Observaciones de jordanneill

Scientific names: Haliotis iris,
Mollusca (Phylum) >
Gastropoda (Class) >
Vetigastropoda (Subclass) >
Lepetelllida (Order) >
Haliotoidea (Superfamily) >
Haliotidae (Family) >
Haliotis (Genus) >
Paua (Subgenus) >
iris (Species)
Using method 3 which is turning over boulders and cobbles I climbed around all the rocks at the base of Mount Maunganui at low tide which was 10:51am on Tuesday 19th of May. I was going around the base of the Mount and looking down the bottom of the rocks trying to find something and I found Paua, which is also called Haliotis iris. They are found in rocky reef subtidal and rock shore intertidal. I found mine at the base of a large rock, very hard to access and well covered. They can be found on semi exposed and exposed rock reefs from low intertidal to 10 m depth. They are also grazer feeders and graze on algae on the rocks and drift seaweed. Paua is a large and flat ear shaped shell with a small spire. The outside of the shell is very smooth and can be medium to dark brown. With the adults they are usually alway covered with algae and sponges. The inside of the Paua is wide and flat and bright colours of blue and green. They are hand sizes but can grow bigger in deeper untouched areas. They are edible and found all over New Zealand. The male and female realise thousands or sprem and egg into the water through the holes in their shells. This is called broadcast spawning. The fertilised eggs hatch into microscopic larvae which floats around for about a week then settle on the bottom of the ocean and start to develop shells.

Oyster, Rock (S. glomerata)
Kingdom - Animalia
Molluscs - Phylum Mollusca
Bivales (Class Bivliva)
Auto Branches (Sub class Autobranchia)
Pteriomorphs Infraclass Pteriomorphia
Oysters and Allies Order Ostreida
Superfamily Ostreoidea
True Oysters Family Ostreidae
Subfamily Saccostreinae
Genus Saccostrea
New Zealand Rock Oyster Saccostrea glomerata
Using method 3 which is turning over boulders and cobbles I climbed around all the rocks at the base of Mount Maunganui at low tide which was 10:51am on Tuesday 19th of May. I was finding all the little holes in the rocks to try and find something and at the base of the rocks under some rock there was the Oyster, Rock (S. glomerata). It was hard to spot and looked like part of the rock but on closer inspection I found it was the Oyster. It was hard to spot and looked like part of the rock but on closer inspection I found it was the Oyster. They are found in sandy/muddy shore intertidal zone and also on rocky shore intertidal zones. Found in the North Island. Mid intertidal zones of sheltered rocky shore and mudflats North half of the North Island. They are also filter feeders. The shell is roughly oval, the colour is chalky white with patches of purple and brown. They can reach up to 80mm long. The rims on the shell have extended razor sharp extensions. You can eat these Oysters but there is a limit of 250 person and there is one size limit.

Animalia (Kingdom)
Mollusca (Phylum)
Polyplacophora (Class)
Neoloricata (Subclass)
Chitonida (Order)
Chitonina (Suborder)
Chitonoidea (Superfamily)
Chitonidae (Family)
Chitoninae (Subfamily)
Chiton (Genus)
Chiton glaucus (Species)
Using method 2 which is rock pool sampling I climbed around all the rocks at the base of Mount Maunganui at low tide which was 10:51am on Tuesday 19th of May. I was climbing up high and also looking down low to make sure I didn't miss something. I found this up at the top of a rock which was in a hole.
These are found in soft bottom subtidal, rocky reef subtitle and rocky shore intertidal zones. They can be found on sheltered and exposes areas along the shore in the mid to shallow subtidal areas. Chitons can tolerant of muddy places an even semi polluted areas. They are grazer feeders and they feed on the open rock. They hide during the day and come out at night. They can grow up to 35mm length. They are uniforms in colour but they can also range from deep bottle green to the pale blue. They are not endible and can be found around all over New Zealand.

Animalia (Kingdom) Mollusca (Phylum) Gastropoda (Class) Patellogastropoda (Subclass) Patelloidea (Superfamily) Nacellidae (Family) Cellana (Genus) Cellana radians (Species)
Method 10 is no collection and just observation. I basically went right around the bottom of Mount Maunganui at low tide which was 10:51am on Tuesday 19th of May. I found these at the base of rocks and I found. A few of them around the time I was looking for everything.
These are found in rocky shore intertidal zones, low intertidal to shallow subtidal zones. They are also found in large aggregations. The most common, but most variable of the Nz limpets. In the North the ribs are indistinct and may be absent. The shell has radial streaks of white and brown. While in the south the shells are uniform and are dark grey with fine radio lines. The shell is often encrusted with age or barnacle. They are grazer feeders and they feed on algae on the rocks. Limptis for not have a “home site”. They are inedible and are coin sized.

Animals - Kingdom Animalia.
Molluscs - Phylm Mollusca
Bivalves - Class Bivalvia
Autobranchs - Subclass Autobranchia,
Pteriomorphs - Infraclass Pteriomorphia
True mussels - Order Mytilida
Superfamily Mytiloidea
True Mussels - Family Mytilidae
Subfmily Mytilinae
Genus Perna
New Zealand Green lipped mussels - Perna canaliculus
Mussels, green-lipped.
Method 10 is no collection and just observation. I basically went right around the bottom of Mount Maunganui at low tide which was 10:51am on Tuesday 19th of May. I found these at the base of rocks and I didn’t find a lot of them around the time I was looking for everything.
The green-lipped mussels are found in rocky reef subtidal and rocky shore intertidal zones. They are found all over New Zealand and are edible. They are filter feeders. The green colour of the comes from a papery covering called periostracuj. The shell is overgrown by other encrusting animals. The mussle high teeth and thus relies on muscles to hold the shell shut. The lifecycle of the Green lipped Mussel use broadcast spawning and realise them into the water and they become fertilised. They then settlement and metamorphosis. At this stage they are commonly known as spat. They then change the way they do things.

Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Neritimorpha (Subclass) > Cycloneritida (Order) > Neritoidea (Superfamily) > Neritidae (Family) > Nerita (Genus) > Lisanerita (Subgenus) > melanotragus (Species)

This snail has a solid, smooth shell and is black all over. The opening (aperture) is thick and white, expect for a black line around the outer edges. This species is found on open rocky surfaces or boulder at mid to high tide. They are found in the North Island. They are found in a ranges from very exposes to moderately sheltered. You can find them closets in crevices and under boulders. They are grazer feeders and they feed on algal grazers. They are either in tight groups and/or individuals.They are coin sized and they are unknown if they can be eaten. Method 10 is no collection and just observation. I basically went right around the bottom of Mount Maunganui at low tide which was 10:51am on Tuesday 19th of May. I found these at the base of rocks and I didn’t find a lot of them around the time I was looking for everything.

Kingdom - Animalia
Molluscs - Phylum Mollusca
Gastropods - Class Gastropoda.
Order Trochida
Super family - Trochoida
Turben snails - Famlily Turbininae.
Subfamily - Turbininae
Genus - Lunella
Cat’s Eye Snail - Lunellla smaraegdus
sing method 2 which is rock pool sampling I climbed around all the rocks at the base of Mount Maunganui at low tide which was 10:51am on Tuesday 19th of May. I climbed up into high rocks and found the Cat’s eyes snail which is also called Turbo smaragdus in a hidden rock pool at the top of a rock. They are found in Rocky Shore Intertidal zones which are abundant from mid to low intertidal and they are found on exposed and shelter rocky shores. They are also the size of a coin. They are grazer feeders. They feed on filamentous algae and seaweed sporelings.
These snail save a solid black shell with a green and white operculum which is like a door. Adults shells have rounded whorls but with the juveniles they have three ridges on their whole and because of this it can make them easily confused with the top shells.

Animalia (Kingdom) Arthropoda (Phylum) Crustacea (Subphylum) Multicrustacea (Superclass) Malacostraca (Class) Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Eucarida (Superorder) Decapoda (Order) Pleocyemata (Suborder) Brachyura (Infraorder) Eubrachyura (Section) Thoracotremata (Subsection) Grapsoidea (Superfamily) Grapsidae (Family) Leptograpsus (Genus) Leptograpsus variegatus (Species)

They are found in crevice and among large boulders in the intertidal zone, and are found most abundant in the North.
The carapace is patchy in colour with green and purple. The claws are much large in the males than the females. During the low tides at night, this crab searches for food. It always eat red seaweed and other detritus.
Using method 3 which is turning over boulders and cobbles I climbed around all the rocks at the base of Mount Maunganui at low tide which was 10:51am on Tuesday 19th of May. I was going around the base of the Mount and I found this crab at the top of a rock hiding under rocks and seaweed.

Animalia (Kingdom) Arthropoda (Phylum) Crustacea (Subphylum) Multicrustacea (Superclass) Malacostraca (Class) Eumalacostraca (Subclass) Eucarida (Superorder) Decapoda (Order) Pleocyemata (Suborder) Anomura (Infraorder) Paguroidea (Superfamily) Paguridae (Family) Pagurus (Genus) Pagurus novizealandiae (Species)

Using method 8 which is going to find some dock fuzz and get some and see what I could find in it. At low tide which was 10:51am on Wednesday 20th of May, I was going around the base of the Pilot Bay docks trying to find some dock fuzz and I found this crab.
These crabs are known worldwide and they are found at the rocky shore intertidal and rock reef subtidal zones. They are also found from the low tide zones to depths of 15m. They are scavengers and they use the chelas to sort through sand to find food particles. These crabs are inedible and are coin sized. The crabs find and use the snail shell which are empty to protect these soft abdomen. They have to use their legs which are midfield legs to hold on to it. One of the their claws are bigger than another and they use as a door to protect the crab when it goes into the shell to hide.

Patiriella regularis
Animalia (Kingdom) Echinodermata (Phylum) Asterozoa (Subphylum) Asteroidea (Class) Valvatacea (Superorder) Valvatida (Order) Asterinidae (Family) Patiriella (Genus) Patiriella regularis (Species)
Using method 2 which is rock pool sampling I climbed around all the rocks at the base of Mount Maunganui at low tide which was 10:51am on Tuesday 19th of May and was found in a rock pool on the top of a large rock.
These are very common in New Zealand and come in different colours. They are found in area of mid tide to 30 m deep in the rocky shore intertidal zones and the rocky reef subtidal zones. They are scavengers and feed on both living and dead organsims such as barancles and microscopic algae. They are not edible and they are hand sized.

Mollusca (Phylum) >
Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda (Subclass) > Littorinimorpha (Order) >
Tonnoidea (Superfamily) >
Tonnidae (Family) >
Tonna (Genus) >
tankervillii (Species)
There species can be found on the coast of New Zealand. The shell hight is up to 23cm and width 19cm. This shell is a very leggier species of sea snail and a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells. Using method 8 which is going to find some dock fuzz and get some and see what I could find in it. At low tide which was 10:51am on Wednesday 20th of May, I was going around the base of the Pilot Bay docks trying to find some dock fuzz.