Amazing Facts about Australian Marine LifeInformation about algae, seagrasses, mangroves, sponges, sea jellies, hydroids, sea anemones, corals, sea pens, flatworms, ribbon worms, segmented worms, crabs, lobsters, prawns, shrimps, barnacles, bivalves, chitons, gastropods, nudibranchs, cephalopods, sea stars, brittle stars, feather stars, sea cucumbers, sea urchins, bryozoans, ascidians, cartilaginous fishes, bony fishes, marine turtles, snakes, crocodiles, sea birds, and shore birds. |
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Fascinating sea creatures 45 | 4 |
A timeline for marine life | 10 |
Living filters | 16 |
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adult algae anemonefish animals anus ascidian Australian barnacle Barrier Reef bivalve body cavity Body plan bony fishes brittle star bryozoans burrow Butterflyfish camouflaged carapace cephalopods coasts coelenterate colony colour coral polyps coral reef cowrie crabs Crocodile crustaceans cuttle dorsal fin dugongs echinoderms eggs FACTS feather star female fertilised filter flattened flatworm gastropods gobies gorgonian grow habitat horny human Humpback invertebrates jaws larva layer of cells live lobster male mammals mangrove mantle marine creatures metres million years ago molluscs mouth nematocysts nudibranchs numbers ocean organs oxygen pair pectoral fin plankton plants plates predators prey produce protected radula rays sand sea anemone sea floor Sea hares sea jelly sea pen sea star sea urchin sea water seagrass Seahorse Seasnakes Shark shell shrimps siphon skeletons skin soft corals species sperm sponge squid stinging cells surface swim tail tentacles tiny tissues tube feet turtles underside venom Whale worms wrasses zoanthid zooxanthellae