Flora and Fauna
This page records the rich collection of flora and fauna found on Coochie by residents and visitors.
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Rose Petal Bubble snail
Has a thin globular shell with brown to black spiral lines. Found in sand and rock platforms. It feeds on polychaete worms and can be found in Western Australia, Northern Australia, Southern NSW, the Pacific and the Atlantic. (Diane Gillham - 22/7/2006) |
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Huntman’s Spider (Isopoda Immanis)
Found in the north and east of Australia and |
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Burton’s Seastar (Asperina cepheus)
Usually oranges and reds; fine spines feel rough to touch. Common on inshore reefs and flats down to about 70m. Found in Northern Australia from northern WA to Moreton Bay; tropical West Pacific and Indo-Malayan region. (Diane Gillham - 13/6/2006) |
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Fragile Seastar (Luidia australiae)
Large seven arms are soft and liable to break if handled roughly. It buries itself in sand in sheltered bays, intertidal zone to depth of 15 m or more. (Diane Gillham - 26/4/2006) |
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Haddon’s Anemone (Stichodactyla haddoni)
Has slightly to deeply folded tentacles that are very sticky. When disturbed can withdrdaw into bottom quickly. Often host to several species of shrimps and anemone fish in deeper water. (Diane Gillham - 26/4/2006) |
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Variagated Sea Cucumber (Holothuria pardalis)
Found on reef flats, rocky shores and seagrass areas. 0-10m depth. Detritus and deposit feeder. (Diane Gillham - 26/4/2006) |
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Blue Swimming Crab (Portunus pilagicus)
Mottled blue and olive green with long, strong spine each side. To 190mm across. Commercially important trawled species. Common in shallow, sandy-muddy inshore waters and seagrass beds. Efficient swimmer and burrower. Australia-wide; Indo-West Pacific. (Diane Gillham - 26/4/2006) |
