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Jennyncmg
wrote:
2 Mar 2026
sorry, I don't know this one
Syphonota geographica
Harrisi
wrote:
3 Jan 2026
I actually saw the purple claws Jenny but didn't manage to get shots of them...
Leptograpsus variegatus
Jennyncmg
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3 Jan 2026
I cant see the purple claws but the parallel oblique grooves on the carapace are indicative of L.variegatus
Leptograpsus variegatus
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
31 Oct 2025
Possibly Asterias amurensis, Northern Pacific Sea Star
Unverified Sea Star
Jennyncmg
wrote:
6 Oct 2025
I saw many small ones like this at Bermagui Harbour about this time of year many years ago. I think it is Cyanea rosea but could not get the verification to work
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