonicus) with debris attached to it's upper surface. single one alone lonely isolated individual single one alone lonely isolated individual star starfish five delicate fragile mauve Various Invert |Japanese Sand Dollar (Clypeaster japonicus)
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Sea Urchin (Toxopneustes pileolus) foraging over rocky reef with debris attached to upper surface. Sea Urchin (Toxopneustes pileolus) foraging over rocky reef with debris attached to upper surface. single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks spike spikes spiked spine spines sharp point pointed barb barbed sting stings stinger stinging stingers toxic toxin poison poisonous poisonos round rounded Various Invert |Sea Urchin (Toxopneustes pileolus)
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Magnificent Ascidian (Botrylloides magnicoecum) Magnificent Ascidian (Botrylloides magnicoecum) schooling school mass many group together same identical similar colony vertebrate ascidians Various Invert |Magnificent Ascidian (Botrylloides magnicoecum)
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Southern Jewel Anemones (Corynactis australis) on whip coral growing on deep reef wall with diver. Southern Jewel Anemones (Corynactis australis) on whip coral growing on deep reef wall with diver. colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint dive diver diving adventure tourist ecotourism eco tourism tourism adventurous discover discovery discovering tourist tourists tourism eco tourism eco-tourism ecotourism ecotourist eco-tourist eco tourist ecotourists eco-tourists holiday holidays vacation adventure discovery adventuring discover vertical Various Invert |Southern Jewel Anemones (Corynactis australis)
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Bobbit Worm (Eunice aphroditois) Voracious predatory worm catches fish, crustaceans and other animals in it's powerful trap jaws. Bobbit Worm (Eunice aphroditois) Voracious predatory worm catches fish, crustaceans and other animals in it's powerful trap jaws. strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky danger dangerous killer kill predator predater hunt hunter carnivour carnivor carnivore threat threaten science fiction alien Various Invert |Bobbit Worm (Eunice aphroditois)
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Anemone (Balanophyllia bairdiana) with two Sea Flea Amphipods (Talorchestia sp.) Swimming Anemone (Phlyctenactis tuberculosa) ball kelp gripping round Various Invert |Anemone (Balanophyllia bairdiana)
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Magnificent Ascidians (Botrylloides magnicoecum) Magnificent Ascidians (Botrylloides magnicoecum) many group crowd community Various Invert |Magnificent Ascidians (Botrylloides magnicoecum)
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Sea Urchins (Echinometra mathaei) in ledge under Favites hard coral. Sea Urchins (Echinometra mathaei) in ledge under Favites hard coral. spike spikes spiked spine spines sharp point pointed barb barbed sting stings stinger stinging stingers toxic toxin poison poisonous poisonos corals seaurchin Various Invert |Sea Urchins (Echinometra mathaei)
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Long-spinded Sea Urchin (Diadema paucispinum) Long-spinded Sea Urchin (Echinoidea) Diadema paucispinum single one alone lonely isolated individual spike spikes spiked spine spines sharp point pointed colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint vertical |Long-spinded Sea Urchin (Diadema paucispinum)