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Coloured glass models of British anemones made by the Blaschka glass making firm and purchased by the AM in 1881.
Photo from ARKive of the Red coral (Corallium rubrum) - http://www.arkive.org/red-coral/corallium-rubrum/image-G25185.html
Because species diversity in tropical ecosystems is daunting, inventories and monitoring studies tend to avoid species-rich taxa that are problematic to sample, sort, and identify. In marine environments, mollusks are the most diverse phylum globally, but local and regional patterns of diversification are poorly understood due to a historical bias towards larger, collectible "seashells." Earlier efforts to inventory three New Caledonian sites revealed 2,500-3,000 species of mollusks per site - several times the highest numbers previously reported for tropical sites worldwide. I hypothesize that there was nothing exceptional about the New Caledonia sites and that the numbers there merely reflect the massive collecting and sorting effort involved, followed by the input of a comprehensive network of taxonomists. The purpose of the research I propose to carry out in Vanuatu is to test this hypothesis and evaluate whether the results from New Caledonia are indicative of a broader region
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Photo from ARKive of the Common hermit crab (Pagurus bernhardus) - http://www.arkive.org/common-hermit-crab/pagurus-bernhardus/image-A8106.html
Photo from ARKive of the Velvet swimming crab (Necora puber) - http://www.arkive.org/velvet-swimming-crab/necora-puber/image-A13829.html
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Bull Shark in shallow sunlit lagoon Carcharhinus leucas Photo: Don Tuma
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Photo from ARKive of the Finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) - http://www.arkive.org/finless-porpoise/neophocaena-phocaenoides/image-G58064.html
The little known Crabeater Seal, Lobodon carcinophagus, is possible one of the most amazing mammals in the world. At a population of 8 to 50 million (LAWS 1973), it is perhaps the second most numerous large species of mammals on Earth, after humans. More than half the seals in the world is a Crabeater Seal.
ca. 1997, California, USA --- Northern Elephant Seal --- Image by © Hal Beral/CORBIS
