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Order PhlebobranchiaObserver
marinejanineDescription
Tiny red spots around siphon edge. Similar examples have been found in metropolitan Gulf St Vincent.
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Star Tunicate (Botryllus schlosseri)Observer
marinejaninePlace
Rocks near breakwall , S end of BHP Beach, Whyalla City of Whyalla, SA, Australia (Google, OSM)Description
Under rock in intertidal. Didn’t look characteristically like B schlosseri.
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Genus ClathriaObserver
marinejanineDescription
The yellow sponge matches the Mediterranean species Clathria compressa in visible external structure and habit. Growing prolifically under hard structures in a marina, near an international shipping lane. Specimen will be collected for taxonomic assessment.
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Red-Baits (Genus Pyura)Observer
marinejanineDescription
Looks superficially like Pyura chilensis, or P. praeputialis, but so do other species. Difficult conditions for photography ( surge, poor vis). Aiming for better images and a sample in due course.
