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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) - detail of Sea Star venomous spines. Wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Corals. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Pin Cushion Sea Star (Culcita novaguineae) - detail of underside showing mouth. Also known as Pin Cushion Starfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Scuba Diver observing Giant Sea Star (Thromidia catalai). Also known as Giant Starfish. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Linckia Sea Star (Linckia multifora) -regenerating from a single arm. Also known as Linckia Starfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Orange Marble Sea Star (Fromia monilis). Also known as orange Marble Starfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Linckia Sea Star (Linckia multifora). Also known as Linckia Starfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) - juvenile. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci). This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci) feeding on Acropora Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines and wounds from the spines can be very painful. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Blue Linckia Sea Star (Linckia laevigata) amongst fire Coral. Also known as Linckia Starfish. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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Diver observing a Crown-of-thorns Starfish (Acanthaster planci), feeding on Coral. This sea star has sharp venomous spines. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Detail of a Flower Sea Urchin (Toxopneustes pileolus). Also known as Toxic or Venomous Sea Urchin. This Urchin has sharp toxic spines and has caused fatalities. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Detail of Flower Sea Urchin (Toxopneustes pileolus). Also known as Toxic or Venomous Sea Urchin.This Urchin has sharp toxic spines and has caused fatalities. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Fire Urchin (Asthenosoma varium). This urchin has venom-tipped spines and can inflict a painful sting if handled. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Purple Sea Urchin (Heliocidaris erythrogramma). Found on sheltered and moderately exposed reefs throughout southern Australia, from Shark Bay, WA, to southern Queensland, including Tas, Australia
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Sea Urchin (Heliocidaris erythrogramma). Found on sheltered and moderately exposed reefs throughout southern Australia, from Shark Bay, WA, to southern Queensland, including Tas, Australia
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Allied Cowry (Cypraea sp.) on Dendronephthya Soft Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Extremely venomous Textile Cone (Conus textile). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Toe-nail Cowry (Calpurnus verrucosus) on Soft coral (Sarcophyton sp.). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Tiger Cowrie (Cypraea tigris). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Ovulid Cowry (Crenavolva rosewateri) feeding upon Gorgonian Fan Coral. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Eye detail of Scorpion Shell (Lambis scorpius). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Scorpion Shell (Lambis scorpius). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Reef Goby (Pleurosicya sp.) on Spindle Cowrie (Phenacovolva sp.). Also known as Ovulid Cowry. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Spindle Cowry (Phenacovolva angasi) on Gorgonian coral. Also known as Ovulid Cowry. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Bi-valve spawning releasing egg and sperm bundles. Photo taken in Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Single-celled Green Algae (Valonia ventricosa). Also known as Sailor's Eyeball. Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Funnelweed (Padina gymnospora). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Turtleweed (Chlorodesmis fastigiata). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Sea Grass (Possibly: Cymodocea serrulata). Lizard Island, North Queensland, Australia
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Coralline Alga (Halimeda opuntia). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Coralline Alga (Halimeda capiosa). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Coralline Alga (Halimeda capiosa). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Sea Grapes Algae (Caulerpa racemosa) and Coralline Alga (Halimeda sp.). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Sea Grass (Halophila spinulosa). Lizard Island, North Queensland, Australia
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Funnelweed (Padina gymnospora). Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus) chick. Also known as Muttonbird and Sooty Shearwater. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Courting Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus pacificus). Also known as Muttonbird and Sooty Shearwater. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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Snorkel Diver / Snorkeler exploring HMAS 'Protector' shipwreck. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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HMAS 'Protector' shipwreck on a Coral reef. Heron Island, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia.
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