Dives 1311-1318

Hard Coral

Porites solida

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0101

Larry L. Jackson

Thick-edged Cowrie

Cypraea caurica

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0102

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Thick-edged Cowrie

Cypraea caurica - I like to see the mantle as well as the shell.

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0106

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Jeb's Flatworm

Pseudoceros jebborum

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0108

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Tunicates

Lissoclinum species

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0109

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Unknown Sea Star

I can't find an identification in my searches.

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0110

Larry L. Jackson

Leopard Wrasse

Macropharyngodon meleagris - low quality, extreme crop of juvenile phase.

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0112

Larry L. Jackson

Unknown Heart Urchin

Searches didn't help with identification.

Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1316#0113

Larry L. Jackson

Club-tipped Anemone

Telmatactis cricoides

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0116

Larry L. Jackson

Egg Bundles

Many egg bundles are visible prior to release at the dark of the moon.

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0117

Larry L. Jackson

Egg Bundles

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0121

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Expanding Coral Polyps

The coral polyps are expanded, but the egg bundles are not yet visible.

Night, Derry Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia, December 1, 2004

1317#0122

Larry L. Jackson