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Guide to the natural and cultural history of Tetiaroa
Invertebrates
Invertebrates
Crustaceans
Coconut Crab
Birgus latro
'aveu (S), Kaveu (T)
Strawberry Hermit Crab
Coenobita perlatus
Uà
Forest hermit crab
Coenobita spinosus
Horned ghost crab
Ocypode ceratophthalma
ohiti
Thin shelled rock crab
Grapsus tenuicrustatus
toetoe
Terrestrial crab
Cardisoma carnifex tupa
Indonesian Hermit Crab
Coenobita brevimanus
'Oruhi | 'Ua
Terrestrial hermit crab
Coenobita rugosus
Oruhi | ’Ua
Shore crab
geograpsus crinipes
pa'apa'a
Red Spotted Coral Defender Crab
Trapezia tigrina
molluscs
Day octopus
Octopus cyanea
Fe’e
Trochus sea snail
Trochus niloticus
Troca
Clam
Tridacna maxima
Pahua
Nerite Snail
Nerita plicata
Maoa
Tiger cowrie
Cypraea tigris
Poreho
Money cowrie
Monetaria Moneta
Reho Āmihi
Anthazoa
Lobe Coral
Porites lobata
Pukakana
Staghorn Coral
Acropora austera
Pukakana
Knob-Horned Coral
Pocillopora verrucosa
Pukakana
Fire Coral
Millepora platyphylla
Pukakana
Sea Anemone
Heteractis magnifica
Pa’i Pa’i Pu’a
Echinoderms
Crown of thorns starfish
Acanthaster Planci
Taramea
Collector Urchin
Tripneustes gratilla
Havae
Sea Cucumber
Holothuria atra
Rori
Long-Spined Sea Urchin
Diadema savignyi
Vana
Slate Pencil Urchin
Heterocentrotus trigonarius
Tara fetu’e
Worms
Christmas tree worm
Spirobranchus giganteus
Eu'a au