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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment

New species revealed on Australian reefs

new coral reef species
Researcher Neil Bruce of the Museum of Tropical Queensland studies specimens in a lighted aquarium on Lizard Island Reef Photograph: Gary Cranitch/Queensland Museum
new coral reef species
A twisted nudibranch, (Chromodoris Elizabethina), on the reef face off Heron Island Photograph: Gary Cranitch/Queensland Museum
new coral reef species
Dendronepthya soft coral, coral gardens, Lizard Island Photograph: Gary Cranitch/Queensland Museum
new coral reef species
A green banded snapping shrimp, (Alpheus Parvirostris), taken from a dead coral head off Heron Island Photograph: Gary Cranitch/Queensland Museum
new coral reef species
Colonial salp jellyfish captured off Lizard Island Photograph: Gary Cranitch/Queensland Museum
new coral reef species
Detail of a Sabellid, otherwise known as a fan worm Photograph: Gary Cranitch/Queensland Museum
new coral reef species
Ctenophore or comb jellyfish, collected of Wassteri reef, Heron Island Photograph: Gary Cranitch/Queensland Museum
new coral reef species
Nudibranch on coral head off Heron Island Photograph: Gary Cranitch/Queensland Museum
new coral reef species
A white topped coral crab collected from dead coral head off Heron Island Photograph: Gary Cranitch/Queensland Museum
new coral reef species
A sea urchin off Heron Island Photograph: Gary Cranitch/Queensland Museum
new coral reef species
The underside of a Nardoa Rosea, or sea star, in the waters off Heron Island Photograph: Gary Cranitch/Queensland Museum
new coral reef species
Green alga, (Caulerpa Cupressoides), found off Heron Island Photograph: Gary Cranitch/Queensland Museum
new coral reef species
Pohls sea urchins found off Lizard Island Photograph: Gary Cranitch/Queensland Museum
new coral reef species
Sabellids or fan worms Photograph: Gary Cranitch/Queensland Museum
new coral reef species
Pteropod jellyfish near the water's surface, Lizard Island Photograph: Gary Cranitch/Queensland Museum
new coral reef species
Red platoma alga collected off Heron Island Photograph: Gary Cranitch/Queensland Museum
new coral reef species
Rick Morris films soft corals at Libby's Lair, on the north side of Heron Island Photograph: Gary Cranitch/Queensland Museum
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