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echinoderms
photo index
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| Phylum Echinodermata |
Don't know the name of the echinoderm? Try the echinoderm photo index
Subclass Asteroidea sea stars
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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tm
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ecp
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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| Unidentified sea stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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cyr
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jng
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Tiny seven armed sea star | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Family Oreasteridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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cyr
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Anthenea
aspera Cake sea star |
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cyr
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jng
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hnt
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Culcita
novaeguineae Cushion star |
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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cyr
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Goniodiscaster
scaber Biscuit sea star |
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chg
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tm
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ecp
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cyr
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Gymnanthenea
laevis Spiny sea star |
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cyr
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Pentaceraster
mammilatus Pentaceraster sea star |
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chg
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cj
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skd
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bb
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cyr
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kus
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sji
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smk
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tsm
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Protoreaster
nodosus Knobbly sea star |
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| Family Archasteridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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cj
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tm
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Archaster
typicus Common sea star |
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| Family Asterinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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smk
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Asterina
coronata Crown sea star |
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laz
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smk
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Cryptasterina
sp. Cryptic sea star |
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chg
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cj
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skd
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bb
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cyr
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Nepanthia
sp. Red scaly sea star |
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bb
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Nepanthia
maculata Pale scaly sea star |
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| Family Astropectinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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tm
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Astropecten
sp. Plain sand star |
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prp
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chg
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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tm
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ecp
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Astropecten
sp. Painted sand star |
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bb
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tm
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Craspidaster
hesperus Bordered sea star |
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| Family Goniastridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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snt
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smk
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Stellaster
equestris Galloping sea star |
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| Family Luidiidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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chg
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cj
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skd
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bb
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ecp
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smk
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Luidia
maculata Eight-armed sand star |
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chg
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cj
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Luidia
sp. Luidia sand star |
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Class Crinoidea feather stars
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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chg
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bb
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sis
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hnt
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rfl
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Black
feather star awaiting identification |
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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ecp
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sji
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sis
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hnt
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smk
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rfl
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Blue
feather star awaiting identification |
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chg
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cj
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sis
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hnt
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smk
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tsm
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Brown
feather star awaiting identification |
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tm
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hnt
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rfl
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Pale
feather star awaiting identification |
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sis
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hnt
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tsm
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Red
feather star awaiting identification |
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cj
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ecp
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Comatula
purpurea Purple feather star |
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Subclass Echinoidea sand dollars, sea urchins and heart urchins
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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| Sand dollars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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chg
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cj
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sis
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tpg
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smk
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lfa
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Arachnoides
placenta Cake sand dollar |
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chg
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cj
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tm
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Echinodiscus
truncatus Keyhole sand dollar |
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chg
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tus
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ecp
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snt
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laz
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lfa
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Laganum
depressum Laganum sand dollar |
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chg
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skd
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Peronella
lesueuri Pink sand dollar |
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| Sea urchins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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skd
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bb
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tm
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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hnt
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Diadema
sp. Long-spined black sea urchin |
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chg
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cj
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skd
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bb
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cyr
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Prionocidaris
sp. Thorny sea urchin |
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chg
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tm
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cyr
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tkr
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Salmacis
sp. White sea urchin |
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prp
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chg
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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Temnopleurus
sp. Black sea urchin |
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| Heart urchins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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chg
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cyr
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kus
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tpg
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smk
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Lovenia
elongata Lovenia heart urchin |
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prp
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skd
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tm
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cyr
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laz
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Maretia
ovata Oval maretia heart urchin |
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smk
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Maretia
planulata Tiny maretia heart urchin |
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Subclass Holothuroidea sea cucumbers
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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| Family Caudinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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prp
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chg
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cj
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tus
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Paracaudina
australis See-through sea cucumber |
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| Family Cucumariidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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chg
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cj
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bb
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ecp
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Cercodemas
anceps Pink warty sea cucumber |
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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laz
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Colochirus
quadrangularis Thorny sea cucumber |
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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Orange
sea cucumber awaiting identification |
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chg
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cj
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skd
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bb
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Pseudocolochirus
violaceus Sea apple |
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prp
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chg
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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snt
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cyr
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smk
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tsm
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Purple
sea cucumber awaiting identification |
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cj
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tus
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ecp
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Tiny
red sea cucumber awaiting identification |
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| Family Holothuriidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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cyr
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Bohadschia
vitiensis Brown sea cucumber |
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cyr
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smk
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Actinopyga
sp. Smooth red sea cucumber |
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Actinopyga
lecanora White-rumped sea cucumber |
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tm
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cyr
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sis
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jng
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smk
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lfa
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Holothuria
fuscocinerea Ashy pink sea cucumber |
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cj
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skd
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tus
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tm
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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tpg
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smk
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rfl
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lfa
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Holothuria
leucospilota Black long sea cucumber |
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chg
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cj
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cyr
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kus
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smk
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Holothuria
notabilis Remarkable sea cucumber |
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chg
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laz
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Holothuria
ocellata Polka-dotted sea cucumber |
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chg
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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tm
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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smk
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Holothuria
scabra Garlic bread sea cucumber |
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| Family Phyllophoridae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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lab
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snt
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kus
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smk
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Phyllophorus
sp. Ball sea cucumber |
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| Family Sclerodactylidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ubn
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cj
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ecp
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snt
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sji
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jng
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Afrocucumis
africana Little African sea cucumber |
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| Family Stichopodidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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tm
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smk
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Stichopus
ocellatus Eye-spotted sea cucumber |
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smk
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Stichopus
herrmanni Herrmann's sea cucumber |
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tm
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smk
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tsm
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Stichopus
horrens Durian sea cucumber |
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| Family
Synaptidae Synaptid sea cucumbers |
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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tus
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snt
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Sponge
synaptid awaiting identification |
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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sis
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smk
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Big
synaptid awaiting identification |
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| other sea cucumbers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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chg
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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cyr
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smk
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Beige
sea cucumber awaiting identification |
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chg
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cj
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bb
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ecp
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tm
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laz
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Smooth
sea cucumber awaiting identification |
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Subclass Ophiuroidea brittle stars and basket stars
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prp
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chg
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ubn
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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jng
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tkr
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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bb
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sis
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hnt
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lfa
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Basket
star awaiting identification |
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cj
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skd
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tus
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lab
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snt
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cyr
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kus
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sji
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sis
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jng
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Ophiactis
savignyi Tiny in-a-sponge brittle stars |
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sis
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rfl
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Ophiomaza
cacaotica Feather star brittle star |
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chg
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cj
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skd
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tus
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ecp
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cyr
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sji
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tpg
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Ophiothela
danae Tiny colourful brittle stars |
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chg
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cj
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skd
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bb
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ecp
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tm
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cyr
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kus
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sis
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tkr
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tpg
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Ophiothrix
longipeda Very long-armed brittle star |
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chg
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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tpg
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Ophiothrix
lineocaerulea Blue lined brittle star |
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chg
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cj
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skd
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bb
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Ophiothrix
sp. Upside down brittle star |
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| other brittle stars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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prp
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chg
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cj
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skd
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bb
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tm
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kus
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Bottlebrush
brittle stars awaiting identification |
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chg
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cj
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skd
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tus
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ecp
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tm
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Flat
armed brittle stars awaiting identification |
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tus
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kus
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Tiny
under-a-stone brittle stars awaiting identification |
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in red are those listed among the threatened animals of Singapore from Davison, G.W. H. and P. K. L. Ng and Ho Hua Chew, 2008. The Singapore Red Data Book: Threatened plants and animals of Singapore.
Location in italics indicates sightings shared by others.
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Northern
shores
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ecp:
east coast park, tm:
tanah merah, prp:
pasir ris park,
chg: changi, ubn: pulau ubin (other than cj) cj: chek jawa, skd: pulau sekudu, bb: beting bronok, tus: tuas |
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Southern
shores
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lab:
labrador, snt:
sentosa, cyr:
cyrene reef, kus:
kusu island, laz:
lazarus island, sji:
st. john's island, sis:
sisters islands, jng: pulau jong, tkr: pulau tekukor, hnt: pulau hantu, tpg: terumbus pempang darat, tengah and laut, smk: pulau semakau, tsm: submerged reefs off semakau - terumbu raya, beting bemban besar, terumbu bemban, terumbu semakau, rfl: raffles lighthouse, lfa: live firing area (Salu, Sudong, Pawai, Senang, Biola and submerged reefs in the area) |
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