While diving in the Lembeh
strait you will find many rare and very special marine animals like the
mimic octopus, Ambon scorpionfish, the Rhinopias scorpionfish, seahorses
and frogfishes (look at these videos).
There are about 100 photos from this area on this page. Although this
sounds like a lot, it only represents a small part of the species of animals
found here. |
In der Strasse von Lembeh ist berühmt für die vielen seltenen und speziellen Meerestiere wie der Mimic Oktopus, Ambon-Skorpionfisch, Tentakel Drachenkopf, Seepferdchen und Anglerfische (siehe auch Video). Die ca. 100 Fotos auf dieser Seite repräsentieren jedoch nur einen kleinen Ausschnitt aus der Vielfalt die man hier unter Wasser antrifft. | |
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Back to the main page about the Lembeh Strait , Manado and the Siau, Sangihe islands. |
Zurück zur Hauptseite über die Lembeh Strasse, Manado und den Siau, Sangihe Inseln (auf Englisch) |
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The following animals can
all be found in Lembeh Strait. I didn't take all the photos there, some
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Die folgenden Tiere findest Du alle in der Lembeh Strait. Einige wenige Fotos stammen jedoch von andern Inseln Indonesiens. | |
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To look at the enlarged photo please click on the thumb nail photo. Some photos have explanatory texts. |
Um das vergrösserte Foto zu betrachten bitte auf das Kleinbild klicken. Einige Fotos haben erklärende Texte (in englisch). |
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My recommendation: A great DVD with coverage of the rare animals living in the Lembeh strait by Shark Bay Films "The Critter Trilogy" (John Boyle). Filmed entirely in Indonesia's Lembeh Strait in open water. Great coverage of frogfishes feeding and much more! Sold by www.electricsky.com. |
Ich empfehle ausserdem: eine DVD über die Tiere in der Lembeh-Strasse, ausgezeichnete Aufnahmen, unter anderem von Anglerfischen, die am Fressen sind. Super! Shark Bay Films "The Critter Trilogy" (John Boyle). Kaufen bei www.electricsky.com. |
Banded Sea Snake - Laticauda colubrina - Gelblippen Seeschlange |
Green Sea Turtle - Chelonia mydas - Suppenschildkröte |
Hawksbill Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata - Echte Karettschildkröte |
More photos of fishes - mehr Fisch-Fotos
Spinecheek anemonefish - Premnas biaculeatus - Stachel Anemonenfisch
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Leafy filefish - Chaetoderma penicilligera - Fransen Feilenfisch
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Banggai Cardinalfishes - Pterapongon kauderni - Banggai Kardinalfisch
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INFO - Oriental Flying Gurnard (Searobin) - Dactyloptena orientalis - Helm-Knurrhahn
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Oriental Flying Gurnard (Searobin) - Dactyloptena orientalis - Helm-Knurrhahn
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Star puffer, young juvenile - Arothron stellatus - Riesen-Kugelfisch, junges Jungtier
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Juvenile pinnate batfish - Platax pinnatus - Jungtier Spitzmaul Fledermausfisch |
Juvenile longfin batfish - Platax teira - Jungtier Langflossen Fledermausfisch
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Spotted (Common) Seahorse - Hippocampus kuda - Kuda (Ästuar) Seepferdchen |
Marbel dragonet - Synchiropus-morrisoni - Marmor Leierfisch |
INFO - Mandarin dragonet - Synchiropus splendidus - Mandarin Leierfisch
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Bristle-tailed filefish - Acreichthys tomentosus - Seegras-Feilenfisch
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Striped frogfish - Antennarius striatus - Gestreifter Anglerfisch |
Painted frogfish - Antennarius pictus - Rundflecken Anglerfisch
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Warty frogfish (Clown frogfish) - Antennarius maculatus - Warzen Anglerfisch
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Harlequin (Ornate) Ghostpipefish - Solenostomus paradoxus - Harlekin Geisterpfeifenfisch (Geisterfisch)
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Robust Ghostpipefish - Solenostomus cyanopterus - Robuster Geisterpfeifenfisch
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Short Dragonfish (Dragon Sea Moth) - Europegasus draconis - Kleiner Flügeldrache
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Thorny Seahorse - Hippocampus histrix - Dorniges Seepferdchen |
Pygmy Seahorse - Hippocampus bargibanti - Zwerg Seepferdchen
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Spotted (Common) Seahorse - Hippocampus kuda - Kuda (Ästuar) Seepferdchen
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Blotched Jawfish - Opistognathus latitabundus - Kieferfisch
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lila Weedy Scorpionfish - Rhinopias frondosa - lila Tentakel-Drachenkopf
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Weedy Scorpionfish - Rhinopias frondosa - Tentakel Drachenkopf |
INFO - Spiny devilfish - Inimicus didactylus - Finger-Teufelsfisch |
INFO - Spiny Devilfish flaring the fins- Inimicus didactylus - Finger-Teufelsfisch - Warnen inden die farbigen Brustflossen gezeigt werden
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INFO - Leaffish - Taenianotus triacanthus - Schaukelfisch
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longspine waspfish - Paracentropogon longispinus - Langstrahlen Stirnflosser
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False scorpionfish (a hawkfish!)- Centrogenys vaigiensis - Falscher Skorpionfisch (ein Büschelbarsch!)
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Ambon Scorpionfish - Pteroidichthys amboinensis - Ambon Skorpionfisch
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Twin spot lionfish (ocellated lionfish) - Dendrochirus biocellatus - Pfauenaugen Zwergfeuerfisch
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INFO - Reef Stonefish - Synanceia verrucosa - Echter Steinfisch |
Stonefish - Synanceia verrucosa - Echter Steinfisch
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Spiny Waspfish - Ablabys macracanthus - Stirnflosser |
Caledonian Devilfish - Inimicus caledonicus - Kaledonischer Teufelsfisch
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unidentified scorpionfishes - Nicht identifizierte Skorpionfische |
Undulated moray - Gymnothorax undulatus - Marmor Muräne
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INFO - Snowflake moray - Echidna nebulosa - Sternflecken Muräne |
Barred-fin moray - Gymnothorax zonipectis - Weissfleck-Muräne
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Sharpsnout Snake Eel - Apterichtus klazingai - Sand-Schlangenaal
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Bigeye Conger - Ariosoma anagoides - Konger-Schlangenaal |
INFO - Sand-Eel with cleaner shrimp - Ophichthus melanochir - Sand-Schlangenaal mit Garnele
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More photos of Invertebrates - mehr Fotos von Niederen Meerestieren
Clavelina diminuta |
Sea Squits - Didemnum sp1 - Seescheiden |
Oxycorynia fascicularis |
INFO - Brittle Star - Ophiarachna affinis - Schlangenstern |
Basket Star - Astroglymma sculptum - Gorgonenhaupt
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INFO - Brittle Star - Amphiura sp - Schlangenstern
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Astropyga radiata |
Mespilia globulus |
Toxic Sea Urchin - Asthenosoma ijimai - Seeigel
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Toxic Sea Urchin - Toxopneustes pileolus - Giftzangen-Seeigel |
Heart Sea Urchin - Maretia planulata - Irregulärer Herz-Seeigel |
crab (Dorippe frascone) carfing a sea urchin with Echineulima (Luetzenia) asthenosomae snails
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Spiny Sea Star - Gomophia egeriae - Spitziger Seestern |
Crown-of-thorns Starfish - Acanthaster planci - Dornenkronen Seestern
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Sea Star - Asteropsis sp - Seestern |
Unusual Sea Star - Neoferdina insolita - Ungewöhnlicher Seestern |
Porous Sea Star - Fromia milleporella - Tausendpunkt Seestern
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Indian Sea Star - Fromia indica (formerly F. elegans) - Indischer Seestern |
Varigated Sea Cucumber - Stichopus variegatus - Scheckige Seewalze |
Quadrangular Sea Cucumber- Pentacta quadrangularis (Colochirus quadrangularis in some books) - Seewalze
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Thelenota rubralineata |
Sea Cucumber - Stichopus sp - Seewalze
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Horrid Sea Cucumber - Stichopus horrens - Schrecklich Seewalze |
Remarkable Sea Cucumber - Holothuria axiologa - Seewalze |
Feather Star - Colobometra perspinosa - Federstern |
Elegant squat lobster - Allogalathea elegans - Federstern-Springkrebs |
Feather Star - Comatula rotalaria - Federstern |
INFO - Flamboyant Cuttlefish - Metasepia pfefferi - Flammende Sepia
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tiny juvenile Flamboyant Cuttlefish (ca. 1cm) - Metasepia pfefferi - winziges Jungtier der Flammende Sepia (ca. 1cm)
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Stumpy-Spined Cuttlefish (Dwarf Cuttlefish) - Sepia bandensis - Stumpfdorn-Sepia
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Mimic octopus in his hole - Thaumoctopus mimicus - Mimik-Oktopus in seinem Loch
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Mimic octopus - Thaumoctopus mimicus - Mimik-Oktopus
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White "V" Octopus - Octopus sp. 18 - Weisser "V" Oktopus |
Wonderpus - Wonderpus photogenicus (Octopus sp20) - Wunderpus Oktopus
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INFO - Midring Blue-Ringed Octopus - Hapalochlaena sp4 - Mittelring Blauring-Oktopus (Sulawesi)
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Veined Octopus (Coconut Octopus) - Amphioctopus marginatus - Venen Oktopus (Kokosnuss Tintenfisch)
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Broadclub cuttlefish - Sepia latimanus - Breitarm Sepia
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Squid - Kalmar
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Broadclub cuttlefish - Sepia latimanus - Breitarm Sepia
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Banana Nudibranch - Aegires minor (before Notodoris minor) - Bananen-Nacktschnecke
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Hypselodoris nigrostriata
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Dendrodoris tuberculosa |
Tambja gabrielae |
Nembrotha purpureolineata (before Nembrotha rutilans)
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Tambja morosa |
Thecacera picta
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Thecacera pacifica
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Thecacera sp2 |
Chromodoris fidelis
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Chromodoris kuniei
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Risbecia tryoni |
yellow colouring - Hypselodoris kanga - Feuer Prachtstern, gelbliche Färbung |
Hypselodoris emma |
Ceratosoma trilobatum
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Hypselodoris purpureomaculosa
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Hypselodoris iacula
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Hypselodoris apolegma - Sternschnecke |
cyan colouring - Hypselodoris infucata - Feuer Prachtstern, blaugrüne Färbung
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Discodoris boholiensis
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Jorunna funebris |
Halgerda batangas
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Reticulidia halgerda |
Flabellina exoptata
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Cuthona sibogae |
Phyllodesmium briareum |
Pteraeolidia semperi
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Chelidonura electra - Kopfschildschnecke |
Petalifera ramosa |
Aplysia kurodai
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Pleurobranchus forskalii - Forsskals Flankenkiemer |
Berthella martensi |
Chelidonura tsurugensis - Kopfschildschnecke
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Lynx cowrie - Lyncina lynx - Luchs-Kaurischnecke
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Ovula ovum |
cowrie - Aclyvolva lanceolata - Eischnecke |
Turban shell - Turbo petholatus - Katzenaugenschnecke
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Formosa Egg Cowrie Cowries - Cuspivolva formosa - Formosa Eischnecken |
cowrie - Primovula bellica - Eischnecke |
Natica (Naticarius) alapapilionis |
Helmet shell - Cassis cornuta - Sturmhaube, Helmschnecke
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Grey Bonnet - Phalium glaucum - Graue Helm-Schnecke (Sturmhauben) |
Murex shell - Murex tribulus - Stachelschnecke |
with hermit crab - Harpa major - Harfenschnecke mit Einsiedlerkrebs |
Hastula strigilata |
pink squat lobster - Lauriea siagiani - Springkrabbe
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Pebble Crab - Leucosia pubescens - Kugelkrabbe
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Box Crab - Calappa philargius - Schamkrabbe |
Sea Urchin Crab with Jellyfish on back - Dorippe frascone and Cassiopeia andromeda - Seeigel-Krabbe mit Mangrovenqualle auf Rücken
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Anemone porcelain crab - Neopetrolisthes maculata - Anemonenkrebs
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Swimmer Crab - Lissocarcinus laevis - Schwimmkrabbe
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Orangutan Crab - Oncinopus sp1 (former name Achaeus japonicus) - Orang-Utan Krabbe
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Dendronephthya crab - Hoplophrys oatesii - Schleierbäumchen-Spinnenkrabbe
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Decorator crab - Camposcia retusa - Dekorier-Spinnenkrabbe
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Achaeus spinosus
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Boxerkrabbe - Lybia tessellata - Boxercrab
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Zebrida adamsii |
INFO - Mantis shrimp - Lysiosquilla tredecimdentata - Speerer Fangheuschreckenkrebs |
Mantis shrimp - Odontodactylus latirostris - Heuschreckenkrebs
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Ocellated Tozeuma Shrimp - Tozeuma lanceolatum - Ocellus Tozeuma Korallengarnele
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Magnificent Shrimp - Ancylomenes magnificus (before Periclimenes magnificus) - Pracht-Partnergarnele |
Harlequin Shrimps - Hymenocera elegans - Harlekingarnelen |
Crinoid Shrimp - Laomenes pardus - Federstern-Garnele
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Acanthozoon |
Flatworm - Pseudobiceros gloriosus - Strudelwurm |
Flatworm - Pseudoceros cf bifurcus - Strudelwurm / Plattwurm
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Flatworm - Pseudoceros cf dimidiatus - Strudelwurm / Plattwurm |
P. bifurcus
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Flatworm - Pseudoceros cf ferrugineus - Strudelwurm / Plattwurm |
Flatworm - Pseudoceros jebborum - Strudelwurm / Plattwurm
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Flatworm - Pseudoceros lindae - Strudelwurm / Plattwurm |
Flatworm - Pseudoceros cf scriptus - Strudelwurm / Plattwurm |
Feather duster worm - Bispira sp3 - Röhrenwurm
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Feather duster worm - Protula magnifica - Röhrenwurm |
Feather duster worm - Protula bispiralis - Röhrenwurm |
Polynoid worm - Gastrolepidia clavigera - Schuppenwurm |
Darklined Fire Worm - Chloeia fusca - Dunkellinien Feuerwurm (Borstenwurm) |
Feather duster worm - Protula bispiralis - Röhrenwurm |
Magnificent Sea Anemone - Heteractis magnifica - Prachtanemone
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Tube Anemone - Cerianthus sp1 - Zylinderrose
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Sea Pen - Pteroeides sp - dunkle Waschbrett-Seefeder
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Black Coral - Antipathes dichotoma - Schwarze Koralle
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Snake Sea Anemone red colouring - Actinostephanus sp - Sandanemone rötliche Färbung |
Gorgonian Coral - Acanthogorgia sp - Blauer Seefächer (Riffgorgonie)
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Snake Sea Anemone large specimen - Actinostephanus haeckeli - Haeckels Sandanemone grosses Exemplar |
Branching Anemone - Actinodendron glomeratum - Verzweigte Anemone
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Branching Anemone - Actinodendron arboreum - Bäumchen-Anemone |
Cassiopeia andromeda |
Macrorhynchia philippina |
Hyacinth Table Coral - Acropora hyacinthus - Hyazinthern-Tischkoralle |
Pericharax |
Desmacella |
Dysidea |
Green Algae - Dictyosphaeria cavernosa - Grünalgen |
Green Algae - Halimeda opuntia - Grünalgen |
Seagrapes - Caulerpa racemosa - Seetrauben
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Chromodoris geometrica on Halimeda - Geometrische Sternschnecke auf Halimeda |
Arrowhead Crab with Halimeda algae - Huenia heraldica - Spinnenkrabbe mit Halimeda-Blatt |
Green Algae - Avrainvillea sp - Grünalge
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