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		parchment tube worm
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		sea hare
Bursatella leachii pleii		ragged sea hare
Busycon contrarium		lightening whelk
Busycon spiratum		pear whelk
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		salt marsh periwinkle
Marginella spp.		marginella
Melongena corona		crown conch
Modulus modulus		Atlantic modulus
Murex pomum		apple murex
Nassarius vibex		pigmy dog whelk/mud snail
Olivia sayana		lettered olive
Pleuroploca gigantia		horse conch
Polinices duplicatus		moon snail (shark's eye)
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		brief squid
Octopus vulgaris		common Atlantic octobus
Octopus jobini		Joubin's octopus
Class Pelecypoda/Bivalvia
Scientific Name		common name
Aequipecten irradians		common bay scallop
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		ponderous ark (thick black shell)
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		red-footed sea cucumber
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