LINKS

SEA SLUGS

AND OTHER MARINE INVERTEBRATES OF THE TWEED - BYRON COAST, AUSTRALIA.

LINKS

SEA SLUG FORUM www.seaslugforum.net An Australian Museum site developed by Dr Bill Rudman. This is a fantastic site, containing a huge amount of information on Opisthobranchia. An indispensable tool for identification and very user-friendly for those not “schooled in the sciences”, such as myself.

NUDIBRANCHS OF THE SUNSHINE COAST AUSTRALIA www.nudibranch.com.au by Gary Cobb and David Mullins showing many species that also occur here. Excellent photography with lots of close-up shots. Great site.

MARINE LIFE OF JULIAN ROCKS AND BYRON BAY www.julianrocks.net/ by Lynda Clarke, showing local species, many frequenting the river at times.

MARINE LIFE OF NELSON BAY www.daveharasti.com by Dave Harasti, another site showing local species and also excellent photography.

UMIUSHI www.umiushi.info/ by Jun Imamoto, a Japanese site covering a large range of species, many occurring here. Excellent photography and a huge number of images.

THE SLUG SITE http://slugsite.tierranet.com An international site from Mike Miller with input from Dave Behrens, Dr. Hans Bertsch and Dr. Terry Gosliner.

THE SEASHELLS OF NEW SOUTH WALES http://seashellsofnsw.org.au By Des Beechey of the Australian Museum. This very good site is still being developed and already covers most of the species found along the coast.

OPISTHOBRANCHS OF THE WORLD www.medslugs.de An extensive list, compiled by Erwin Koehler, of links to Opisthobranch photos on the web.

MARINE FLATWORMS OF THE WORLD http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~bu6/index.html A great site from Wolfgang Seifarth showing the colour and variety of this little known group of animals.

POPPEIMAGES www.poppe-images.com A large site with great photography from the Phillipines covering all forms of marine life.

LIFE AT THE EDGE OF REEF www.edge-of-reef.com A site covering Indonesian reefs, and showing a large variety of animals, some occurring in the river.

HARDY’S INTERNET GUIDE TO MARINE GASTROPODS www.gastropods.com A partly illustrated list of world-wide Gastropods from Eddie Hardy.

CORAL REEF CREATURES www.reefimages.com Another extensive site covering cental Indo-Pacific.

HERMIT CRABS CALCINUS OF THE WORLD http://biomar.free.fr/calcinus/ by Joseph Poupin. Some species occurring here.

POLYNESIAN CRUSTACEA (DECAPODA AND STOMATOPODA) http://biomar.free.fr by Joseph Poupin.

MARINE PARKS AUTHORITY www.mpa.nsw.gov.au Follow the prompts to the Cape Byron Marine Park webpage.

These sites have been very helpful in identifying many species that sometimes show up in this area but there are many more, too many to list all.

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REFERENCES

BENNETT, I. 1971. The Great Barrier Reef. Sydney: Lansdowne Press.

CARSON, R. L. 1951. The Sea Around Us. London: Staples Press. This book should be compulsory reading!

COBB, G and WILLAN, R. C. 2006. Undersea Jewels : A Colour Guide to Nudibranchs. ABRS.

COLEMAN, N. 1975. What shell is that? Sydney: Paul Hamlyn Pty Ltd.

DAKIN, J. W. 1952. Australian Seashores. Sydney: Angus & Robertson Ltd.

DAVIE, P and OTHERS. 1998. Wild Guide To Moreton Bay. Brisbane: Queensland Museum.

EDGAR, G. J. 2000. Australian Marine Life. Revised Edition. Sydney: Reed New Holland.

EDGAR, G. J. 2001. Australian Marine Habitats. Sydney: Reed New Holland.

HINTON, A. 1976. Guide to Australian Shells. Bathurst: Robert Brown and Associates Pty Ltd.

JANSEN, P. 2000. Seashells of South-East Australia. Sydney: Capricornica Publications.

JONES, D. S. and G. J. MORGAN. 2002. A Field Guide To Crustaceans Of Australian Waters. Sydney Reed New Holland.

LAMPRELL, K. and T. WHITEHEAD. 1992. Bivalves of Australia.Vol 1. Bathurst: Crawford House Press Pty Ltd.

LAMPRELL, K and J. HEALY. 1998. Bivalves of Australia.Vol 2. Backhuys Publishers.

MISKELLY, A. 2002. Sea Urchins of Australia and the Indo-Pacific. Sydney: Capricornia Publications.

RIPPINGALE, O. H. and D. F. McMICHAEL. 1961. Queensland and Great Barrier Reef Shells . Brisbane: Jacaranda Press.

STEENE, R. 1998. Coral Seas. Bathurst: Crawford House Publishing Pty Ltd.

VAN DER LOOS, R. 2001. Living Reefs Of The Indo-Pacific. Sydney: Reed New Holland.

WILSON, B. R. and K. GILLETT. 1979. A Field Guide To Australian Shells. Sydney: A.H.and A.W.Reed Pty Ltd.

HEYERDAHL, T. 1974. Fatu-Hiva.( Back to nature ) George Allen & Unwin Ltd. This book has nothing to do with this site but is a fantastic story if you have ever dreamed of doing something like this.

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