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New Zealand Geoduck (Panopea zelandica)Observer
tangatawhenuaDescription
Washed up
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Hairy Seaweed Crab (Notomithrax ursus)Observer
tangatawhenuaDescription
With alot of digging and strategic planning Theo and I got this out for a photo shoot.
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Hairy Seaweed Crab (Notomithrax ursus)Observer
tangatawhenuaDescription
Impressive - using Amphisbetia bispinosa as part of the comoflague. This obviously hangs out with the mussels.
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New Zealand Hermit Crab (Pagurus novizealandiae)Observer
tangatawhenuaDescription
Trying to stay hidden.
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Spiral Tube Worms (Subfamily Spirorbinae)Observer
tangatawhenuaDescription
growing on a green lipped mussel
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Crimson Jelly (Turritopsis rubra)Observer
tangatawhenuaDescription
washed up. A few of these were in this area.
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African Black Beetle (Heteronychus arator)Observer
tangatawhenuaDescription
scurrying across the sand.
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Bryozoans (Phylum Bryozoa)Observer
tangatawhenuaDescription
Washed up on a green lipped mussel shell
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Neptune's Necklace (Hormosira banksii)Observer
tangatawhenuaDescription
Washed up
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Cook's Pillbox Crab (Halicarcinus cookii)Observer
tangatawhenuaDescription
Washed up
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New Zealand Green-lipped Mussel (Perna canaliculus)Observer
tangatawhenuaDescription
Here is mussel spat - 1 - 3mm in size, that washes up on the Tohe and is collected to provide 75% of the green lipped mussels in NZ.
A couple of months ago there was a film of the collectors using heavy machinery to collect the sea weed for the spat, and after protests last week they collected with a trailer and shovel. This was acceptable because the concern over the heavy machinery that was going in and out of the water, was that they were running over tuatua and toheroa beds.
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New Zealand Green-lipped Mussel (Perna canaliculus)Observer
tangatawhenuaDescription
Here is mussel spat - 1 - 3mm in size, that washes up on the Tohe and is collected to provide 75% of the green lipped mussels in NZ.
A couple of months ago there was a film of the collectors using heavy machinery to collect the sea weed for the spat, and after protests last week they collected with a trailer and shovel. This was acceptable because the concern over the heavy machinery that was going in and out of the water, was that they were running over tuatua and toheroa beds.
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Kiriwai Manuka Chafer (Pyronota edwardsi)Observer
tangatawhenuaDescription
Wandering over the sand
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Pillbox Crabs (Genus Halicarcinus)Observer
tangatawhenuaDescription
In a rock pool
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Giant Shore Anemone (Oulactis magna)Observer
tangatawhenuaDescription
a giant shore anemone how it usually is.
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Hen Pen (Bryopsis plumosa)Observer
tangatawhenuaDescription
in a tidal rock pool. maybe really old hen pen.
