rockshelf organisms peter hamilton sandringham college

Rockshelf Organisms

peter hamilton sandringham college

Brown Algae

Brown Algae

Brown Algae

Brown Algae:Bull Kelp

Red Algae

Green Algae

Green Algae: Sea Velvet

Blue-Green Algae

Angiosperms:Sea Grasses

Galeolaria:Tube worms

Molluscs

Molluscs

Chitons

Periwinkles

Dog Conch

Black Nerites

Turban shells

Elephant Snail

Bi valves

Mussels

Abalone:

Blue ringed octopus

EchinodermataSea Stars, Sea Urchins

Eleven Armed Sea Star

Brittle Stars

Sea Urchins

Cnidaria : Sea Anemones and Jelly fish

Sea Anemone

Sponges

Sponges

Crustaceans

• The largest group of marine arthropods are the crustaceans. Some of the crustaceans include a large range of shrimps, water fleas, barnacles, copepods, fish lice, ostracods, sandfleas, beach hoppers, isopods, amphipods, pill bugs, slaters, a range of prawns and shrimp, freshwater yabbies, rock lobsters, hermit crabs, half crabs, spider crabs, swimming crabs, normal crabs and shore crabs

Barnacles

Barnacles

Crabs

Sea Cucumber

Sea Squirts / Cunjeovi

Ascidians: Sea Squirts

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