Bangka Island is located off the northeastern tip of Sulawesi near the city of Bitung. Sandy beaches and coral reefs surround the southwestern and southern parts of the island. The northern coastline is rockier and has more seagrass than coral. We stayed at Coral Eye. This area is known for soft corals.
Wide angle scenes:
Worms:
Sabellastarte sp.
Sabellastarte sp.
Christmas tree worm, Spirobranchus sp.
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Delicate tube worm, Filogranella elatensis
Indian tubeworm, Sabellastarte indica
Flatworms:
Persian carpet flatworm, Pseudobiceros bedfordi
Blood-spotted flatworm, Euryleptid sp. This may actually be a ctenophore (comb jelly) Coeloplana astericola
Cephalopods:
Cuttlefish:
Sepia sp.
Sepia sp.
Flamboyant cuttlefish, Metasepia pfefferi
Broadclub cuttlefish, Sepia latimanus
Squids:
Idiosepius sp.
Crustaceans:
Crabs:
Spotted procelain crab, Neopetrolisthes maculatus
Red-spotted guard crab, Thapezia tigrina
Pale face coral crab, Tetralia cinctipes
Arrowhead crab, Huenia heraldica
Halimeda algae crab, Huenia brevifrons
Marivene's spider crab, Latreillopsis mariveneae
Orangutan crab, Oncinopus sp.
Forelock hairy crab, Pilumnid sp.
Hermit crabs:
Dark knee hermit crab, Dardanus lagopodes
Mantis shrimps:
Checkered-eye mantis, Pseudosquilla ciliata
Red-lined mantis, Raoulserenea oxyrhyncha
Shrimps:
Magnificent anemone shrimp, Ancylomenes magnificus
Zanzibar urchin shrimp, Tuleariocaris zanzibarica
Bignose seagrass shrimp, Latreutes pymoeus
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Tiger snapping shrimp, Alpheus bellulus
Anker's whip-coral shrimp, Pontonides ankeri
Hidden corallimorph shrimp, Pliopontonia furtiva
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Squat shrimp, Thor amboinensis
Mushroom coral shrimp, Cuapetes kororensis
Nudibranchs:
Coleman's (Ghost) melibe, Melibe colemani
Brown-netted tritoniid, Tritoniidoc sp.
Semper's armina, Armina semperi
Pimpled (Pustulose) phyllidiella, Phyllidiella pustulosa
Yellow-spotted sapsucking slug, Thuridilla flavomaculata
Batangas halgerda. Halgerda batangas
Blue dragon, Pteraeolidia ianthina
Indian caloria,Caloria indica
Solar-powered phyllodesmium, Phyllodesmium longicirrum
Dark margin glossodoris. Glossodoris atromarginata
Girdled glossodoris, Glossodoris cincta
Kubaryana's nembrotha, Nembrotha kubaryana
Crested nembrotha, Nembrotha cristata
Lined nembrotha, Nembrotha lineolata
Anna's chromodoris, Chromodoris annae
Dark butterfly slug, Cyeree nigria
Pale headshield slug, Chelidonura pallida
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