Bangka Island

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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