Specimen A, looks somewhat like a Peachia, but has far too many arms.
Specimen B, a very tiny anemone.
Specimen C, which looks somewhat like Anthopleura but who knows? Dr Daphne explains that many anemones look very very similar to each other and it is only by examining closely can we differentiate the species.
These anemones are likely to be Telactinia citrina.
Specimen E.
Specimen F.
Tiny strawberry anemone. These anemones can look like specimen C, E or F but so far they consstently also have 2 pink dots on the oral disk which may turn out to be a characteristic feature of the species.
Specimen G. Looks very much like bob the blob (Paracondylactis sinensis).
Another anemone looking very much like specimen G.
Yet another looking very much like anemone Bob, but it's body column is different and it turned out to be a different species, temporarily named Bill!
Specimen H, IDed by Dr Daphne as Anthopleura handi.
Green spotted tiny mangrove anemone.
Specimen D, which turned out to be a corallimorph, IDed by Dr Daphne based on tentacle shape, how it contracts and some other features I can't quite recall.
Dr Daphne spotted a couple of stingrays.
Sea hare digging itself into the sand.
Someone was shouting "Otters!" There were some otters running along the high shore. they stopped to look at us ocassionally.
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