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Discomedusans (Subclass Discomedusae)Observer
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Large jellyfish cast up on North Haven beach.
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Genus AustrocochleaObserver
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Exposed at low tide. North Haven beach side of northern revetment of marina entrance channel.
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Genus TecticorniaObserver
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Chenopodiaceae family. A samphire growing on the land adjacent to shipping channel which is occasionally inundated by sea water.
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European Searocket (Cakile maritima)Observer
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An introduced, but non invasive plant in the dunes.
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Common Reed (Phragmites australis)Observer
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Growing in Largs North dunes where storm water is discharged into the dunes
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Beaded Samphire (Salicornia quinqueflora)Observer
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Chenopodiaceae family. Low growing samphire. Growing next to the shipping channel. Occasionally inundated.
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Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)Observer
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Chenopodiaceae family. A samphire, probably Tecticornia species or maybe Sarcocornia blackiana, growing on land occasionally inundated by seawater next to the revetment of the main shipping channel at Outer Harbor.
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Australian Black Nerite (Nerita atramentosa)Observer
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Intertidal zone
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Intertidal Tubeworm (Galeolaria caespitosa)Observer
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North Haven beach side of marina entry revetment
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Striped False Limpet (Siphonaria diemenensis)Observer
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North Haven beach side of marina revetment
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Doughboy Scallop (Mimachlamys asperrima)Observer
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Washed up on North Haven beach. With sea grass Zostera species
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Silver Gull (Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae)Observer
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Very common. Roosting site close by on shipping channel northern breakwater and Sand Island
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Australian Salt-Grass (Distichlis distichophylla)Observer
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Poaceae. Emu grass. A native in the dunes.
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Coastal Lignum (Muehlenbeckia gunnii)Observer
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Polygonaceae family. Common name coastal lignum. A native climber in the dunes.
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Saharan Mustard (Brassica tournefortii)Observer
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Long fruited wild turnip. A weed in the dunes and other places
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Observer
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Astersceae family. Sonchus oleraceus ((common sow thistle) is a variable weed species in the dunes and elsewhere.
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Soursob (Oxalis pes-caprae)Observer
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Ocalidaceae family. Sour sob. A weed in the dunes.
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Onion-Leafed Asphodel (Asphodelus fistulosus)Observer
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Liliaceae family. Common name onion weed.A weed in the dunes
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Conical Moon Snail (Conuber conicum)Observer
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Naticidae family. Moon snail and trails they make in the wet sand. Native species.
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Seagrass (Posidonia australis)Observer
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Balls are created from the fibrous rhyzomes of the sea grass that when rolled around on the sand by tide action and storms, eventually get washed onto the beach as “balls”. North Haven beach.
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Plants (Kingdom Plantae)Observer
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Sea grass mounds on North Haven beach. Tallest ones over 150 cm high. Mainly Posidonia Australis ( broad leaf tape weed) .Some Amphibolus antarctica (wire weed) and bits and pieces of other marine plants. Both species mentioned are in Cymodoceaceae family and are native species.
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Grey Mangrove (Avicennia marina)Observer
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Avicenniaceae family . Grey mangrove, white mangrove. Fruit washed ashore on North Haven beach
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Plants (Kingdom Plantae)Observer
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Zosteraceae family. Common name, eel grass. Zoster muelleri. The leaves rise directly from the rhizome with a persistent membranous sheath. Source - A guide to Southern Temperate Seagrasses by Michelle Waycott, Kathryn McMahon and Paul Lavery. CSIRO publishing 2014
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Saltbushes (Genus Atriplex)Observer
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Chenopodiaceae family. In flower. Common name, berry salt bush . Native species .
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Eastern Shingleback Lizard (Tiliqua rugosa ssp. aspera)Observer
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Other common names- bob tail,stumpy tail, stumpy, blue tongue, sleepy lizard.
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Gold Dust Lichens (Genus Chrysothrix)Observer
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Landward side of first swale in North Haven dunes. Maybe Fulhensia subbracteata or maybe not, as this one usually grows on the soil in dry country.
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Speckled Rock Anemone (Oulactis muscosa)Observer
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Growing on North Haven beach side of northern revetment of marina entry channel. Exposed at low water.
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Sea Lettuces (Genus Ulva)Observer
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Green alga, family Ulvaceae, genus Enteromorpha. Exposed at low tide. North Haven beach side of northern revetment of entry to marina.
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Coastal Galenia (Aizoon pubescens)Observer
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Aizoaceae family. Coastal galenia. An invasive weed in the dunes and many other places.
