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  Online Guide to Chek Jawa
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Introduction
Rocky shore
Life under a rock

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.)

Other cnidarians
Zoanthids or Colonial anemones (Order Zoanthidea)


WORMS
Worms of Chek Jawa
Bristleworms (Phylum Annelida)
Keelworms (Family Serpulidae)
Marine flatworms (Phylum Platyhelminthes)

MOLLUSCS
Molluscs in general
Gastropods in general
Bivalvaes in general

Gastropods
Snails
Cowries in general
Drills (Family Muricidae)
Lightning dove shell (Pyrene fulgurans)
Miliaris cowrie (Cypraea miliaris)
Mussels (Family Mytilidae)
Onyx cowrie (Cypraea onyx)
Ovum cowrie (Cypraea ovum)
Oyster (Family Ostreidae)
Limpets in general
Limpets of Chek Jawa
Shield-limpets (Scutus sp.)
Spiral melongena (Pugilina cochlidium)
Nerites (Nerita sp.)
Periwinkle (Family Lottorinidae)
Slugs
Sea slug (Onchidium sp.)

Bivalves
Venus clams (Family Veneridae)

CRUSTACEANS
True Crabs
About crab moulting
Common hairy crab (Pilumnus vespertilio)
Purple climber crab (Metopograpsus sp.)
Stone or Thunder crab (Myomenippe hardwickii)
Other crabs
Hermit crabs in general (Suborder Anomura)
Hermit crabs of Chek Jawa
Porcelain crab (Family Porcellanidae)
Other crustaceans
Barnacles in general (Class Cirripedia)
Barnacles of Chek Jawa and barnacle zonation
Prawns and shrimps
Sea slaters (Ligia sp.)
Snapping Shrimp or Pistol Prawn (Alpheus sp.)

OTHER INVERTEBRATES

Ascidians and Tunicates (Class Ascidiacea)
PLANTS

Lichen
Mermaid's fan (Padina sp.)
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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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