SEA SLUGS

AND  OTHER  MARINE  INVERTEBRATES  OF  THE  TWEED - BYRON  COAST,  AUSTRALIA.

CNIDARIA

CLASS : ANTHOZOA
ORDER : ACTINIARIA

FAMILY : ?
Larval anemone - Brunswick River

FAMILY : AIPTASIIDAE
Exaiptasia diaphana? - Gold Coast Seaway

FAMILY : ALICIIDAE
Alicia sansibarensis - Brunswick River
Alicia sp - Brunswick River

FAMILY : ACTINIIDAE
Actinia tenebrosa - Brunswick R. & Hastings Point
Oulactis muscosa - Brunswick R. & Hastings Point
Phlyctenanthus australis - Brunswick R. & Hastings Pt
Phlyctenactis tuberculosa - Hastings Point
Actinia australiensis - Brunswick R. & Hastings Pt
Aulactinia veratra - Brunswick R. & Hastings Point
Anthopleura sp? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Hastings Point
Dofleinia armata - Gold Coast Seaway
Dofleinia sp? - Seagull Rocks

FAMILY : BOLOCEROIDIDAE
Bunodeopsis sp - Brunswick River
Boloceroides mcmurrichi - Brunswick River
Boloceroides sp? - Brunswick River

FAMILY : HALOCLAVIDAE
Peachia sp - on Medusa, Brunswick River

FAMILY : HORMATHIIDAE
Calliactis polypus - Brunswick R. & Hastings Point
Calliactis sp? - Brunswick River

FAMILY : ISOPHELLIIDAE
Telmatactis sp - Gold Coast Seaway

FAMILY : MINYADIDAE
Actinecta sp - Pelagic
Actinecta sp - Pelagic

FAMILY : SAGARTIIDAE
Verrillactis paguri - Brunswick River & Hastings Point

FAMILY : STYCHODACTYLIDAE
Heteractis malu - Gold Coast Seaway
Species? - Brunswick River

FAMILY : PHYMANTHIDAE
Heteranthus verruculatus - Hastings Point


FAMILIES? - SPECIES?

Brunswick River



 

Hastings Point


 

CLASS : ANTHOZOA
ORDER : ZOANTHIDEA

FAMILY : SPHENOPIDAE
Sphenopus marsupialis - Brunswick Heads beach
Palythoa tuberculosa - Gold Coast Seaway
Palythoa mutuki - Hastings Point
Palythoa sp - Hastings Point
Palythoa sp - Hastings Point
Palythoa sp - Hastings Point

FAMILY : ZOANTHIDAE
Zoanthus vietnamensis? - Hastings Point
Zoanthus sp? - Hastings Point
Zoanthus sp? - Hastings Point
Zoanthus sp? - Hastings Point

FAMILY : PARAZOANTHIDAE
Species?
Species?

LARVAE
Species?

CLASS : ANTHOZOA
ORDER : SCLERACTINIA

FAMILY ACROPORIDAE
Acropora sp - Hastings Point
Acropora sp - Hastings Point

FAMILIES : ?
Species? - Gold Coast Seaway
Species? - on pumice
Species? - on pumice
Species? - Hastings Point

FAMILY : RHIZANGIIDAE
Culicia tenella? - Hastings Point
Culicia sp? - Gold Coast Seaway
Cladangia exusta? - Hastings Point
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Gold Coast Seaway
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Hastings Point
Species? - Hastings Point
Species? - Hastings Point
Species? - Gold Coast Seaway

CLASS : ANTHOZOA
ORDER : CERIANTHARIA

FAMILY : CERIANTHIDAE
Pachycerianthus sp - Brunswick River
Pachycerianthus sp - Brunswick River

CLASS : ANTHOZOA
ORDER : ALCYONACEA

FAMILY : NEPHTHEIDAE
Dendronephthya sp - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Gold Coast Seaway & Brunswick River
Species? - Gold Coast Seaway

FAMILY : CLAVULARIIDAE
Carijoa sp - Brunswick River & Gold Coast Seaway
Carijoa sp - Brunswick River
Species? - Hastings Point
Species? - Hastings Point

FAMILY : PLEXAURIDAE
Species? - Gold Coast Seaway
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Hastings Point
Species? - Brunswick Heads beach
Species? - Brunswick Heads beach

FAMILY : XENIIDAE
Xenia sp - Gold Coast Seaway & Hastings Point
Species? - Gold Coast Seaway

CLASS : ANTHOZOA
ORDER : PENNATULACEA

FAMILY : PENNATULIDAE
Sarcoptilus grandis? - Brunswick River

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