Yellow boring sponge, probably Cliona celata, with algae show there is a rock here hidden in otherwise flat sandy/muddy bottom of Mahurangi Harbour. Keywords: sponge yellow boring “boring sponge” “yellow sponge” “yellow boring sponge” Cliona celata “Cliona celata” Clionaidae underwater undersea Pacific ocean temperate Mahurangi harbour bottom sandy sand algae vegetation weed weeds sea
Jungle of brown algae with bubble-like floats that allow it to grow vertically. On dry land that would require solid support structures. Underwater floats are sufficient. Keywords: vegetation dense algae brown weed weeds “sea weed” sea “sea weeds” float floats support jungle shallow temperate water underwater undersea Pacific ocean
Mediterranean fanworm Sabella spallanzanii waiting for its prey in shallow waters of Browns Bay, Auckland. It’s beautiful but unwelcome pest in New Zealand waters brought here we ships. Unfortunately, it seems it does very well in nz harbours and bays. Keywords: fanworm worm Mediterranean “Mediterranean fanworm” Sabella spallanzanii “Sabella spallanzanii” pest unwelcome bio-security bay bays harbour […]
Pair of leatherjackets Parika scaber swimming over kelp forest of Ecklonia radiata. Keywords: leatherjacket fish Parika scaber “Parika scaber” kelp forest “kelp forest” Ecklonia radiata “Ecklonia radiata” vegetation algae underwater undersea temperate water Pacific ocean
Tiny anemones attached to brown shallow water algae wait for their prey in murky waters of Browns Bay, Auckland, New Zealand. They cannot move so they wait for water to move and bring tiny critters to the reach of their deadly tentacles. In spite of not using a lipstick the anemone’s mouth is pink. Keywords: […]
A lot of interesting phenomenons hide under the canopy of kelp forest, in this case a road-shaped clean and flat strip of the bottom. Keywords: kelp forest “kelp forest” canopy under road bottom Ecklonia radiata “Ecklonia radiata” “like road” road-like rad-shaped underwater undersea sponge orange brown algae vegetation temperate water Pacific ocean