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Phylum Porifera
Scientific Name   Common Name
Axinella polycapella   orange devil's finger
Chondrilla sp.   chicken liver sponge
Cinachyra allocladia   yellow ball sponge
Cliona celata   yellow boring sponge
Dysidea camera   bluish-purple sponge
Halichondira bowerbamki   crumb-of-bread sponge
Lissodendoryx isodictyalid   garlic sponge
Microciona prolifera   red beard (encrusting) sponge
Spheciospngia vesparia   logger head sponge*
* Hosts pink snapping shrimp- Synalpheus longicarpus
Xestospongia halichondriodes  
hermit crab sponge
 
Phylum Coelenterata (Cnidaria)
Scientific Name   Common Name
Aiptasia pallida   rock anemone
Astrangia danae   northern cup star coral
Bunodactis stelloides   gray burrowing sea anemone
Calliactis tricolor   tricolor anemone (found on hermit crabs)
Cassiopea frondosa   mangrove/upside-down jellyfish
Ceriantheopsis americanus   tube sea anemone
Hydractinia echinata   "fur" on snail shells of hermit crabs
Leptogorgia vigulata   sea whip (soft) coral
Lophogorgia hebes   sea fan (brick red)
Pennaria tiarella   fern hydroid
Physalia sp.   portuguese man-of-war
Renilla reniformes   sea pansy
Stromalophus meleagris   cannonball jellyfish
  
Phylum Ctenophora (comb jellies)
Scientific Name   Common Name
Mnemiopsis macrydi   sea walnut
 
Phylum Annelida
Scientific Name  
Common Name
Chaetopterus variopedatus
Dioptera cuprea   tube worm
Dioptra cuprea   plumed worm (has a decorated tube)
Hydroides crucigera   calcareous tubed worm
Nereis limbata   clam worm
Sabella melanostigma   feather duster worm
Sabellaria sp.   encrusting sand tubed worm (on dead shells)
 
Phylum Ectoprocta (Bryozoa)
Scientific Name   Common Name
Bugula neritina   erect branching colony
Membranipora tenuis   sea mat (calcareous, encrusting on rocks and shells)
 
Phylum Mollusca
Class Polyplacophora
Scientific Name
Common Name
Chaetopleura apiculata
chiton
Class Gastropoda
Scientific Name
Common Name
Anachis spp.
dove shell
Aplysia protea
  
Bursatella leachii pleii
ragged sea hare
Busycon contrarium
Busycon spiratum
Cantharus cancellaria
spindle shell
Cerithium floridana
Florida cerinth
Crepidula fornicata
common slipper shell
Crepidula plana
flat slipper shell
Fasciolaria hunteria
banded tulip snail
Fasciolaria tulipa
true/common tulip snail
Littorina irrorata
Marginella spp.
marginella
Melongena corona
Modulus modulus
Atlantic modulus
Murex pomum
Nassarius vibex
pigmy dog whelk/mud snail
Olivia sayana
lettered olive
Pleuroploca gigantia
Polinices duplicatus
Sinum perspectivum
baby's ear
Strombus alatus
Florida fighting conch
Thais haemastoma
dog whelk
Turbo castanea
cat's eye
Urosalpinx cinerea
oyster drill
Class Cephalopoda
Scientific Name
Common Name
Lolliguncula brevis
Octopus vulgaris
common Atlantic octobus
Octopus jobini
Joubin's octopus
Class Pelecypoda/Bivalvia
Scientific Name
common name
Aequipecten irradians
Argopecten irradians
gulf scallop
Atrina rigida
pen shell
Chione cancellata
crossed-barred venus
Crassostrea virginica
commercial/common oyster
Dinocardium robustum
giant heart cockle
Donax variabilis
coquina
Lima scabra
flame scallop
Macrocallista nimbosa
sunray venus
Mercenaria camechiensis
quahog (cherry stones=littlenecks=chowders)
Modiolus demissa
Atlantic mussel (byssal threads)
Noetia ponderosa
Rangia cuneata
brackish marsh clam
       
Phylum Arhropoda
Subphylum Crustacea
Scientific Name
Common Name
Alpheus heterochaelis
big-clawed snapping shrimp
Calappa flamea
shame-face crab
Callinectes sapidus blue crab
Clibanarius vittatus
green-striped hermit crab
Gammarus spp.
scuds
Hepatus epheleticus
calico crab
Hippolyte zostericola
broken back shrimp
Libinia dubia
spider crab
Ligia exotica
sea roach
Lysianopsis spp.
scuds
Macrocoeloma spp.
decorator crab
Menippe mercenaria
stone crab
Microphrys spp.
decorator crab
Orchestia spp.
beach fleas
Pagururs maclaughlinae
seagrass hermit crab
Pagurus impressus
dimpled hermit crab
Pagurus longicarpus
long-clawed hermit crab
Pagurus pollicarpus
flat-clawed hermit crab
Palaemon floridana
Florida grass shrimp
Palaeomononetes pugio
glass shrimp
Penaeus spp.
commercial shrimp
Persephone crinita
purse crab
Petrolisthes politis
smooth porcelain crab
Portunis spp.
swimming crabs
Sesarma cinereum
grey marsh crab
Squilla empusa mantis shrimp
Sternorhynchus seticornis
arrow crab
Talorchestia spp.
beach fleas
Tozeuma carolinense
green glass shrimp
Uca pugilator, pugnax, panacea
fiddler crabs
Xanthidae spp.
numerous small mud crabs
 
Phylum Echinodermata
Class Asteroidea
Scientific Name
Common Name
Astropecten articulatus
beaded (pointed) sea star
Echinaster spinulosus
brown/orange spiny sea star
Luidia alternata
limp (weak) starfish
Luidia clathrata
sand (gray) starfish
Class Ophiuroidea
Scientific Name
Common Name
Ophioderma brevispinum
serpent star
Ophiothrix angulata
hairy brittle star
Class Echinoidea
Scientific Name
Common Name
Arbacia puctulata
long-spined (purple) sea urchin
Lytechinus varigatus
variable (short-spined) sea urchin
Class Holothuroidea
Scienitific Name
Common Name
Pentacta pygmaea
Thyonella gemmata
striped sea cucumber
 
Phylum Chordata
Subphylum Urochordata
Scientific Name
Common Name
Amaroucium stellatum
sea pork
Botryllus planus
encrusting tunicate
Didemnum candidum
white encrusting tunicate (on turtle grass)
Molgula occidentalis
sandy sea squirt
Styela plicata
leathery sea squirt
Subphylum Vertebrata
Class Chondrichthyes
Scientific Name
Common Name
Dasyatis Sabina
Atlantic stingray
Ginglymostoma cirratum
nurse shark
Gymnura micrura
smooth butterfly ray
Narcine brasiliensis
lesser electric ray
Raja eglanteria
clearnose skate
Sphyrna tiburo
bonnethead shark
Class Osteichthyes
Scientific Name
Common Name
Acantostracion quadricornis
scrawled cowfish
Adinia xenica
diamond killifish
Aleuterus scripta
scrawled file fish
Anchoa mitchilli
anchovy
Ancylopsetta dilecta
ocellated flounder
Archosargus pobatocephalus
sheepshead
Arius felis
seah (hardhead) catfish
Baidiella chrysoura
silver perch
Centropristis striata
black sea bass
Chaetodipterus faber
Atlantic Spadefish
Chilomycterus schoepfi
striped burrfish
Cynosium nebulosus
spotted sea trout
Cyprinodon variegates
sheepshead minnow
Epinephelus morio
red grouper
Ecucinostomus gula
silver jenny
Fundulus grandis
gulf killifish
Gambusia affinis
mosquito fish
Halichoeres caudalis
painted wrasse
Hippocampus erectus/zosterae
seahorse
Hipsoblennius spp.
blenny
Lagodon rhomboids
pinfish
Leistomus xanthurus
spot
Lutjanus synagris
lane snapper
Menidia beryllina
silversides
Micrognathus cingerus
pygmy pipefish
Monacanthus ciliatus
fringed file fish
Monacanthus hispidus
planehead file fish
Mugil cephalus
mullet
Mycteroperca microlepis
gag grouper
Ogcocephalus radiatus
batfish
Opisthonema oglinum
threadfin herring
Opsanus beta
toadfish
Orthopristis chrysoptera
pigfish
Paralichthys albigutta
gulf flounder
Paralichthys lethostigma
southern flounder
Poecilia latipinna
sailfin molly
Porichthys porosissimus
Atlantic midshipman
Prionotis tribulus
bighead sea robin
Scienops ocellata
red fish (drum)
Sphoeroides nephelus
southern puffer
Strongylura spp.
needlefish
Sygnathus floridae
longnosed pipefish
Sygnathus scovelli
shortnosed pipefish
Symphurus spp.
tonguefish
Synodis spp.
gulf menhaden
Trinectes maculatus
hogchocker
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