DSC_9792 Sand dollar, or kiritara (Fellaster zelandiae) detail very small juvenile. Found partially buried in sand in estuaries and on sandy beaches exposed to coastal currents and waves. Snell's Beach
DSC_2400 Burrowing sea cucumber (Taeniogyrus dunedinensis) a low tidal species, buried in muddy sand beaches. Feeding tentacles surround the mouth, and papillae on the skin are used to grip the burrow walls. Otago Peninsula *
DSC_6075 Burrowing sea cucumber (Taeniogyrus dunedinensis) a low tidal species, buried in muddy sand beaches. Feeding tentacles surround the mouth, and papillae on the skin are used to grip the burrow walls. Otago Peninsula *
