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New Zealand Marine Invertebrates

 

     

Clavularia novaezealandiae
Creeping soft coral

Clavularia novaezealandiae
Poor Knights Islands
Clavularia novaezealandiae
Fiordland
Clavularia novaezealandiae
Poor Knights Islands

Alcyonium
cf. aurantiacum
Soft coral, Dead man's fingers

Alcyonium aurantiacum
Mercury Islands
Alcyonium aurantiacum
Poor Knights Islands
Alcyonium aurantiacum
Poor Knights Islands

Alcyonium
sp.
Soft coral
Alcyonium sp.
Fiordland
Alcyonium sp.
Fiordland
 

Acanthogorgia breviflora
Fiord fan coral

Acanthogorgia breviflora
Fiordland
Acanthogorgia breviflora
Fiordland
 

Primnoa
sp.
Beaded gorgonium

 
Primnoa sp.
Poor Knights Islands
 


Unidentified gorgonian fan species

 

 

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gorgonian fan
Poor Knights Islands
gorgonian fan
Poor Knights Islands
gorgonian fan
Poor Knights Islands

Pteroeides bollonsi

Sea pen

Pteroeides bollonsi
Fiordland
Pteroeides bollonsi
Fiordland
Pteroeides bollonsi
Fiordland

Acanthoptilum
sp.
Sea pen

   

Kophobelemnon sp.

Star burst sea pen

   


     


   

Anthothoe albocincta


Anthothoe albocincta
Poor Knights Islands
Anthothoe albocincta
Mokohinau Islands
 


   

Antiparactis
sp.
Leopard anemone

Antiparactis sp.
Poor Knights Islands
Antiparactis sp.
Poor Knights Islands
Antiparactis sp.
Poor Knights Islands

Undescribed anemone species
"Burrowing anemone"



Poor Knights Islands
 

Undescribed anemone species

Undescribed anemone
Fiordland
 

Anemone species

Anemone
Poor Knights Islands
 


Corynactis australis
Jewel anemone



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Corynactis australis
Bay of Islands
Corynactis australis
Bay of Islands
Corynactis australis
Mokohinau Islands

Culicia rubeola
Culicia rubeola
Poor Knights Islands
   

Oculina virgosa
Ivory coral


Oculina virgosa
Poor Knights Islands
Oculina virgosa
Danger Rock
Oculina virgosa
Three Kings Islands

Caryophyllia profunda


Caryophyllia profunda
Fiordland
Caryophyllia profunda
Fiordland
 



     

Monomyces rubrum
Cup coral

Monomyces rubrum
Poor Knights Islands
Monomyces rubrum
Poor Knights Islands
Monomyces rubrum
Poor Knights Islands


Parazoanthus elongatus

Yellow zoathhid anemone

Parazoanthus elongatus
Poor Knights Islands
Parazoanthus elongatus
Poor Knights Islands
Parazoanthus elongatus
Poor Knights Islands

Epizoanthus
sp.
White zoanthid anemone

Epizoanthus sp.
Fiordland
Epizoanthus sp.
Poor Knights Islands
 

Zoanthid anemone

Zoanthid
Poor Knights Islands
Zoanthid
Poor Knights Islands
Zoanthid
Poor Knights Islands

Antipathella fiordensis

Fiordland black coral

   

Antipathes sp.
Bay of Plenty black coral

   

Cerianthus sp.
Tube anemone

   


     
       
       
       

Pycnogonid or Sea spider

Pycnogonid
Poor Knights Islands
Pycnogonid
Poor Knights Islands
 
       

Skeleton shrimp
Skeleton shrimp
Poor Knights Islands
   

Palaemon affinis

Glass shrimp or Common shrimp
Palaemon affinis
Tutukaka Coast
Palaemon affinis
Tutukaka Coast
Palaemon affinis
Tutukaka Coast

Stenopus hispidus
Banded coral shrimp

Stenopus hispidus
Poor Knights Islands
Stenopus hispidus
Poor Knights Islands
 

Shrimp
Rhynchocinetes
sp.



Rhynchocinetes sp.
Poor Knights Islands
Rhynchocinetes sp.
Poor Knights Islands
 

Shrimp
Rhynchocinetes
sp.

Rhynchocinetes sp.
Poor Knights Islands
Rhynchocinetes sp.
Poor Knights Islands
 

Shrimp
Shrimp
Auckland Islands
Shrimp
Auckland Islands
 

Lysmata morelandi

Lysmata morelandi
Hen & Chicken Islands
   

Hermit crab


Hen & Chicken Islands
   

Crab
Crab
Poor Knights Islands
   

Decorator crab
Crab
Poor Knights Islands
   

Decorator crab
Decorator crab
Poor Knights Islands
Crab
Poor Knights Islands
 
       


Urchin

Poor Knights Islands
   
       

Ascidian

Poor Knights Islands
   
       


 

 

 

   


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