Acknowledgements
There are a great many people who have provided their expertise, either knowlingly or unknowingly, to help put this guide together. Without them, most everything featured here would have gone unidentified. I owe thanks to each of the people below, for their knowledge and willingness to help. With any luck, their contributions will be passed on, not just to me, but to everyone who makes use of this site.
Most importantly, my family deserves a lot of credit for their support, and for putting up with me spending way too much of my free time in the water. I'd also like to call out Janine Baker, marine ecologist and educator, who is an authority on SA marine life and an invaluable source of knowledge, sounding board, and patiently listens to my unscientific nonsense and ill-advised opinions.
Experts (and knowledgeable non-experts)
- Bruno Anseeuw - Chiton researcher: Chitons
- Janine Baker - Marine Ecologist and Educator: Everything SA, particularly invertebrates, marine plants and algae
- Dianne Bray and the Fishes of Australia team: Fishes
- Mike Burrell - President, Malacological Society of South Australia: Gastropods and other molluscs
- Dr. René Campbell - Marine Ecologist: Crabs
- Clinton Duffy - Marine Scientist, New Zealand Department of Conservation: Sharks and rays
- Audrey Falconer - Fieldwork Coordinator, Marine Research Group of the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria: Ribbon worms and flatworms
- Ralph Foster - Ichthyology Department, South Australian Museum: Fishes, particularly benthic species (gobies, blennies, etc.)
- Leslie Harris - Polychaete Collection Manager, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County: Polychaete worms
- Amanda Hay - Ichthyology Department, Australian Museum: Fishes, particularly weedfishes (Clinidae)
- Karen Gowlett-Holmes - Marine Biologist and Author: Chitons
- David Muirhead - Citizen scientist and Photographer: Everything SA, particularly fishes
- Dr. Kate Naughton - Echinoderm researcher: Sea stars, brittle stars and feather stars (crinoids)
- Dr. Matt Nimbs - Marine invertebrate taxonomist: Nudibranchs and sea slugs
- Joe Rowlett - Marine taxonomist and Author: Cnidarians, especially hydroids
- Sascha Schulz - Marine Biologist: Fishes
- Ben Travaglini - Student and molluscan researcher: Bivalves and gastropods
Photo Credits (Click for Gallery)
Anatomical diagrams have been generated by Bing Image Creator, using prompts provided by myself (the prompts don't reference any specific art style or artist). A special shoutout to anyone, anywhere who creates the content that is used to train these AI tools.