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Anemones
Photo by Debbie HauterHawaiian Mann's
Cladactella manni
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Corals
Pink Lobed Brain Coral photo by Larry Yarbray
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Nudibranchs/Sea Slugs
Read Profile - Photo by Tom Hynes - DO NOT COPY!Scrambled Egg
Phyllidia varicosa, and related Family Phyllidiidae species. No Rating - Toxic!

Sea Cucumbers
Read Profile - Photo from Hawaii Coral Reef Network - DO NOT COPY!• Class Holothuroidea Profile
Families profiled include Cucumariidae (contains Sea Apples), Holothuriidae (species most commonly kept in aquariums), Stichopodidae (mostly warty or lumpy species), and Synaptidae (contains Medusa & Sea Worms).

Sea Urchins
Read Profile - Photo from Hawaii Coral Reef Network - DO NOT COPY!• Class Echinoidea Profile
A general overview about choosing urchins in this class for an aquarium with notes about the saltwater Pencil, Colletor, and Rock Boring species, and a few cold water species.

Snails & Other Mollusks
Photo from Hawaii Coral Reef Network - DO NOT COPY!• Class Gastropoda Profile
A general overview about choosing snails in this class for an aquarium with notes about predatory genus Conus species to stay away from, and some of the good algae eating Nerita species, Astrea, Turbo, and Trocus Snails.

Starfishes
Photo from Hawaii Coral Reef Network - DO NOT COPY!• Before You Buy Considerations
• Phylum Echinodermata Profile
Classes in this phylum profiled include Asteroidea (Sea & Cushion Stars), Ophiuroidea (Brittle, Serpent & Basket Stars), and Crinoidea (Feather Stars & Sea Lilies).
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