SEA SLUGS

AND  OTHER  MARINE  INVERTEBRATES  OF  THE  GOLD COAST SEAWAY,  AUSTRALIA.

  Although this is not part of the Tweed-Byron coast, when factors such as big seas or flooding in the river rule out diving in my area, the south wall of the Gold Coast Seaway offers some very interesting snorkelling with many species that are not often seen on the Tweed Coast, a few kilometres to the south. Some examples are shown below.
Unfortunately this area is sometimes plundered by collectors who take all the shrimps, anemones, fish and whatever else they can catch, either for their own aquariums or for the trade. This act is bad enough without the destruction that they do in the process, turning over rocks and destroying the habitat. It may or may not be legal, I don't know the rules for this area, but I do know it is extremely short sighted. It will result in this area being totally degraded. There is already enough fishing tackle on the bottom here to start a shop!

 

 

MOLLUSCA  
Trinchesia sp Doto cf racemosa
Goniodoridella sp Cymatium pileare
Ceratosoma tenue Prionovula brevis
Plocamopherus imperialis Chelidonura inornata
Protaolidiella juliae Mimachlamys gloriosa
Sepia plangon  

 

CNIDARIA  
Heteractis malu Corallimorpharia
Xenia sp? Corallimorpharia?
Actiniaria? Corallimorpharia
Telmatactis sp Scleractinia
Dofleinia armata Scleractinia
Solanderia fusca? Palythoa tuberculosa
Sertularella diaphana? Alcyonacea
Hydroida Alcyonacea
Alcyonacea Alcyonacea
Species?  

 

CRUSTACEA  
Majid sp Permanotus purpureus
Majid sp Harrovia elegans
Oncinopus sp? Ceratocarcinus longimanus
Paraxanthias elegans? Thor amboinensis
Pilumnid sp Saron marmoratus
Viaderiana quadrispinosa Rhynchocinetes serratus
Percnon guinote Palaemonid sp
Camposcia retusa Periclimenes sp?
Dardanus guttatus Palaemonid sp
Calcinus sp Synalpheus stimpsoni
Ancylocheles gravelei  

 

ECHINODERMATA  
Prionocidaris callista Crinoid sp
Eucidaris metularia Crinoid sp
Echinothrix calamaris Crinoid sp
Species? Crinoid sp
Ophiarachna megacantha Holothuroid sp
Species? Neothyonidium magnum?
Species? Stichopus horrens?
Crinoid sp Pentacta quadrangularis?
Crinoid sp Species?
Crinoid sp Species?
Crinoid sp Species?
Crinoid sp Species?

 

ANNELIDA  
Eunice sp Sabellid sp
Eurythoe sp Sabellid sp
Eurythoe sp Sabellid sp
Species? Myxicola sp

 

PLATYHELMINTHES  
Planocerid sp? Pseudocerotid sp
Planocerid sp Planocerid sp
Species?  

 

PORIFERA  
Species? Species?
Species?  

 

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