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Murray Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis ssp. camaldulensis)Observer
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Hallett Cove CP.
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Coast Flax-Lily (Dianella brevicaulis)Observer
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Hallett Cove CP.
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Short-leaf Bluebush (Maireana brevifolia)Observer
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Hallett Cove CP.
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European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)Observer
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On Melaleuca lanceolata in Hallett Cove CP.
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Coastal Daisy-Bush (Olearia axillaris)Observer
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Hallett Cove CP.
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Nitre Bush (Nitraria billardierei)Observer
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Hallett Cove CP.
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Bivalves (Class Bivalvia)Observer
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The relatively large oyster like valve in upper frame in each photo. Beach washed.
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Intertidal Tubeworm (Galeolaria caespitosa)Observer
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Snorkel , shallowest subtidal as tide was receding.
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Demosponges (Class Demospongiae)Observer
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Orange, at centre. Not uncommon here in the shallow subtidal. (And probably deeper, but this was a very shallow solo snorkel).
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Little Blue Periwinkle (Austrolittorina unifasciata)Observer
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Upper littoral zone at low tide.
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Sea Nymph (Amphibolis antarctica)Observer
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During entry for our first snorkel at this spot we first swam over a very small but healthy Sea Nymph meadow (after pushing through masses of detrital seaweeds in the shallows).
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New Zealand Snapping Shrimp (Alpheus novaezealandiae)Observer
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Nocturnal intertidal platform reef walk at low tide. Limited image quality. Probably the New Zealand taxon.
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Seagrasses (Family Zosteraceae)Observer
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Same species probably as in my preceding observation from same site, although this image was taken a bit closer to the beach ie shallower and more protected (??relevance??).
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Eelgrasses (Genus Zostera)Observer
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Shallow subtidal, moderate exposure site, snkl images.
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Moon Snails (Family Naticidae)Observer
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Shallow subtidal. (I've forgotten the name for the slug that produces these distinctive egg ribbons,which were uncommon here but are at times prolific in, for example, Coffin Bay).
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Sea Cucumbers (Class Holothuroidea)Observer
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These were prolific in the silty, sandy littoral zone and shallow subtidal at this location. Receding tide.
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Family ElectridaeObserver
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The pale mesh pattern coverings on this bit of drift detrital common Kelp (which also has a heavy coating of coralline algae making its base colour pink).
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Mulberry Anemone (Phlyctenanthus australis)Observer
davemmdaveDescription
Shallow and mildly surgy snorkel inside the southern side of Waterloo Bay. Depth varied from intertidal (at entry from end of beach) to shallow subtidal towards the bay entrance (still relatively sheltered in this region's context but surgy nonetheless. Such that I only got roughly half way there before turning back, being late arvo and with outgoing tide somehow further reducing the limited visibility).
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Cone-shaped Hoof Shell (Sabia australis)Observer
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Subject is the more central, whitish shells(one is more worn than the other).Beach washed on Home Beach Groper Bay.
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Singing Honeyeater (Gavicalis virescens)Observer
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There were at least 5 individuals catching flying insects in this backyard simultaneously, rather to my surprise (I'm used to seeing 2-3 doing so but these were quite a crowd. And they had only modest competition from whiteplumed, New Holland and Red Wattlebird honeyeaters, perhaps because the food supply was seemingly limitless on this beautiful autumn afternoon).
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Observer
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Tentative. Dead shell as part of upper littoral zone shellgrit in a few cm depth, cropped from another image, at night at low tide, Home Beach Groper Bay.
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Silversides (Order Atheriniformes)Observer
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The several very small scale fish, in several images taken through the surface of some small, very shallow tide pools at low tide off Home Beach
Perhaps a type of Atherinid but I don't really know. There were small schools, rarely more than about 6-6 per school and they normally swam on the surface but would hide under small algal plants such as Neptune's necklace when not totally disoriented by torch or headlamp beams.
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Genus CystophoraObserver
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The blue bit of drift brown algae, at night, low tide, lower beach just inshore of the reef platform at Home Beach Groper Bay. The colour is as seen with the naked eye, as described for a few earlier posts from the same location.
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Moonlighter (Tilodon sexfasciatus)Observer
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These were common on most snorkels during this few days spent on Flinders Island.
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Moonlighter (Tilodon sexfasciatus)Observer
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3 adults (with a Magpie Perch and several female Bluethroat Wrasse;same image as preceding observation).
