Various InvertebratesMarineThemes2017-12-20T12:56:58-06:00
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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 crowd community Various Invert |Spiral Worms (Spirobranchus giganteus)
Bat Stars (Asterina miniata) and Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) with kelp next to rock pool. Bat Stars (Asterina miniata) and Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) with kelp next to rock pool. mass many group together same identical similar colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint starfish seastar sea colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint red yellow orange plant plants frond fronds seaweed weed rockpool shore shoreline tangle tangled Researchers and Rockpools |Bat Stars (Asterina miniata)
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Bat Stars (Asterina miniata) and Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) with kelp next to rock pool. Bat Stars (Asterina miniata) and Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) with kelp next to rock pool. mass many group together same identical similar colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint starfish seastar sea colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint red yellow orange plant plants frond fronds seaweed weed rockpool shore shoreline tangle tangled Researchers and Rockpools |Bat Stars (Asterina miniata)
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Tube Worm (Spirographis spallanzani) growing on sponge. Tube Worm (Spirographis spallanzani) growing on sponge. single one alone lonely isolated individual feather feathery spiral invertebrate sabellidae vertical colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint Various Invert |Tube Worm (Spirographis spallanzani)
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Crinoid (Comantheria briareus) or Feather Star perched on top of coral head while filtering passing sea water. Crinoid (Comantheria briareus) or Feather Star perched on top of coral head while filtering passing sea water. single one alone lonely isolated individual arms feathery seive filter sieve arm arms Various Invert |Crinoid (Comantheria briareus)
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)
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Schayer's Brittle Star (Ophionereis schayeri) being attacked by wrasse. Schayer's Brittle Star (Ophionereis schayeri) being attacked by wrasse. Ophiuroidea single one alone lonely isolated individual stars starfish fragile arm arms crawl crawler crawling attacking catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater caught stalking stalker stalk predator Various Invert |Schayer's Brittle Star (Ophionereis schayeri)
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Sea Cucumber (Bohadschia graeffei) Detail of mouth and sticky tentacles used to gather food from sea bed. Sea Cucumber (Bohadschia graeffei) Detail of mouth and sticky tentacles used to gather food from sea bed. Holothuroidea single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky holothurian holothurians beche de mer beche-de-mer bech-de-mer bech seacucumber cucumber cucumbers slug sluggish filter vacuum vacumming invertebrate invertebrates |Sea Cucumber (Bohadschia graeffei)
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Crown Of Thorns Sea Star (Acanthaster planci) Crown Of Thorns Sea Star (Acanthaster planci) (Asteroidea) Asteroidea spike spikes spiked spine spines sharp point pointed barb barbed toxic toxicity poison poisonous danger dangerous kill killer death poisoning killing pattern sea-star starfish invertebrate invertebrates |Crown Of Thorns Sea Star (Acanthaster planci)
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Crown Of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on hard corals. Crown Of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on hard corals. Asteroidea spike spikes spiked spine spines sharp point pointed toxic toxicity poison poisonous danger dangerous kill killer death poisoning killing eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring purple plum red coral damage damaging vertical |Crown Of Thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci)
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Funnel Tube Worm (Myxicola infundibulum) emerging between arms of Northern Pacific Sea Star (Asterias amurensis) Both species introduced into southern Australia from Europe and Asia via shipping ballast water. Funnel Tube Worm (Myxicola infundibulum) emerging between arms of Northern Pacific Sea Star (Asterias amurensis) Both species introduced into southern Australia from Europe and Asia via shipping ballast water. starfish invertebrates invertebrate two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership Various Invert |Funnel Tube Worm (Myxicola infundibulum)
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Crinoids (Comanthina noblis), soft corals and reef fish on coral reef. Crinoids (Comanthina noblis), soft corals and reef fish on coral reef. colourful colorful yellow pink vertical Various Invert |Crinoids (Comanthina noblis)
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Flower Urchins (Toxopneustes pileolus) Leather Collector Urchins carrying reef rubble as camouflage from predators. Hihgly toxic spines. Flower Urchins (Toxopneustes pileolus) Leather Collector Urchins carrying reef rubble as camouflage from predators. Hihgly toxic spines. Flower Urchin (Toxopneustes pileolus) Leather Collector Urchin carrying reef rubble as camouflage from predators. Hihgly toxic spines. single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic rubble stones collection collecting toxic toxicity poison poisonous danger dangerous kill killer death poisoning killing spike spikes spiked spine spines sharp point pointed barb barbed sting stings stinger stinging stingers toxic toxin poison poisonous poisonos vertical sand sandy sandflat seabed sea bed sea-bed seafloor sea-floor floor crawl crawling mass many group together same identical similar |Flower Urchins (Toxopneustes pileolus)
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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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Schayer's Brittle Star (Ophionereis schayeri) Schayer's Brittle Star (Ophionereis schayeri) Ophiuroidea single one alone lonely isolated individual stars starfish fragile arm arms crawl crawler crawling Various Invert |Schayer's Brittle Star (Ophionereis schayeri)
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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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Ochre Sea Star (Piaster ochraceus) feeding on rocky reef wall in high current area with Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) fronds. Ochre Sea Star (Piaster ochraceus) feeding on rocky reef wall in high current area with Bull Kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) fronds. Asteroidea colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint blue cyan yellow gold golden pink temperate reefs eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring vertical |Ochre Sea Star (Piaster ochraceus)
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Leather Sea Star (Dermasterias imbricata) Leather Sea Star (Dermasterias imbricata) Asteroidea single one alone lonely isolated individual spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks arm arms five content obese fat chubby overweight portly fatty splay splayed starfish star-fish sea-star seastar pointed crawl crawling crawler |Leather Sea Star (Dermasterias imbricata)