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  Online Guide to Chek Jawa
coral rubble
 
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Introduction
Coral rubble area
Beacons of the coral rubble
SPONGES
Sponges in general
Living in a sponge


CNIDARIANS
Cnidarians in general
Anthozoans in general
Sea anemones in general

Sea anemones
Banded bead anemone (Epiactis sp.)
Carpet anemones: an introduction
What do carpet anemones eat?
Why are carpet anemones so colourful?
Why are there no anemonefish on Chek Jawa?
Unidentified sea anemones of the coral rubble area

Corals
Hard corals (Order Scleractinia)
Sea fans (Order Gorgonacea)
Soft corals (Order Alcyonacea)

Other cnidarians

Peacock anemones (Order Ceriantharia)
Sea pens (Order Pennatulacea)
Zoanthids or Colonial anemones (Order Zoanthidea)

WORMS
Worms of Chek Jawa
Fan worms (Family Sabellidae)
Marine flatworms (Phylum Platyhelminthes)


MOLLUSCS
Molluscs in general
Gastropods in general
Cephalopods in general

Gastropods
 Slugs
Sap-sucking slugs (Order Sacoglossa)
Nudibranchs (Order Nudibranchia)
Cephalopods
Squid and cuttlefish
Octopuses

CRUSTACEANS
True Crabs
About crab moulting
Common hairy crab (Pilumnus vespertilio)
Flower crabs (Portunus pelagicus)
Spider crab (Family Majidae)
Sponge crab (Cryptodromia sp.)
Stone or Thunder crab (Myomenippe hardwickii)
Swimming crab (Family Portunidae)
Velcro crab (Camposcia retusa)
Other crustaceans
Prawns and shrimps
Snapping Shrimp or Pistol Prawn (Alpheus sp.)

ECHINODERMS
Echinoderms in general and their shapes and spines
Sea stars in general
Sea cucumbers in general

Sea stars
Biscuit sea stars (Goniodiscaster scaber)
Knobbly sea star (Protoreaster nodosus)

Sea cucumbers
Sea apple (Pseudocolochirus violaceus)
Synaptid sea cucumbers (Family Synaptidae)
Thorny sea cucumber (Colochirus quadrangularis)
Unidentified sea cucumbers of the coral rubble area
Warty sea cucumbers (Cercodemas anceps)

Sea urchin
Pencil sea urchin (Prionocidaris bispinosa)

Brittle stars
Brittle stars (Class Ophiuroidea)


OTHER INVERTEBRATES

Ascidians and Tunicates (Class Ascidiacea)
VERTEBRATES

Fishes
Butterflyfishes (Family Chaetodontidae)
Cardinalfish (Family Apogonidae)
Carpet eel-blenny (Congrogadus subducens)
Filefish or Leatherjacket (Family Monacanthidae)
Flatfish and Sole (Family Soleidae)
Gobies (Family Gobiidae)
Grouper (Family Serranidae)
Marine catfish (Order Siluriformes)
Pipefish (Family Syngnathidae)
Rabbitfish (Family Siganidae)
Scorpionfish (Family Scorpaenidae)
Seahorse (Family Syngnathidae)
Stingray (Order Rajiformes)
Toadfish (Family Batrachoididae)
Wrasse (Family Labridae)

SEAGRASSES
Seagrasses in general

Fern seagrass (Halophila spinulosa)
Needle seagrass (Halodule uninervis)
Spoon seagrass (Halophila ovalis, Halophila minor)
Tape seagrass (Enhalus acoroides)

SEAWEEDS
Seaweeds in general

Green seaweed
'Bee hoon' green seaweed (Chaetomorpha crassa)
Coin seaweed (Halimeda macroloba)
Comb seaweed (Caulerpa taxifolia)
Fan seaweed (Avrainvillea sp.)
Feathery seaweed (Caulerpa sertularioides)
Mexican seaweed (Caulerpa mexicana)
Parasol seaweed (Caulerpa peltata)
Sea grapes (Caulerpa lentillifera)
Sea lettuce (Ulva sp.)
'Zipper' seaweed (Caulerpa cuppresoides)

Red seaweed
Graceful red seaweed (Gracilaria tenuisptipitata)
Knobbly red seaweed (Gracilaria salicornia)
'Pom pom' red seaweed (Gracilaria edulis)
Robust red seaweed (Soliera robusta)
Spiny red seaweed (Acantophora spicifera)
Wiry red seaweed (Hypnea cervicornis)

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Plants and animals
by their most common
location on Chek Jawa
coastal hill forest
mangroves
rocky shore
sandy shore & sand bar
seagrass lagoon
coral rubble area

Listing of all plants and
animals on this website
Animals A-Z
Plants A-Z
 

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