Table 3 List of zoological species identified in North Sound and South Bimini habitats
From: Bimini Islands: a characterization of the two major nursery areas; status and perspectives
Fauna | ||
|---|---|---|
Phylum | Class | Species |
Porifera | Demospongiae | Sponges |
Cliona vastifica | ||
Aplysina cauliformis | ||
Chondrilla nucula | ||
Dysidea etheria | ||
Hyrtios violaceus | ||
Ircinia strobilina | ||
Pellina carbonaria | ||
Cnidaria | Anthozoa | Corals |
Porites furcata | ||
Siderastrea radians | ||
Anemone | ||
Viatrix globulifera | ||
Scyphozoa | Jellyfish | |
Cassiopea spp. | ||
Anellida | Polichaeta | Worms |
Arenicola cristata | ||
Eupolymnia crassicornis | ||
Arthropoda | Malacostraca | Crustaceans |
Clibanarius spp. | ||
Lysiosquilla scabricauda | ||
Penaeid spp. | ||
Portunus pelagicus | ||
Mollusca | Gastropoda | Shells |
Batillaria minima | ||
Calliostoma yucatecanum | ||
Cerithium atratum | ||
Cerithium muscarum | ||
Fasciolaria tulipa | ||
Prunum apicinum | ||
Nassarius albus | ||
Polinices lacteus | ||
Strombus gigas | ||
Bivalvia | Atrina spp. | |
Chione spp. | ||
Divaricella quadrisulcata | ||
Pteria colymbus | ||
Echinodermata | Echinoidea | Sea urchins and sea stars |
Lytechinus variegatus | ||
Oreaster reticulatus | ||
Chordata | Ascidiacea | Tunicate |
Ecteinascidia turbinata |