Merulina Coral (11”x10”) on Metal Stand Nautilus Cook Islands and the oceanic

Cook Islands and the oceanic west Pacific Ocean

Melongena crown conchs are found in shallow water in the West Indies

have multiple eyes around the edges of their mantle

is a species of sea star (also called a starfish) in the family Asterinidae

Chiragra Spider conchs are thick with six skinny legs extending outward

Merulina Coral (11”x10”) on Metal Stand Nautilus Cook Islands and the oceanicThis coral is found in shallow waters on reefs and in lagoons in tropical parts of the IIndo Pacific region. Colonies of this species have vertical, irregular, two sided fronds about 5 cm (2 in) tall and not more than 5 mm (0. 2 in) thick. The corallites housing the polyps are very shallow and form widely separated rows parallel to the margins of the fronds. The bases of these fronds may be dead while the upper parts are still alive supported by the