Big Sisters Island - Coral day.

Shrimps, flatworms, slugs, a giant clam, some other usual suspects and lots of coral at Big Sisters Island.


I shall refrain from using naughty names for these squid eggs.


This shrimp is quite a colorful fellow.


Another shrimp in humbler attire.


Marine spider.


Acanthozoon sp, apparently grows to palm size.


Blue lined flatworm (Pseudoceros sp), this is the prettier version with the yellow stripe.


Phyllidiella pustulosa, spotted by Kok Sheng. Always a mystery to me why they turn up grey/blue in photos when they are green to the eye.


Ornate leaf slug (Elysia ornata).


Giant clam. Some coral polyps can be seen creeping up the shell.


Flathead.


Corallimorphs. Looks very much like seaweed.


More corallimorphs.

Corallimorphs seem to be doing very well at Big Sisters, often covering entire boulders.




Edwardsids.


Body column revealed.


Geraldine found 2 Stichodactyla gigantea with anemonefish. The anemonefish defend the anemone from other fish hungry for polyp fillet.








Coral polyps. Always beautiful.


Mushroom coral (Family Fungiidae), basically a polyp with a skeleton.


Acropora.