Nestrian Colony Small Zoo (Nestrian Colony)

The Nestrian Colony Small Zoo is one of the most fun places to visit. It's in the big right bulb that can be accessed via ladders and ziplines. The zoo animals are mostly either harmless sea creatures or any species of jellyfish so the zoo it's technically an aquarium, but the Nestrian folk doesn't know the word "aquarium" exists.

## Jellyfish Exhibits

Jellyfish and Sea Jellies are the informal common names given to the medusa-phase of certain gelatinous members of the subphylum Medusozoa, a major part of the phylum Cnidaria.

Box Jellyfish: Box jellyfish are cnidarian invertebrates distinguished by their cube-shaped medusae. Some species of box jellyfish produce extremely potent venom: Chironex fleckeri, Carukia barnesi and Malo kingi. Stings from these and a few other species in the class are extremely painful and can be fatal to humans. However Box Jellyfish stings are not fatal to Nestrians and the pain for them is very mild.

Moon Jelly: Moon Jelly is a widely studied species of the genus Aurelia. All species in the genus are closely related, and it is difficult to identify Aurelia medusae without genetic sampling; most of what follows applies equally to all species of the genus.

The Lion's Mane Jellyfish: The lion's mane jellyfish, also known as the giant jellyfish, arctic red jellyfish, or the hair jelly, is one of the largest known species of jellyfish. Its range is confined to cold, boreal waters of the Arctic, northern Atlantic, and northern Pacific Oceans.

Portuguese Man O' War: The Portuguese Man O' War, also known as the Man-Of-War, Bluebottle, or Floating Terror is a marine hydrozoan found in the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Oceans. It is considered to be the same species as the Pacific man o' war, which is found mainly in the Pacific Ocean.

Pelagia Noctiluca: Pelagia Noctiluca is a jellyfish in the family Pelagiidae and the only currently recognized species in its genus. It is typically known in English as the mauve stinger. However other common names are Purple-Striped Jelly, Purple Stinger, Purple People Eater, Purple Jellyfish, Luminous Jellyfish, and Night-Light Jellyfish.

Chironex Fleckeri: Chironex Fleckeri, commonly known as The Sea Wasp, is a species of extremely venomous box jellyfish *(but only towards humans, not Nestrians)* found in coastal waters from northern Australia and New Guinea to Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam.

Aequorea Victoria: Aequorea Victoria, also sometimes called The Crystal Jelly, is a bioluminescent hydrozoan jellyfish, or hydromedusa, that is found off the west coast of North America. The species is best known as the source of two proteins involved in bioluminescence, aequorin, a photoprotein, and green fluorescent protein.

The Spotted Jelly: The Spotted Jelly, Lagoon Jelly, Golden Medusa, or Papuan Jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish from the Indo-Pacific oceans. Like corals, sea anemones, and other sea jellies, it belongs to the phylum Cnidaria.

Nomura's Jellyfish: Nomura's Jellyfish is a very large rhizostome jellyfish, in the same size class as The Lion's Mane Jellyfish, the largest cnidarian in the world. It is edible but not considered high quality. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Nemopilema.

Cotylorhiza Tuberculata: Cotylorhiza Tuberculata is a species of jellyfish, of the phylum Cnidaria, also known as the Mediterranean Jellyfish, Mediterranean Jelly or Fried Egg Jellyfish. It is commonly found in the Mediterranean Sea, Aegean Sea, and Adriatic Sea.

The Sea Nettle: The Sea Nettle, also known as the East Coast Sea Nettle or Atlantic Sea Nettle, is a species of jellyfish that inhabits the coast of some of the islands that are near The Nestrian Colony.

Mnemiopsis Leidyi: Mnemiopsis Leidyi, The Warty Comb Jelly or Sea Walnut, is a species of tentaculate ctenophore. It's native to western coastal waters, but has become established as an invasive species in European and western Asian regions.

The Cannonball Jellyfish: The Cannonball Jellyfish, also known as The Cabbagehead Jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish in the family Stomolophidae. Its common name derives from its similarity to a cannonball in shape and size.

Immortal Jellyfish: Immortal Jellyfish, also known as the Turritopsis Dohrnii, is a species of small, biologically immortal jellyfish found worldwide in temperate to tropic waters.

Phyllorhiza Punctata: Phyllorhiza Punctata is a species of jellyfish, also known as The Floating Bell, Australian Spotted Jellyfish, Brown Jellyfish, or The White-Spotted Jellyfish. It's native to the western Pacific from Australia to Japan, but has been introduced widely elsewhere. It feeds primarily on zooplankton.

Cassiopea Andromeda: Cassiopea Andromeda is one of many cnidarian species called the Upside-down Jellyfish. It usually lives in intertidal sand or mudflats, shallow lagoons, and around mangroves. This jellyfish, often mistaken for a sea anemone, usually keeps its mouth facing upward.

Barrel Jellyfish: Barrel Jellyfish, commonly known as the Rhizostoma Pulmo, The Dustbin-Lid Jellyfish, or The Frilly-Mouthed Jellyfish, is a scyphomedusa in the family Rhizostomatidae. It is found in the northeast Atlantic, and in the Adriatic, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, and Sea of Azov.

The Compass Jellyfish: The Compass Jellyfish, is a common species of jellyfish that inhabits coastal waters in temperate regions of the northeastern Atlantic Ocean, including the North Sea and Mediterranean Sea.

Peach Blossom Jellyfish: Peach Blossom Jellyfish is a freshwater jellyfish in the phylum Cnidaria. Since it's classified as a hydrozoan, it is one of many jellyfish that are also known as hydromedusae.

Chrysaora Melanaster: Chrysaora Melanaster, commonly known as the Northern Sea Nettle or Brown Jellyfish, is a species of jellyfish native to the northern Pacific Ocean and adjacent parts of the Arctic Ocean.

## Sea Snails Exhibits

Sea Snail is a common name for slow moving marine gastropod molluscs usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the absence of a visible shell.

Buccinum Undatum: Buccinum Undatum, the common whelk or the waved buccinum, is a large, edible marine gastropod in the family Buccinidae, the "true whelks".

The Common Periwinkle: The Common Periwinkle or Winkle is a species of small edible whelk or sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc that has gills and an operculum, and is classified within the family Littorinidae, the periwinkles. This is a robust intertidal species with a dark and sometimes banded shell.

Vetigastropoda: Vetigastropoda is a major taxonomic group of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that form a very ancient lineage. Taxonomically the Vetigastropoda are sometimes treated as an order, although they are treated as an unranked clade in Bouchet and Rocroi.

The Knobbed Whelk: The Knobbed Whelk is a species of very large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Busyconidae, the busycon whelks. The knobbed whelk is the second largest species of busycon whelk, ranging in size up to 12 inches.

Patella Vulgata: Patella Vulgata, common name the common limpet or common European limpet is a species of sea snail. It is a typical true limpet; a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, with gills. This species occurs in the waters of Western Europe.

Syrinx Aruanus: Syrinx Aruanus, common name the Australian trumpet or false trumpet, is a species of extremely large sea snail measuring up to 91 cm long and weighing up to 18 kg. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae, and is the only species in the genus Syrinx.

Haliotis Iris: Haliotis Iris, common name Paua, Blackfoot Paua, or Rainbow Abalone, is a species of edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.

The Lightning Whelk: The Lightning Whelk, scientific name Sinistrofulgur perversum, is an edible species of very large predatory sea snail or whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Busyconidae, the busycon whelks. This species has a left-handed or sinistral shell. It eats mostly bivalves.

Haliotis Diversicolor: Haliotis Fiversicolor, common name The Variously Coloured Abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.

Haliotis Fulgens: Haliotis Fulgens, commonly called the Green Abalone, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.

Cellana Exarata: Cellana Exarata, common name The Black-foot 'Opihi and Hawaiian Blackfoot is a species of edible true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.

Cellana Nigrolineata: Cellana Nigrolineata is a species of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets. This species of limpet lives on rocky shore in the intertidal zone. It occurs mainly along the northwestern coasts of the Pacific Ocean.

The Owl Limpet: The Owl Limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lottiidae. Its genome has been sequenced at the Joint Genome Institute.

Patella Caerulea: Patella Caerulea, is a species of limpet in the family Patellidae. It's known by the common names of either Mediterranean Limpet or Rayed Mediterranean Limpet. It's native to The Mediterranean Sea.

The Blue-rayed Limpet: The Blue-rayed Limpet, is a species of small saltwater limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Patellidae, the true limpets.

Patella Depressa: Patella Depressa is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets. Patella Depressa is a nomen dubium according to Christiaens; Patella intermedia gets priority.

Jenneria Pustulata: Jenneria Pustulata, common name the Jenner's cowry or pustulated cowry, is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, one of the families of cowry allies.

Patella Aspera: Patella Aspera is a species of limpet, a type of sea snail in the family Patellidae. Long considered to be a subspecies of Patella ulyssiponensis, genetic evidence supports its recognition as a separate species.

Conus Aulicus: Conus Aulicus, common name the princely cone, is a species of a predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.

Cellana Tramoserica: Cellana Tramoserica is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets. This marine species is native to Australia. Individuals in this species can grow up to 65 mm in length.

Lottia Pelta: Lottia Pelta, common name the Shield Limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae.

Cellana Testudinaria: Cellana Testudinaria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nacellidae.

Cellana Talcosa: Cellana Talcosa, The Talc Limpet or Turtle Limpet is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, which is one of the true limpet families.

Cellana Sandwicensis: Cellana Sandwicensis, common name the yellow-foot ʻopihi, is a species of edible true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.

Cellana Radians: Cellana Radians, common name the radiate limpet, is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, which is one of the true limpet families.

Acmaea Mitra: Acmaea Mitra, common name the whitecap limpet, is a species of sea snail or true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Acmaeidae, one of the families of true limpets.

Lottia Alveus: Lottia Alveus, the eelgrass limpet or bowl limpet, was a species of sea snail or small limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae, the Lottia limpets, a genus of true limpets. This species lived in the western Atlantic Ocean.

Epidendrium Billeeanum: Epidendrium Billeeanum, commonly known as the Yellow sea snail or the Golden wentletrap, is a species of small predator and ectoparasite sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.

The Spotted Thorn Drupe: The Spotted Thorn Drupe, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Nucella Squamosa: Nucella Squamosa, common name the scaly dogwhelk, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Cymbula Compressa: Cymbula Compressa is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.

Cellana Strigilis: Cellana Strigilis is a species of large limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.

Lothia Emarginuloides: Lothia Emarginulodies is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lepetidae, one of the families of true limpets. This species was previously known as Iothia coppingeri.

Scutellastra Barbara: Scutellastra Barbara is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.

Scutellastra Chapmani: Scutellastra Chapmani is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Patellidae, one of the families of true limpets.

Burnupena Cincta: Burnupena Cincta, common name the ridged burnupena, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.

Cellana Flava: Cellana Flava is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets. This species is easily identified on the basis of the orange colour of its shell and the light coloured head and foot.

Nacella Deaurata: Nacella Deaurata is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.

Maoricrater Explorata: Maoricrater Explorata is a southern, cold-water species of limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lepetidae, the true limpets.

Notoacmea Daedala: Notoacmea Daedala is a species of sea snail or true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.

Haliotis Rugosa: Haliotis Rugosa, common name the many-holed abalone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones.

Cellana Ornata: Cellana Ornata is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.

Notocrater Gracilis: Notocrater Gracilis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae, the false limpets.

Cellana Denticulata: Cellana Denticulata, or the denticulate limpet, is a species of true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Nacellidae, one of the families of true limpets.

Notocrater Houbricki: Notocrater Houbricki is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae, the false limpets.

## Clam Exhibits

Clam is a common name for several kinds of bivalve molluscs. The word is often applied only to those that are edible and live as infauna, spending most of their lives halfway buried in the sand of the seafloor or riverbeds.