Cnidarians
on Singapore shores
Don't know
the name of the cnidarian? Try the cnidarian photo
index
hard
corals | other cnidarians
Order
Actiniaria sea anemones
Order
Alcyonacea soft corals
pgl
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prp
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chg
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ubn |
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skd
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bb
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tus
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tm
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ecp |
lab
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snt
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tkr |
kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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cyr |
jng
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Family
Alcyoniidae
leathery coral |
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tm
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snt
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tkr |
kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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cyr |
jng
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Cladiella
sp.
Black-and-white leathery coral |
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tm |
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snt
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tkr |
kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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cyr |
jng
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl |
lfa
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Sarcophyton
sp.
Omelette leathery coral |
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snt
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tkr |
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sis
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cyr |
jng
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hnt |
tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl |
lfa
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Lobophytum
sp.
Pimply leathery coral |
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snt
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tkr |
kus |
laz
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sji
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sis
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cyr |
jng
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Lobophytum
sp.
Pinwheel leathery coral |
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snt
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tkr |
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sji
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sis
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cyr |
jng |
hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Sinularia
sp.
Smooth leathery coral |
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tus
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lab
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snt |
tkr |
kus
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sji
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sis
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cyr |
jng
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hnt |
tpg
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smk |
tsm
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rfl |
lfa
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Sinularia
brassica
Starry leathery coral |
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Family
Briareidae |
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cj
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bb
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tus
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lab
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snt
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tkr |
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sji |
sis
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cyr |
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tpg
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tsm
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lfa
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Briareum
sp.
Fine feathery soft coral |
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Family
Clavulariidae |
pgl |
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chg
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ubn |
cj
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skd
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bb
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sis
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tpg |
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Carijoa
sp.
Knobbly soft coral |
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Family
Nephtheidae
flowery soft coral |
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chg
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ubn |
cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp |
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Dendronephthya
sp.
Pink flowery soft coral |
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prp |
chg
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ubn |
cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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ecp |
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Dendronephthya
sp.
Ball flowery soft coral |
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cj |
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tus |
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Litophyton sp.
Smooth flowery soft coral |
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snt |
tkr |
kus
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laz
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sis
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cyr |
jng
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Nephthea
sp.
Asparagus soft coral |
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cj |
skd |
bb
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tus
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tm
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lab
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snt
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tkr |
kus |
laz |
sji
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sis
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cyr |
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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Stereonephthya
sp.
Spiky flowery soft coral |
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Family
Xeniidae |
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snt |
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kus |
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cyr |
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tpg |
smk |
tsm |
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Brown
feathery soft coral
awaiting identification |
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hnt |
tpg |
smk
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tsm
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Heteroxenia sp.
Xenia soft coral |
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lab |
snt |
tkr |
kus |
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sji |
sis |
cyr |
jng |
hnt |
tpg |
smk |
tsm |
rfl |
lfa |
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Sansibia
flava
Broad feathery soft coral |
Order
Ceriantharia cerianthids
Order
Corallimorpharia corallimorphs
Order
Gorgonacea sea fans or gorgonians
Order
Helioporacea blue corals
pgl
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prp
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chg
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ubn |
cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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tm
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ecp |
lab
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snt
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tkr |
kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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cyr |
jng
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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snt |
tkr |
kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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cyr |
jng
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Heliopora
coerulea
Blue coral |
Order
Hydrozoa hydroids
Jellyfishes
sbw
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lck
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pgl
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prp
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chg
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ubn |
cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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tm
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ecp |
lab
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snt
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tkr |
kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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cyr |
jng
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Jellyfishes
awaiting identification |
sbw
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prp
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ubn |
cj
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tus
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Acromitus
sp.
Mangrove
jellyfish |
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chg |
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snt |
tkr |
kus
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laz |
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hnt |
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smk
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tsm
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lfa
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Cassiopea
sp.
Upsidedown jellyfish |
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chg
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tm
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laz |
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Catostylus
sp.
Fat-armed jellyfish |
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prp
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chg |
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cj |
skd
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bb |
tus
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tm |
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kus |
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cyr |
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hnt |
tpg |
smk
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tsm
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Chrysaora
sp.
Ribbon jellyfish |
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chg
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cj
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skd |
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tm |
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snt |
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cyr |
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lfa |
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huge
jellyfishes |
Order
Pennatulacea seapens
pgl
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prp
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chg
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ubn |
cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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tm
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ecp |
lab
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snt
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tkr |
kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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cyr |
jng
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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pgl |
prp |
chg |
ubn |
cj
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skd |
bb |
tus |
tm
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Lituaria sp.
Sea pencil
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pgl |
prp
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chg
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ubn |
cj
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skd |
bb
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tus
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snt |
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laz |
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Pteroeides
sp.
Spiky sea pen |
pgl |
prp |
chg |
ubn |
cj
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skd
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bb
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tus |
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Flowery sea pen
Family Veretillidae |
pgl |
prp |
chg
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ubn |
cj |
skd
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bb
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tus |
tm
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kus |
laz |
sji
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cyr |
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smk
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Virgularia
sp.
Slender sea pen |
Order
Zoanthidea zoanthids/colonial anemones
pgl
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prp
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chg
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ubn |
cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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tm
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ecp |
lab
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snt
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tkr |
kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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cyr |
jng
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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skd |
bb |
tus
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tm
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lab
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snt
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tkr |
kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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cyr |
jng
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Palythoa
tuberculosa
Sea mat zoathid |
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chg |
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cj
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skd
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tus
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tm
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lab
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snt
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tkr |
kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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cyr |
jng
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hnt
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tpg
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smk |
tsm |
rfl
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lfa
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Palythoa
mutuki
Broad zoanthid |
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chg
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ubn |
cj
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skd
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bb
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tus
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tm
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ecp |
lab
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snt
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tkr |
kus
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laz
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sji
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sis
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cyr |
jng
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hnt
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tpg
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smk
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tsm
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rfl
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lfa
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Zoanthus
sp.
Button zoanthid |
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chg
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ubn |
cj |
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snt
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tkr |
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hnt
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tpg
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lfa
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Zoanthus
vietnamensis
Pink button zoanthid |
in
red are those listed among the threatened animals of Singapore Checklist of Cnidaria (non-Sclerectinia) Species with their Category of Threat Status for Singapore by Yap Wei Liang Nicholas, Oh Ren Min, Iffah Iesa in G.W.H. Davidson, J.W.M. Gan, D. Huang, W.S. Hwang, S.K.Y. Lum, D.C.J. Yeo, 2024. The Singapore Red Data Book: Threatened plants and animals of Singapore. 3rd edition. National Parks Board. 258 pp
Location
in italics indicates sightings shared by others.
Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of
display.
Mangroves
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sbw:
sungei buloh wetland reserve including kranji mangroves,
lck: lim chu kang |
Northern
shores
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pgl: punggol & coney island, prp: pasir
ris park, chg: changi, cj: chek jawa and pulau ubin, skd:
pulau sekudu, bb: beting bronok, tus:
tuas, ecp:
east coast park, tm:
tanah merah |
Southern
shores
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lab:
labrador & berlayar creek, snt:
sentosa, cyr:
cyrene reef, kus:
kusu island, laz:
lazarus island, sji:
st. john's island, sis:
sisters islands, jng: pulau jong, tkr:
pulau tekukor,
hnt: pulau hantu, tpg:
terumbus pempang darat, tengah and laut, smk:
pulau semakau, tsm: submerged reefs off semakau - terumbu raya, beting
bemban besar, terumbu bemban, terumbu semakau,
rfl: raffles lighthouse, lfa:
live firing area (Salu, Sudong, Pawai, Senang, Biola and submerged
reefs in the area) |
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