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Sea lettuce
General information Sea lettuce
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Pom Pom Gracilaria
General information Gracilaria hayi
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Scarlet Reef Hermit Crab
General information Paguristes cadenati is very hardy and requires minimal care in a well-established system. More importantly, however, these small hermit crabs have a voracious appetite for detritus and algae. In fact, they are particularly fond of nuisance algae of the filamentous, hair, and slime varieties, as well as cyanobacteria. Finally, unlike some hermit crabs,…
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Green Striped Hermit Crab
General information The Green Striped Hermit Crab, like all hermit crabs, also live inside the empty shells of gastropods. Its body is colored dark green or brown with streaks of white or grey. Its legs are also green or brown in color covered with short bristles. It can grow up to 10 cm (4 in)…
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Sand Sifting Sea Star
General information The Sand Sifting Sea Star, at first glance, seems to be drably colored like most bottom dwellers. But closer inspection reveals a striking beauty and serenity to the alternating bands of brown and beige that dress this invertebrate's thick, spine-covered arms. Like other starfish, Astropecten polycanthus efficiently consumes mass amounts of detritus and…
