Pyura stolonifera

1 Cunjevoi at Broulee, NSW

Pyura stolonifera at Broulee, NSW - 23 Jan 2022
Pyura stolonifera at Broulee, NSW - 23 Jan 2022
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Identification history

Pyura stolonifera 25 Jan 2022 Jennyncmg
Pyura stolonifera 24 Jan 2022 Tapirlord

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Thousands of cunjevoi exposed on low tide

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Jennyncmg wrote:
   25 Jan 2022
The shells in the photo are Spenglers Triton (Cabestana spengleri) which prey on the cunjevoi
Tapirlord wrote:
   26 Jan 2022
Ahhhh, interesting. There were several individuals per colony that were dead or had obviously been removed. (Which I’d attributed to fishermen wanting bait) but perhaps they could’ve been predated.
Jennyncmg wrote:
   26 Jan 2022
Unfortunately you were probably right about the fishers. They are allowed to take some in the General Use Zones of the Park. The Tritons just put their proboscis down one of the existing holes in the cunjevoi and eat out the inside. If enough is left the cunjevois can regenerate the missing bits.

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  • 1000 Abundance
  • 23 Jan 2022 08:20 PM Recorded on
  • Tapirlord Recorded by

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  • Pyura stolonifera Scientific name
  • Cunjevoi Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-Invasive
  • Up to 2.15m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning

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