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Threatened Invertebrates - marine

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Galapagos coral (Polycyathus isabela)
A rare coral found only around the islands after which it is named, Polycyathus isabela generally forms low colonies in... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Giant clam (Tridacna gigas)
This enormous shellfish is the largest species of bivalve mollusc in the fossil record, and the heaviest of all the living molluscs... More 10 Images 2 Videos
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Hidden cup coral (Phyllangia americana)
Information on Phyllangia americana is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Honeycomb coral (Diploastrea heliopora)
Information on Diploastrea heliopora is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Honeycomb coral (Montastrea valenciennesi)
Information on Montastrea valenciennesi is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Honeycomb coral (Favites abdita)
Information on the honeycomb coral is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Horse’s hoof clam (Hippopus hippopus)
Information on the horse’s hoof clam is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
The horseshoe crab is a ‘living fossil’: forms almost identical to this species were present during the Triassic period 230 million... More 13 Images 5 Videos
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Lace coral (Distichopora vervoorti)
Lace corals form ornate tree-like structures, with all the flattened, blunt-ended branches growing in one plane. These fan-like... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Lace coral (Distichopora violacea)
Lace corals form ornate tree-like structures, with all the flattened, blunt-ended branches growing in one plane. These fan-like... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Lace coral (Stylaster californicus)
Lace corals form ornate tree-like structures, with all the fine, tapered branches growing in one plane. These delicate fan-like... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Lace corals (Stylaster spp.)
Lace corals form ornate tree-like structures, with all the fine, tapered branches growing in one plane. These delicate fan-like... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Lace corals (Distichopora spp.)
Lace corals form ornate tree-like structures, with all the flattened, blunt-ended branches growing in one plane. These fan-like... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Larger star coral (Favites chinensis)
Information on the larger star coral is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Lesser star coral (Cyphastrea microphthalma)
Information on the lesser star coral is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Lesser valley coral (Platygyra lamellina)
Typically forming large, dome-shaped or plate-like structures up to a metre or more in diameter, the colonies of Platygyra... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Mictacean (Mictocaris halope)
This mictacean is a small, blind, unpigmented crustacean. The first thoracic segment is fused with the head, while the remaining... More 15 Images 0 Videos
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Mushroom coral (Fungia fungites)
Rather than forming colonies like most other corals, Fungia corals are usually solitary and generally free-living; that is... More 10 Images 0 Videos
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Mushroom coral (Fungia costulata)
Rather than forming colonies like most other corals, Fungia corals are usually solitary and generally free-living; that is... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Mushroom coral (Heliofungia actiniformis)
Rather than forming colonies like most other corals, this mushroom coral is solitary and free-living; that is, it is not attached... More 6 Images 0 Videos
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Mushroom coral (Fungia concinna)
Rather than forming colonies like most other corals, Fungia corals are usually solitary and generally free-living; that is... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Mushroom coral (Fungia scutaria)
Rather than forming colonies like most other corals, Fungia corals are usually solitary and generally free-living; that is... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Mushroom corals (Fungia spp.)
Rather than forming colonies like most other corals, Fungia corals are usually solitary and generally free-living; that is... More 9 Images 1 Video
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Mustard hill coral (Porites astreoides)
Porites corals form some of the largest of all coral colonies, with some reaching an incredible eight metres in height. The... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Northern abalone (Haliotis kamtschatkana)
Abalone species (Haliotis) are one of the most primitive group of molluscs on the planet, having changed little in the last... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Ocellated coral (Cyphastrea ocellina)
Information on the ocellated coral is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Opossum shrimp (Bermudamysis speluncola)
The opossum shrimp has a slightly translucent outer body covering (integument) with an intense red tint. The eyes are short and... More 8 Images 0 Videos
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Organ pipe coral (Tubipora musica)
Unlike most corals, it is not colourful polyps that make organ pipe corals attractive, but instead, their dark red coloured... More 7 Images 0 Videos
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Organ pipe corals (Tubipora spp.)
Unlike most corals, it is not colourful polyps that make organ pipe corals attractive, but instead, their dark red coloured... More 2 Images 1 Video
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Pavona coral (Pavona cactus)
Information on Pavona cactus is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Pavona coral (Pavona venosa)
Information on Pavona venosa is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 9 Images 0 Videos
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Physogyra coral (Physogyra lichtensteini)
Information on Physogyra lichtensteini is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Procarid shrimp (Procaris chacei)
This procarid shrimp has a thin, fragile integument (hard outer covering of the body). The carapace and short, triangular rostrum... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Purple rice coral (Montipora dilatata)
Information on the purple rice coral is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 Videos
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Queen conch (Strombus gigas)
This gastropod produces a large spiral shell with spines that are thought to be for protection. The shell has a wide, flared lip... More 5 Images 2 Videos
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Red coral (Corallium rubrum)
The beauty of Corallium corals may be their downfall, as they are harvested at unsustainable levels to be made into... More 8 Images 1 Video
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Ringed rice coral (Montipora patula)
Information on the ringed rice coral is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Small giant clam (Tridacna maxima)
At less than a third of the size of the true giant clam (Tridacna gigas), the small giant clam deserves its name. As an... More 9 Images 0 Videos
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Small knob coral (Plesiastrea versipora)
One of just two species in its genus, Plesiastrea versipora forms large colonies, which can measure several metres in... More 3 Images 0 Videos
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Smooth cauliflower coral (Stylophora pistillata)
These corals were once named as the ‘tramp’ species of the coral world, due to their tendency to attach themselves to floating... More 6 Images 0 Videos
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Southern giant clam (Tridacna derasa)
The southern giant clam is one of the largest of the ‘giant clams’, reaching up to an incredible 60 cm in length. The species is... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Spine coral (Hydnophora exesa)
Information on the spine coral is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Staghorn coral (Astreopora expansa)
One of the most distinctive species in its genus, the variably brown, pink or dark green colonies of Astreopora expansa take... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Staghorn coral (Acropora tenuis)
Staghorn corals are among the fastest growing corals on reefs, and are excellent reef-builders. The name Acropora literally... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Staghorn coral (Acropora hyacinthus)
Staghorn corals are among the fastest growing corals on reefs, and are excellent reef-builders. The name Acropora literally... More 5 Images 0 Videos
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Staghorn coral (Acropora cerealis)
Staghorn corals are among the fastest growing corals on reefs, and are excellent reef-builders. The name Acropora literally... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Staghorn coral (Acropora variabilis)
Staghorn corals are among the fastest growing corals on reefs, and are excellent reef-builders. The name Acropora literally... More 1 Image 0 Videos
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Staghorn coral (Acropora humilis)
Staghorn corals are among the fastest growing corals on reefs, and are excellent reef-builders. The name Acropora literally... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Staghorn coral (Acropora millepora)
Staghorn corals are among the fastest growing corals on reefs, and are excellent reef-builders. The name Acropora literally... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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Staghorn coral (Acropora echinata)
Staghorn corals are among the fastest growing corals on reefs, and are excellent reef-builders. The name Acropora literally... More 2 Images 0 Videos
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