wmblom's Identifications
Fotos / Sons
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Família JaniridaeObservador
luca_dtDescrição
Tiny thing under a rock. my best guess would be Wormpod?
~3mm long
Shallow subtidal
Fotos / Sons
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Sipúnculo-Maori (Sipunculus mundanus)Observador
simonf7532Descrição
under a hole in the sand, didn't realize it was still half buried until too late.
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Idotea metallicaObservador
luca_dtDescrição
In plankton swimming around
~3mm long
Edit: He's been in my aquarium and He's growing! now ~5mm long. (26/05/22)
Edit 2: Saw him molt!
Edit 3: ~1cm long (5/06/22)
Edit 4: Molted (12/06/22) ~1.3cm
Edit 5: Molted (16/07/22) ~2cm
It died :( (18/08/22) ~2.5cm
Behaviours:
It can see my hand with the food before it enters the water and will react by reaching out for it.
It can rapidly swim and will catch food particles while swimming.
Fotos / Sons
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Helobdella europaeaObservador
farsideDescrição
This species looks like Helobdella europaea as shown on the NIWA website.
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Ordem ApodidaObservador
stephen_thorpeDescrição
Manukau Harbour seashore at Blockhouse Bay, Auckland. Partly buried in mud under an upper intertidal rock.
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Ordem MysidaObservador
lcolmerDescrição
There were heaps of these tiny things buzzing around. Could only just see them with a naked eye. Photo is taken on macro lens and zoomed in so not great quality. Thought they were shrimp initially but after viewing they look like some other crustacean - isopod maybe?
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Themiste minorObservador
kelvinperrieDescrição
Under a rock in the intertidal zone; lots of them around. Worms?
Fotos / Sons
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Cyrtomaia cornutaObservador
clintonDescrição
collected by beam trawl, TAN1612 Kermadec Ridge Expedition
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Chamaesipho columnaObservador
john_barklaDescrição
Locally common on tidal rocks
Fotos / Sons
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Alpheus socialisObservador
kelvinperrieDescrição
I think. It visually matches some existing observations.
Fotos / Sons
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Caranguejo-Saltador-Maori (Leptograpsus variegatus)Observador
brooketheobaldDescrição
Scientific name: Pachygrapsus crassipes
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Brachyura
Family: Grapsidae
Genus: Pachygrapsus
Species: P. crassipes
Found at pilot bay at midtide during the afternoon.
Method 5 - Sandy flat observations
Fotos / Sons
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Gastrópodes (Classe Gastropoda)Observador
jacqui-nzDescrição
These creatures were abundant in the rock pools, or higher up on the rock face near the rock pools.
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Chiridota gigasObservador
liamclaytonmediaDescrição
Quality is bad as screenshots from Snapchat video. Weird slug worm thing. From memory I think it changed colour and changes in size.
Fotos / Sons
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Família MuricidaeObservador
kelvinperrieDescrição
some sort of eggs? intertidal zone. maybe similar to https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15964504
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Helobdella europaeaObservador
crispychippDescrição
Freshwater worm x20mag.
Maybe PROBOSCIS WORM ( NEMERTEA : NEMERTEA )?
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Chiridota gigasObservador
alanadDescrição
Little pink burrowing sea cucumber. Photo by Fiona Miller
Fotos / Sons
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Chiridota gigasObservador
jane76Descrição
Is this a snot sea cucumber? It’s about the size of my index finger. Feels slimy to touch. Found at just after high tide under a rock.
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