CRUSTACEAN SPECIES
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Amphipod List
The following amphipods are found within the coral cap region of the sanctuary (0-130 ft, 0-40m deep). Common names are listed, if known.
Amphipods
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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Amphithoe sp. |
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Ceradocus sheardi |
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Elasmopus rapax |
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Colomastix sp. |
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Corophium sp. |
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Leucothoe spinicarpa |
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Liljeborgia bousfieldi |
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Lysianassa alba |
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Mellita appendiculata |
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Barnacle List
The following barnacles are found within the coral cap region of the sanctuary (0-130 ft, 0-40m deep). Common names are listed, if known.
Barnacles
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
sponge barnacle |
Acasta cyathus |
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Balanus calidus |
bay barnacle |
Balanus improvisus |
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Chelonibia testudinaria |
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Conchoderma virgatum |
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Diceroscalpellum (Scalpellum) diceratum |
smooth goose-neck barnacle
![smooth goose-neck barnacles (Lepas anatifera)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217142633im_/http://flowergarden.noaa.gov/image_library/inverts/gooseneckbarnacleselhmd.jpg) |
Lepas anatifera |
scaled goose-neck barnacle |
Lepas pectinata |
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Lithotrya dorsalis |
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Megabalanus antillensis |
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Copepod List
The following copepods are found within the coral cap region of the sanctuary (0-130 ft, 0-40m deep). Common names are listed, if known.
Copepods
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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Asterocheres n. sp. |
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Crab List
The following crabs are found within the coral cap region of the sanctuary (0-130 ft, 0-40m deep). Common names are listed, if known.
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Hermit Crab List
The following hermit crabs are found within the coral cap region of the sanctuary (0-130 ft, 0-40m deep). Common names are listed, if known.
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Isopod List
The following isopods are found within the coral cap region of the sanctuary (0-130 ft, 0-40m deep). Common names are listed, if known.
Isopods
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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Cirolana mayana |
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Excorallana antillensis |
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Lobster List
The following lobsters are found within the coral cap region of the sanctuary (0-130 ft, 0-40m deep). Common names are listed, if known.
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Mussel Shrimp List
The following mussel shrimp are found within the coral cap region of the sanctuary (0-130 ft, 0-40m deep). Common names are listed, if known.
Mussel Shrimp
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
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Anchistrocheles sp. |
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Aurila sp. |
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Bairdoppilata sp. |
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Bythoceratina sp. |
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Callistocythere cranekeyensis |
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Cobanocythere sp. |
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Cytherura johnsoni? |
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Hemicytherura bradyi |
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Jugosocythereis pannosa |
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Kangarina sp. |
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Megacythere (?) sp. |
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Neonesidea dinochelata |
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Orionina bradyi |
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Paracytheridea tschoppi |
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Paradoxostoma sp. |
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Paranesidea sp. |
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Pontocythere sp. |
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Skosbergia lerneri |
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Triebelina sp. |
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Sea Spider List
The following sea spiders are found within the coral cap region of the sanctuary (0-130 ft, 0-40m deep). Common names are listed, if known.
Sea Spiders
Common Name |
Scientific Name |
Caribbean sea spider
![Sea spider (Anoplodactylus lentus)](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130217142633im_/http://flowergarden.noaa.gov/image_library/expedition/stetson08/seaspiderbureksm.jpg) |
Anoplodactylus lentus |
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Eurycyde raphiaster |
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Shrimp List
The following shrimp are found within the coral cap region of the sanctuary (0-130 ft, 0-40m deep). Common names are listed, if known.
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Download a List of Crustacean Species (228kb pdf) found in the coral cap region of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.