predomalpha's Identifications

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3 photos

What

Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)

Observer

pipiholland

Date

April 27, 2022 10:15 AM NZST

Place

William Hadlow Place, Hatfields Beach, Auckland, NZ (Google, OSM)

Description

Found in brick hole by stones in Hatfields Beach. Slug or frog eggs?

Gastropods - Photo (c) John Slapcinsky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
predomalpha's ID: Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)
Added on May 20, 2022
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What

Genus Dosinia

Observer

alimathias

Date

May 20, 2022 05:31 PM NZST

Place

Te Karoro Karoro Reserve, South New Brighton, Canterbury, NZ (Google, OSM)

Description

Not the best pics, will retake in better light. Smooth ridges. 5.4cm
High tide mark

Coarse Dosinia - Photo (c) Chris Moody, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chris Moody
predomalpha's ID: Coarse Dosinia (Dosinia anus)
Added on May 20, 2022
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What

Genus Pseudaneitea

Observer

genevieveearly

Date

May 20, 2022 01:27 PM NZST

Place

Mount Somers, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Pseudaneitea - Photo (c) Danilo Hegg, all rights reserved, uploaded by Danilo Hegg
predomalpha's ID: Genus Pseudaneitea, a member of Leaf-veined Slugs (Family Athoracophoridae)
Added on May 20, 2022
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What

Common Sydney Octopus (Octopus tetricus)

Observer

autsquidlab

Date

May 20, 2022 04:49 PM NZST

Place

Leigh, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Description

In tidepool

Common Sydney Octopus - Photo (c) John Turnbull, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
predomalpha's ID: Common Sydney Octopus (Octopus tetricus)
Added on May 20, 2022
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3 photos

What

Smooth Land Slugs (Genus Deroceras)

Observer

megmac

Date

May 19, 2022

Place

Waipawa (Google, OSM)

Description

Found in my daughter's pitfall trap in the paddock near the dung heap.

Smooth Land Slugs - Photo (c) Harsi Parker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Harsi Parker
predomalpha's ID: Smooth Land Slugs (Genus Deroceras)
Added on May 20, 2022
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What

White-speckled Seahare (Aplysia argus)

Observer

autsquidlab

Date

May 20, 2022 04:31 PM NZST

Place

Auckland, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Description

In tidepool

White-speckled Seahare - Photo (c) Sascha Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sascha Schulz
predomalpha's ID: White-speckled Seahare (Aplysia argus)
Added on May 20, 2022
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2 photos

What

Spotted Top Snail (Diloma aethiops)

Observer

raewyna

Date

May 2, 2022 04:05 PM NZST

Place

Te Hāpua 0484, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Tags

Kapowairua
Spotted Top Snail - Photo (c) David Winter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
predomalpha's ID: Spotted Top Snail (Diloma aethiops)
Added on May 20, 2022
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What

Cat's Eye Snail (Lunella smaragdus)

Observer

raewyna

Date

May 2, 2022 04:03 PM NZST

Place

Te Hāpua 0484, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Tags

Kapowairua
Cat's Eye Snail - Photo (c) Jon Sullivan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
predomalpha's ID: Cat's Eye Snail (Lunella smaragdus)
Added on May 20, 2022
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What

Sydney Rock Oyster (Saccostrea glomerata)

Observer

raewyna

Date

May 2, 2022 03:56 PM NZST

Place

Northland, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Tags

Kapowairua
Sydney Rock Oyster - Photo (c) tangatawhenua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by tangatawhenua
predomalpha's ID: Sydney Rock Oyster (Saccostrea glomerata)
Added on May 20, 2022
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What

Genus Pseudaneitea

Observer

georgiasteel

Date

May 20, 2022 01:17 PM NZST

Place

Mount Somers (Google, OSM)
Pseudaneitea - Photo (c) Danilo Hegg, all rights reserved, uploaded by Danilo Hegg
predomalpha's ID: Genus Pseudaneitea, a member of Leaf-veined Slugs (Family Athoracophoridae)
Added on May 20, 2022
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What

New Zealand Freshwater Mussel (Echyridella menziesii)

Observer

billybartrum

Date

May 2022

Place

Selwyn, NZ-CA, NZ (Google, OSM)

Description

Kakahi, New Zealand Freshwater mussel

New Zealand Freshwater Mussel - Photo (c) corokid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
predomalpha's ID: New Zealand Freshwater Mussel (Echyridella menziesii)
Added on May 20, 2022
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5 photos

What

Leopard Slug (Limax maximus)

Observer

corokid

Date

May 14, 2022 01:23 PM NZST

Place

Te Hoe Road, Putere, Hawke's Bay, NZ (Google, OSM)

Description

Tiger slug type Gastropoda Maungataniwha

Leopard Slug - Photo (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
predomalpha's ID: Leopard Slug (Limax maximus)
Added on May 20, 2022
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What

Large Dog Cockle (Tucetona laticostata)

Observer

paakoowhai

Date

May 20, 2022 02:00 PM NZST

Place

Oxford Street, Parkvale, Bay of Plenty, NZ (Google, OSM)
Large Dog Cockle - Photo (c) Saryu Mae, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae
predomalpha's ID: Large Dog Cockle (Tucetona laticostata)
Added on May 20, 2022
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What

Superfamily Limacoidea

Observer

elsal

Date

May 16, 2022 09:09 PM NZST

Place

Archers Road, Glenfield, Auckland, NZ (Google, OSM)
Threeband Slugs - Photo (c) James Peake, all rights reserved, uploaded by James Peake
predomalpha's ID: Threeband Slugs (Genus Ambigolimax)
Added on May 20, 2022
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What

New Zealand Freshwater Mussel (Echyridella menziesii)

Observer

ryanne11

Date

May 20, 2022 11:35 AM NZST

Place

Pouto 0391, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
New Zealand Freshwater Mussel - Photo (c) corokid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
predomalpha's ID: New Zealand Freshwater Mussel (Echyridella menziesii)
Added on May 20, 2022
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What

New Zealand Green-lipped Mussel (Perna canaliculus)

Observer

kipperontoast

Date

January 24, 2021 07:34 PM +13

Place

Mercury Bay, Waikato, NZ (Google, OSM)
New Zealand Green-lipped Mussel - Photo (c) Saryu Mae, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae
predomalpha's ID: New Zealand Green-lipped Mussel (Perna canaliculus)
Added on May 19, 2022
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What

Māori Octopus (Macroctopus maorum)

Observer

smormede

Date

May 19, 2022 07:05 PM NZST

Place

Wellington, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Māori Octopus - Photo (c) Tracey Bates, all rights reserved
predomalpha's ID: Māori Octopus (Macroctopus maorum)
Added on May 19, 2022
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What

Cook's Turban (Cookia sulcata)

Observer

smormede

Date

May 19, 2022 07:21 PM NZST

Place

Wellington, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Cook's Turban - Photo (c) Saryu Mae, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae
predomalpha's ID: Cook's Turban (Cookia sulcata)
Added on May 19, 2022
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What

Superfamily Trochoidea

Observer

smormede

Date

May 19, 2022 07:40 PM NZST

Place

Wellington, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Opal Top Shell - Photo (c) Saryu Mae, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae
predomalpha's ID: Opal Top Shell (Cantharidus opalus)
Added on May 19, 2022
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What

Subfamily Charopinae

Observer

ecoman

Date

May 12, 2022 08:49 PM NZST

Place

Lincoln, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Description

Collected from Pitfall trap 2 at Yarr's Lagoon

Charopinae - Photo (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Reiner Richter
predomalpha's ID: Subfamily Charopinae, a member of Helicinan Snails and Slugs (Suborder Helicina)
Added on May 19, 2022
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What

Subfamily Charopinae

Observer

ecoman

Date

May 12, 2022

Place

Springston, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Description

Collected from pitfall trap 5 at Yarr's Lagoon

Charopinae - Photo (c) Reiner Richter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Reiner Richter
predomalpha's ID: Subfamily Charopinae, a member of Helicinan Snails and Slugs (Suborder Helicina)
Added on May 19, 2022
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2 photos

What

Typical Cuttlefishes (Genus Sepia)

Observer

gabmonty

Date

May 18, 2022 07:17 PM NZST

Place

Ocean Beach, Whangarei Heads, Northland, NZ (Google, OSM)

Description

Cuttlefish

Typical Cuttlefishes - Photo (c) Mark Rosenstein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
predomalpha's ID: Typical Cuttlefishes (Genus Sepia)
Added on May 19, 2022
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3 photos

What

True Whelks and Allies (Superfamily Buccinoidea)

Observer

alimathias

Date

May 15, 2022 10:43 AM NZST

Place

Pegasus Bay, NZ (Google, OSM)

Description

With a resident hermit crab inside

Austrofusus glans - Photo (c) Saryu Mae, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae
predomalpha's ID: Austrofusus glans, a member of True Whelks and Allies (Superfamily Buccinoidea)
Added on May 19, 2022
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5 photos

What

Lined Seahare (Stylocheilus striatus)

Observer

fiestykakapo

Date

April 20, 2022 03:10 PM NZST

Place

Cape Rodney-Okakari Point Marine Reserve, Rodney, Auckland, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Lined Seahare - Photo (c) Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Robin Gwen Agarwal
predomalpha's ID: Lined Seahare (Stylocheilus striatus)
Added on May 19, 2022
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4 photos

What

Dendrodoris citrina

Observer

luca_dt

Date

May 18, 2022 01:41 PM NZST

Place

Snorkel Trail (Google, OSM)

Description

At first I thought some sort of platydoris (After realising it wasn't a flatworm!) since it is so flat, but looks like D. citrina can get like this.
see: https://inaturalist.nz/observations/24867947
On a far out reef. First obs of D. citrina in Wellington?

~2cm long
~2m depth

Dendrodoris citrina - Photo (c) Clinton Duffy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Clinton Duffy
predomalpha's ID: Dendrodoris citrina, a member of Nudibranchs (Order Nudibranchia)
Added on May 19, 2022
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2 photos

What

Gem Doris (Dendrodoris krusensternii)

Observer

simonf7532

Date

May 18, 2022 09:33 AM NZST

Place

Tāwharanui Peninsula, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Gem Doris - Photo (c) Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Martin
predomalpha's ID: Gem Doris (Dendrodoris krusensternii)
Added on May 19, 2022
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What

Green Top Snail (Coelotrochus viridis)

Observer

simonf7532

Date

May 18, 2022 10:07 AM NZST

Place

Tāwharanui Peninsula, New Zealand (Google, OSM)

Description

Small one, on kelp stem.

Green Top Snail - Photo (c) Saryu Mae, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Saryu Mae
predomalpha's ID: Green Top Snail (Coelotrochus viridis)
Added on May 19, 2022
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What

White-speckled Seahare (Aplysia argus)

Observer

simonf7532

Date

May 18, 2022 10:37 AM NZST

Place

Tāwharanui Peninsula, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
White-speckled Seahare - Photo (c) Sascha Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sascha Schulz
predomalpha's ID: White-speckled Seahare (Aplysia argus)
Added on May 19, 2022
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What

Melanochlamys cylindrica

Observer

simonf7532

Date

May 18, 2022 10:34 AM NZST

Place

Tāwharanui Peninsula, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
Melanochlamys cylindrica - Photo (c) Javier, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Javier
predomalpha's ID: Melanochlamys cylindrica, a member of Headshield Slugs (Order Cephalaspidea)
Added on May 19, 2022
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What

White-speckled Seahare (Aplysia argus)

Observer

simonf7532

Date

May 18, 2022 10:37 AM NZST

Place

Tāwharanui Peninsula, New Zealand (Google, OSM)
White-speckled Seahare - Photo (c) Sascha Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sascha Schulz
predomalpha's ID: White-speckled Seahare (Aplysia argus)
Added on May 19, 2022
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