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Introduction
Sandy shore and sand bar
CNIDARIANS
Cnidarians in general
Anthozoans in general
Sea anemones in general

Sea anemones
unidentified sea anemones of the seagrass lagoon

Other cnidarians
Peacock anemones (Order Ceriantharia)
Sea pens (Order Pennatulacea)


WORMS
Worms of Chek Jawa
Acorn worm (Class Enteropneusta)
Bristleworms (Phylum Annelida)
Peanut worm (Phylum Sipuncula)
Tubeworms


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

Gastropods
Snails
Button shells (Umbonium vestiarum)


CRUSTACEANS
True Crabs
About crab moulting
Fiddler crabs (Uca sp.)
Moon crab (Matuta lunaris)
Sand bubbler crab (Scopimera sp.)
Soldier crab (Dotilla sp.)
Other crabs
Hermit crabs in general (Suborder Anomura)
Hermit crabs of Chek Jawa
ECHINODERMS
Echinoderms in general and their shapes and spines
Sea stars in general
Sea cucumbers in general
Sand dollars in general

Sea stars
Common sea star (Archaster typicus)
Knobbly sea star (Protoreaster nodosus)
Sand star (Astropecten sp.)
Scaly sea star (Nepanthia sp.)
Unidentified sea stars of the seagrass lagoon

Sand dollars
Cake sand dollar (Arachnoides placenta)
Keyhole sand dollar (Echinodiscus sp.)

Sea cucumbers
Ball sea cucumber (Phyllophorus sp.)

 Brittle stars
Brittle stars (Class Ophiuroidea)


VERTEBRATES
Birds
Migratory shorebirds, seabirds and birds of prey

Shorebirds of Chek Jawa and their feeding adaptations

Seabirds of Chek Jawa
Great crested-tern (Sterna bergii)
Lesser crested-tern (Sterna bengalensis)

Raptors of Chek Jawa
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
White-bellied fish-eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)
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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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