Hardy coral like Oulastrea zebra coral seem to be surviving.
These coral even grow on some of the litter on the shore.
Another type of hard coral, not sure if they were slightly discolored.
These snails were doing very well, carpeting large sections of the shore.
There were two patches of Cymodocea rotundata seagrass.
Quite a few Clithon oualaniensis nerites in the seagrass.
These look like nerite egg cases.
Stichodactyla haddoni carpet anemone in the seagrass.
Marcus found this very unkempt looking Calappa box crab.
Ria pointed out its claws were asymmetrical, that the smaller left one was for gripping snail prey and the stronger right one used to crack open the snail shells.
Blue zoanthids.
The eggs seemed to be laid in small clusters with each cluster having its own gelatinous encapsulation and the clusters laid in a spiral.
A tiny snail (turban snail?), some clams and a scale worm.
Angaria delphinus. This snail was quite firmly attached to the rock and was very well disguised.
Horn eyed ghost crab (Ocypode ceratophthalmus).
This looks like a Thalamita swimming crab. No idea what is going on with its carapace, with that large pale patch.
Tiny polychaete.
This nudibranch looks like Gymnodoris citrina.
Ria spotted this Discodoris boholiensis nudibranch.
Marcus found this interesting looking cuttlefish.
Pufferfish.
One of Tanah Merah's greatest hazards, which Andy spotted.
Synanceia horrida, a stonefish.
A fish trap laid out by someone probably unconcerned about consuming crude oil-laden fish.
Quite a few spiders emerged after dark to spin webs in the long grass.
No idea what this sparassid was trying to do.
I think this is a Statilia mantis.
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