AI’s Response to Cuttlebone Query
David Muirhead observed these cuttlebones on Normanville Beach, SA on 6th May 2025: – He posted his photos of the cuttle bones to iNaturalist. The cuttlebones were soon identified as…
Cleaner Rockpool Shrimps Cleaning a Dusky Morwong
I observed this Dusky Morwong, Dactylophora nigricans, at Edithburgh jetty back in January 2025: – I posted images of the fish on iNaturalist along with the following comments: – “In…
The Livid Fan Scallop, Scaeochlamys livida
One of our members recently reported, “Recently I was advised I had posted some “Livid Fan Scallops” (Scaeochlamys livida) on iNaturalist, an invasive species that is currently being monitored. Spreading…
Biggest Cockle in S.A. is being Investigated by Museum Staff
Further to A New Giant Cockle Discovery, we have been updated on the whole story by Ray Engels who had unearthed the specimen during excavation work at Birkenhead. Ray has…
A New Giant Cockle Discovery
As reported at both Uncommon Smooth Crassatella (Giant Cockle) found at Brighton, SA and Peter Muirhead’s Love of the Sea, “Society member David Muirhead found a single half of a…
Cleaner Rockpool Shrimps Cleaning a Dusky Morwong
I recently observed some Cleaner Rockpool Shrimps cleaning a Dusky Morwong, Dactylophora nigricans, at Edithburgh jetty (Jan 27, 2025). I reported this via iNaturalist,where I wrote: “In all images (1st…
Striped Sea Louse on Ornate Cowfish
I have reported via iNaturalist my sighting of a Striped Sea Louse, Creniola laticauda, on an Ornate cowfish, Aracana ornata, at Edithburgh jetty on 21st September 2025. As I posted…
Recent Sightings of Tenagodus australis
I posted several sightings of Tenagodus australis on iNaturalist during September 2025. Tenagodus australis is a member of “Cerith Snails and Allies Superfamily Cerithioidea” One of my sightings from 6th…
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The Marine Life Society of South Australia online library
We have an online library through Librarika Each of the items in our library are given ‘Categories’ for topics from ‘Animal behaviour’ to ‘Wildlife’. Most items have some relevance to…
The Affect of the Algal Bloom on Ascidians
I found this mauve-mouth ascidian, Herdmania grandis, inside a sponge at Rapid Bay jetty on 20th June 2025: – I posted these details, along with photos, to iNaturalist: – “The…