DSC_7333 Northern Acrocirrus (Acrocirrus sp.) Goat Island Marine Reserve, Leigh *
P_ 4110244 Mottled brittle star, or wheki huna (Ophionereis fasciata) tangled group, with bright green ragworms (Acrocirrus sp.), beneath boulder in tidal pool at low tide. They are seldom found in the open, but lives underneath stones or inside cavities, from where it extends its arms. Echinoderm Reef, Goat Island Marine Reserve *
DSC_6363 Spiral tubeworm (Family: Serpulidae) these tiny tubeworms live in the lower intertidal and subtidal zones on the rocky shore. They may be attached to seaweeds, rocks, shells or other hard substrates. Otago Harbour *