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Introduction
Seagrass lagoon
What is seagrass?
CNIDARIANS
Cnidarians in general
Anthozoans in general
Sea anemones in general

Sea anemones
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 seagrass lagoon

Other cnidarians
Hydroids (Class Hydrozoa)
Peacock anemones (Order Ceriantharia)
Sea pens (Order Pennatulacea)


WORMS
Worms of Chek Jawa
Bristleworms (Phylum Annelida)
Marine flatworms (Phylum Platyhelminthes)
Peanut worm (Phylum Sipuncula)
Tubeworms


MOLLUSCS
Molluscs in general
Gastropods in general
Bivalves in general
Cephalopods in general

Gastropods
Snails
Dotted dove shell (Euplica scripta)
Gong-gong (Strombus canarium)
Noble volute (Cymbiola nobilis)
Spiral melongena (Pugilina cochlidium)
Whelk (Nassarius sp.)
Slugs
Sap-sucking slugs (Order Sacoglossa)
Sea hare (Order Anaspidea or Aplysiacea)

Bivalves
Fan shell (Family Pinnidae)
Razor shell (Family Pharidae)
Window-pane shells (Family Placunidae)

Cephalopods
Squid and cuttlefish


CRUSTACEANS
True Crabs
About crab moulting
Elbow crab (Family Parthenopidae)
Fiddler crabs (Uca sp.)
Flower crabs (Portunus pelagicus)
Spider crab (Family Majidae)
Sponge crab (Cryptodromia sp.)
Swimming crab (Family Portunidae)
Other crabs
Hermit crabs in general (Suborder Anomura)
Hermit crabs of Chek Jawa
Other crustaceans
Prawns and shrimps
Snapping Shrimp or Pistol Prawn (Alpheus sp.)
Mantis shrimp (Order Stomatopoda)


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

Sea stars
Biscuit sea stars (Goniodiscaster scaber)
Common sea star (Archaster typicus)
Crown sea star (Asterina coronata)
Orange-tipped sea star (Gymnanthenea laevis)
Sand star (Astropecten sp.)
Scaly sea star (Nepanthia sp.)
Unidentified sea stars of the seagrass lagoon

Sea cucumbers
Ball sea cucumber (Phyllophorus sp.)
Sandfish (Holothuria scabra)
Thorny sea cucumber (Colochirus quadrangularis)
Unidentified sea cucumbers of the seagrass lagoon
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)

Bryozoans (Phylum Bryozoa)

Horseshoe crabs
Horseshoe crabs in general
Horseshoe crabs of Chek Jawa
Coastal horseshoe crab (Tachypleus gigas)
Mangrove horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda)
VERTEBRATES
Birds
Migratory shorebirds, seabirds and birds of prey

Shorebirds of Chek Jawa and their feeding adaptations

Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Striated heron (Butorides striatus)
White-bellied fish-eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)

Fishes
Cardinalfish (Family Apogonidae)
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)
Seamoth (Family Pegasiidae)
Stingray (Order Rajiformes)
Tripodfish (Family Triacanthidae)
Wrasse (Family Labridae)


OTHER VERTEBRATES
Dugong (Dugong Dugon)


SEAGRASSES
Seagrasses in general

Becarri's seagrass (Halophila becarrii)
Fern seagrass (Halophila spinulosa)
Needle seagrass (Halodule uninervis)
Ribbon seagrass (Cymodocea rotundata)
Sickle seagrass (Thalassia hemprichii)
Spoon seagrass (Halophila ovalis, Halophila minor)


SEAWEEDS
Seaweeds in general

Green seaweed
'Bee hoon' green seaweed (Chaetomorpha crassa)
Comb seaweed (Caulerpa taxifolia)
Feathery seaweed (Caulerpa sertularioides)
Mexican seaweed (Caulerpa mexicana)
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
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coastal hill forest
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rocky shore
sandy shore & sand bar
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