
Burleigh Heads Rock Pools
Join our marine science team on their weekly survey of the Burleigh Heads rocky shores and help them record and identify the various species of the area. Find out more about some of our common species below!
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Common species
Austrocochlea porcata
'Zebra Top Snail'
Dicathais orbita
‘Cartrut whelk’
Austrolittorina unifasciata
‘Blue-grey periwinkle’
Morula marginalba
‘Mulberry whelk’
Conus ebraeus
‘Hebrew cone shell’
Clibanarius taeniatus
‘Striped-leg hermit crab’
Clibanarius virescens
‘Yellow-footed hermit crab’
Davusia glabra
‘Sowrie crab’
Echidna nebulosa
‘Snowflake moray eel’
Actinia tenebrosa
‘Waratah anemone’
Dolabella auricularia
‘Wedge sea hare’
Elysia coodgeensis
‘Sap-sucking sea slug’
Dendrodoris nigra
‘Black doris’







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