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White-striped Anemone (Anthothoe albocincta)Observer
sadiemDescription
Under rocks at low tide
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White-striped Anemone (Anthothoe albocincta)Observer
sadiemDescription
In rock pool at low tide mark
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New Zealand Common Cushion Star (Patiriella regularis)Observer
sadiemDescription
Under stones at low tide
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Blackfoot Paua (Haliotis iris)Observer
sadiemDescription
Under stones at low tide
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New Zealand Paddle Worm (Eulalia microphylla)Observer
sadiemDescription
Under a stone on mid shore a couple of hours after low tide
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Golden Hunting Wasp (Sphictostethus nitidus)Observer
sadiemDescription
Seen right at the top of the Remutaka trig. It was walking around, struggling to fly in the wind.
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Pale Brittlestem (Candolleomyces candolleanus)Observer
sadiemDescription
Clusters growing on a garden lawn, in quite a sunny spot. The top starts to split as they get older
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Common Coralline (Corallina officinalis)Observer
sadiemDescription
In rockpools at mid tide level
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Neptune's Necklace (Hormosira banksii)Observer
sadiemDescription
In rockpool at mid-high tide level
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Olive Anemone (Isactinia olivacea)Observer
sadiemDescription
In rockpool under small rocks at mid-high tide level
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Cat's Eye Snail (Lunella smaragda)Observer
sadiemDescription
abundant under rocks at mid-high tide level in rockpools
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Oyster Borer (Haustrum scobina)Observer
sadiemDescription
Small whelk-like snails under rocks in a rockpool at high-mid tide level
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New Zealand Blue-banded Periwinkle (Austrolittorina antipodum)Observer
sadiemDescription
At high tide line in rockpools
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Common Rock Crab (Hemigrapsus sexdentatus)Observer
sadiemDescription
Under a small rock in a rockpool at mid-tide
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Observer
sadiemDescription
Bright orange spaghetti worm? under small rock at mid-tide in a rockpool. ~a few cms long
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New Zealand Common Cushion Star (Patiriella regularis)Observer
sadiemDescription
Heaps of cute wee Patiriella under small stones at mid-tide here
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Ophiopeza cylindricaObserver
sadiemDescription
Disc about 1 cm across, 5+ erect arm spines on each arm segment, banded arms, disc with snakeskin/camo type pattern - too difficult to see if granules or disc plates but primary disc plates not obvious.
I tried to gently flip the brittle star and photograph the ventral side, but this animal was very quick to turn over - I must apologise to everyone I have asked to photograph the underside it really is tricky, but does help a lot with ID! :)