The benthic ctenophore Coeloplana astericola makes its home upon certain sea stars.
THE HITCHHIKER
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Insights
DUPLICITY
Looking for all the world like a toxic nudibranch a juvenile Ovula ovum browses upon a soft coral colony
THE UMBRELLA SHELL SLUG
The Umbrella Shell Tylodina corticalis is an unusual sea slug.
THE DEFENDER
Trapezia septata belongs to a group of crabs referred to commonly as Coral Crabs or Guard Crabs. Trapezia septata lives amongst the branches of species of the Pocillopora hard corals in a symbiotic relationship.
THE LONG SNOUT
The long beak of Chelmon rostratus allows it feed where many other fish cannot.
DEADLIEST CONE SHELL
Conus geographus; the most deadly cone shell in the world.
A FLATWORM MIMIC
Pseudoceros imitatus; a flatworm that mimics a poisonous nudibranch to avoid attack by some predators.
