Anemones colonial anemones

 flower-like form  efficient meat-eating carnivores,  capable of catching fish and small crustaceans by paralyzing them with stinging tentacles and devouring their prey.

Corals Turbinaria sp. (disc coral) Goniopora sp. Porites sp. (pore coral)

Star Coral

Tube worm (aka feather duster) Bristle worm Fireworm - The bristles release a stinging substance. Do not touch!Worms

Molluscs

 include all the shelled creatures of the seashore, with the exception of the barnacles.  are abundant in the region between high and low tide and are a major feature of all rocky ocean shores.  form one of the largest groups in the animal kingdom, with more than 80,000 known species. Molluscs

Molluscs Limpets Shells Mussels

Limpets are distinctive animals which are best known for their ability to cling onto rocks When the tide is high, the limpets move about grazing on algae. As the tide drops, they usually return to their resting place.

Echinoderms = Echino (spiny), derm (skin) Sea Urchins Sea Cucumbers Star Fishes Brittle Star

Sea Urchin Brittle Star

Metopograpsus Snapping shrimp The male shrimp have one enlarged claw which they snap to make a popping noise. They can be heard all over the intertidal. World’s smallest crab

seaslugs (They're well camouflaged. At least 5 of them in this pic)

Sea cockroach Insects

gobies Juvenile striped eel-tailed catfish (Plotosus lineatus) Vertebrates Scorpion fish

POLYCHAETES: THE MARINE WORMS As pollution indicator??

MONITORING PROGRAMMES Toxic algae Pathogenic bacteria and viruses Chemical contaminants Diversity and abundance of the flora and fauna

A poacher actually said, "The sign say cannot take crab and shell, but never say coral."

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