Marine life [Janet Fenton] 
Piecrust Crab Cancer novaezealandiae 
Decorator Crab Naxia aurita 
Pebble Crab, Leucosiidae; (carapaces seen on the first bluff and live one seen in the water at lunch). I 
didn't count the spines on the posterior carapace!! - so can't be sure of the species. Karen Gowlett- 
Holmes gives the genus as Bellidilia. Alternative name Philyra. The genus seems to have changed from 
Philyra to Bellidilia according to Australian Faunal Directory (site maintained by KG-H). 
Other fauna 
Echidna 
Possible wombat droppings 
Spotted Marsh Frog (Lymnodynastes tasmanienses ), heard in dam behind the Spit. 
Flora (not including weeds) 
Cynoglossum australe * (coast houndstongue) 
VittadiniaMuelleri* (narrowleaf new-holland- 
daisy). 
*(several sites added to NVA. Both represent 
minor range extensions/infillings of threatened 
species but are not unexpected based on nearby 
records and the habitat present— MW) 
Pimelea glauca 
Allocasuarina verticillata 
Dichondra repens 
Acacia melanoxylon 
Austrodanthonia spp including A setacea, A. pilosa, A. 
geniculata, A. penicillata, A. racemosa var. racemosa 
Poa poiformis var. poiformis (rocky shores) and Poa 
labillardierei var. labillardierei (pasture) 
Einadia nutans subsp. nutans (nodding saltbush) 
Juncus spp including J. australis, also J. subsecundus. 
J. pallidus and J. pauciflorus 
Lepidosperma spp including L. laterale and L. 
gladiatum 
[with thanks to Mark Wapstra] 
Flora (introduced species) 
Gorse ( Ulex europaeus) 
African boxthorn ( Lycium ferocissimum ) 
Boneseed ( Chrysanthemoides monilifera ) 
Capeweed ( Arctotheca calendula ) 
Holly ( Ilex aquifolium ) 
Federation daisy ( Argyranthemum frutescens) 
Cape Leeuwin wattle (Paraserianthes lophantha 
subsp. lophantha) 
Snails [Kevin Bonham] 
Correa alba var. rotundifolium 
Kennedia prostrata 
Astroloma humifusum 
Lomandra longifolia 
Pteridium esculentum 
Rhagodia candolleana subsp. candolleana 
Austrostipa rudis subsp. australis also A. flavescens 
(rocky coastal sit es), A. stipoides (coastal sites), A. 
stuposa and A. mollis (pasture) 
Lagurus ovatus 
Myoporum insulare 
Plantago spp including P. lanceolata, P. coronopifolia 
(weedy spp) P. hispida (under sheoaks), P. varia 
Distichlis distichophylla 
Sarcocornia quinqueflora subsp. tasmanica 
Atriplex cinerea 
Eucalyptus viminalis 
Hypoxis glabella var. glabella 
Cape daisy (Osteospermum fruticosum) 
Mallow (Malva dendromorpha ) 
Serrated tussock (Nassella trichotoma ) 
Romulea rosea var. australis 
Lion’s ear (Leonotis leonurus ) 
Horehound (Marrubium vulgare) 
Beta vulgaris subsp. maritima 
Native snails were hard to find at Gellibrand Point. In one patch of coastal shrubbery I found dozens of Pernagera 
officeri and a single Magilaoma "tasmanica", but apart from that it was no cigar all day except for a single large 
Paralaoma caputspinulae in open pasture. 
Tasmanian Field Naturalists Club BULLETIN 336 Oct 2009 p5 
