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              Parvulastra exigua
 
              
              
              Oulactis muscosa (Decorator Anemone)
 
              
              
              Heliocidaris tuberculata (Black Sea Urchin)
 
              
              
              Heliocidaris tuberculata (Black Sea Urchin)
 
              
              
              Meridiastra calcar
 
              
              
              Meridiastra calcar
 
              
              
              Holopneustes purpurascens
 
              
              
              Heliocidaris erythrogramma (Purple Sea Urchin)
 
              
              
              Heliocidaris tuberculata, Heliocidaris erythrogramma & the seastar Meridiastra calcar
 
              
              
               
              
              
              These fern-like structures are probably Hydrozoa - animals in the phylum Cnidaria, not algae as they appear at first glance
 
              
              
              Octopus tetricus (Gloomy Octopus)
 
              
              
              Octopus tetricus (Gloomy Octopus)
 
              
              
              Octopus tetricus (Gloomy Octopus)
 
              
              
              Anthopleura sp.
 
              
              
               
              
              
              Meridiastra calcar
 
              
              
              Meridiastra calcar
 
              
              
              Meridiastra calcar
 
              
              
              The disc-shaped species, with spots, is probably Synarthrophyton patena
 
              
              
               
              
              
              Oulactis muscosa - Sand anemone or decorator anemone
 
              
              
              Hypselodoris bennetti … a nudibranch
 
              
              
              Phlyctenanthus australis … Brain anemone or Mulberry anemone
 
              
              
              Sabellastarte sp. … Feather-duster worm
 
              
              
              Sabellastarte sp. … Feather-duster worm
 
              
              
              Sabellastarte sp. … Feather-duster worm
 
              
              
              Sabellastarte sp. … Feather-duster worm
 
              
              
               
              
              
              Verconia haliclona … a nudibranch
 
              
              
              Meridiastra calcar
 
              
              
              Aulactinia veratra … the green snakelock anemone
 
              
              
              Davusia glabra … Shiny Bait Crab
 
              
              
              Palaemon serenus … Rock-pool Shrimp or ‘Red-handed Shrimp’ … although its hands are hidden here
 
              
              
              Palaemon serenus … Rock-pool Shrimp or ‘Red-handed Shrimp’ … showing those red hands
 
              
              
              Leptograpsus variegatus
 
              
              
              Cabestana spengleri … a Trumpet shell
 
              
              
              Scutus antipodes … Elephant Snail
 
              
              
              Trygonorrhina sp … Banjo Ray
 
              
              
              Cnidoglanis macrocephalus (?) … Estuary Catfish
 
              
              
              Trygonorrhina sp … Banjo Ray
 
              
              
              Tesseropora rosea … Rose-coloured Barnacles
 
              
              
              Tesseropora rosea … Rose-coloured Barnacles
 
              
              
              Phillippia lutea … Yellow Sundial
 
              
              
               
              
              
              Actinia tenebrosa … Red Waratah Anemone
 
              
              
              Phasianotrochus eximius (perhaps)
 
              
              
              Aplysia sydneyensis …. a sea-hare
 
              
              
              Pyura stolonifera … Cunjevoi
 
              
              
              Atypichthys strigatus … Mado
 
              
              
              Atypichthys strigatus … Mado
 
              
              
              Gymnothorax prasinus (Green Moray Eel)
 
              
              
              Gymnothorax prasinus (Green Moray Eel) …. frequently coming out of the water …
 
              
              
              Gymnothorax prasinus (Green Moray Eel) …. frequently coming out of the water … in pursuit of rock crabs
 
              
              
              Plaxiphora albida … Giant Chiton
 
              
              
              Austromegabalanus nigrescens … Giant Rock Barnacle
 
              
              
              Austromegabalanus nigrescens … Giant Rock Barnacle
 
              
              
               
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
      