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Pink Golf Ball Sponge (Tethya bergquistae)Observer
wamozDescription
I've recorded this type of Sponge previously - see https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26098966.
However today I focussed on getting better images of its internal structure.
And based on this obs (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26098966) I've lashed out and gone for T. burtoni!
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Diuris praecoxObserver
nouwelantDescription
Three donkeys all within 200 metres of each other, all slightly different but likely the same species.
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wombatplaceDescription
Sighting and photos (c) david19.
Field Notes - Living in a rock
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Earthworms and Allies (Subclass Oligochaeta)Observer
steph183Description
A number of very large worms were present after a week or two of continuous rain.
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Genus MetandrocarpaObserver
mel4cDescription
Very Low tide, intertidal rock shelf.
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Sirius badiusObserver
waynekingDescription
Sirius badius. from the Family Capulidae. A broken beach shell. Contrasted with C. concinna and also V. sigaretiformis.
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Bonfire Moss (Funaria hygrometrica)Observer
paulaboerDescription
Couldn't resist taking this photo after all the rain.
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Wandering Sea Anemone (Phlyctenactis tuberculosa)Observer
blackwaratahDescription
chameleon bean bag anemone? appears to change colour to match the surrounding environment
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Fibre-ball Weed (Posidonia australis)Observer
adriatixDescription
Found in Cullen Park
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Fibre-ball Weed (Posidonia australis)Observer
davemmdaveDescription
I wasn't surprised to find this taxon was regressing seawards around hotspot in fact it was seldom present around the edges, with Amphibolis taxa dominant along with fucoid canopy brown algae. Here the blue line is receding decade by decade.
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Fibre-ball Weed (Posidonia australis)Observer
claymeadDescription
Frenchmans Bay Beach
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Mauve-mouth Ascidian (Herdmania grandis)Observer
eldonballDescription
Herdmania grandis siphon surrounded by Botrylloides magnicoecum
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White-patch Nautilus (Nautilus stenomphalus)Observer
wingspannerDescription
Partial shell, 125 mm on largest dimension.
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Genus IschnochitonObserver
bill_strongDescription
White Plaxiphora chiton - Plaxiphora albida
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Corroded Ischnochiton (Ischnochiton cariosus)Observer
streglystendecDescription
Exceptionally low tide on intertidal rocky reef near sand bar and Posidonia australis beds.
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Rough Turban Shell (Lunella torquata)Observer
streglystendecDescription
Stranded on a sand bar at exceptionally low tide near intertidal rocky reef and Posidonia australis beds. Normally found on intertidal - subtidal rocky reefs.
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Genus PhylloporusObserver
janetgrevilleaDescription
Cap brown, stem attached, white, gills yellow, spore print light brown
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Red Triangle Slug (Triboniophorus graeffei)Observer
a1376Description
~120mm long.
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Ghost Fungus (Omphalotus nidiformis)Observer
brwildlifeDescription
Glowing bioluminescent mushrooms
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East Australian Rhinoceros Beetle (Xylotrupes australicus ssp. australicus)Observer
wicktorDescription
According to Google it is not found this far south.
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Genus BathygobiusObserver
biniek-ioDescription
this one was following the other goby (the tail on the right side)
