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The following species are documented in the park. The list is not exhaustive. Sightings of species not on this list may be submitted to the webmaster .
Category
Scientific Name
Common Name, if available
Cnidaria- anemones
Aiptasia pallida
pale anemone
Bartholomea annulata
corkscrew anemone
Bunodeopsis globulifera
stinging mangrove anemone
Condylactis gigantea
giant Caribbean anemone
Lebrunia danae
branching anemone
Phymanthus crucifer
red beaded anemone
Ragactis lucida
knobby anemone
Viatrix globulifera
turtle grass anemone
Cnidaria- comb jelly
Mnemiopsis mccradyi
sea walnut
Cnidaria- corallimorph
Ricordea florida
ricordea mushroom
Cnidaria- hydrocorals
Millepora alcicornis
branching fire coral
Millepora complanata
blade fire coral
Cnidaria- hydroids, jellyfish, and siphonophores
Aurelia aurita
moon jelly
Cassiopea frondosa
upsidedown jelly
Cassiopea xamachana
mangrove upsidedown jelly
Physalia physalis
Portuguese man-of-war
Porpita porpita
blue button jelly
Velella velella
by the wind sailor
Cnidaria- octocoral
Briareum Asbestinum
corky sea finger
Erythropodium caribaeorum
encrusting gorgonian
Eunicea calyculata
warty sea rod
Eunicea succinea
shelf knob sea rod
Gorgonia flabellum
venus sea fan
Gorgonia ventalina
common sea fan
Plexaura flexuosa
bent sea rod
Plexaurella nutans
giant slit-pore sea rod
Pseudopterogorgia acerosa
purple sea plume
Pseudopterogorgia americana
slimy sea plume
Pseudopterogorgia bipinnata
bipinnate sea plume
Pterogorgia anceps
angular sea whip
Pterogorgia citrina
yellow sea whip
Pterogorgia guadalupensis
groved-blade sea whip
Cnidaria- stony coral
Acropora cervicornis
staghorn coral
Acropora palmata
Elkhorn coral
Acropora prolifera
fused staghorn coral
Agaricia agaricites
lettuce coral
Cladocora debilis
thin tube coral
Colpophyllia natans
boulder brain coral
Dendrogyra cylindrus
pillar coral
Dichocoenia stokesii
stokes star coral
Diploria clivosa
knobby brain coral
Diploria labyrinthiformis
labyrinthe brain coral
Diploria strigosa
symmetrical brain coral
Eusmilia fastigiata
smooth flower coral
Favia fragum
golfball coral
Helioseris cucullata
sunray lettuce coral
Madracis decactis
ten-ray star coral
Madracis mirabilis
Yellow pencil coral
Manicina areolata
rose coral
Meandrina meandrites
maze coral
Montastraea annularis
lobed star coral
Montastraea cavernosa
great star coral
Montastraea faveolata
mountainous star coral
Montastraea franksi
boulder star coral
Mycetophyllia aliciae
knobby cactus coral
Mycetophyllia lamarckiana
ridged cactus coral
Oculina robusta
robust ivory tree coral
Porites astreoides
mustard hill coral
Porites branneri
blue crust coral
Porites divaricata
thin finger coral
Porites furcata
branched finger coral
Porites porites
clubtip finger coral
Siderastrea radians
lesser starlet coral
Siderastrea siderea
massive starlet coral
Solenastrea bournoni
smooth star coral
Solenastrea hyades
knobby star coral
Stephanocoenia intersepta
blushing star coral
Stephanocoenia michelini
blushing star coral
Cnidaria- zoanthid
Palythoa caribaeorum
white encrusting zoanthid
Palythoa grandis
sun zoanthid
Parazoanthus parasiticus
sponge zoanthid
Parazoanthus puertoricense
black sponge zoanthid
Zoanthus pulchellus
mat zoanthid
Zoanthus sociatus
green sea mat
Echinodermata- brittle star
Ophiocoma echinata
blunt-spined brittle star
Ophioderma cinereum
chocolate brittle star
Ophionereis reticulata
reticulated brittle star
Ophiothrix oerstedii
Echinodermata- sea cucumber
Actinopyga agassizii
five-toothed sea cucumber
Holothuria floridana
Florida sea cucumber
Holothuria grisea
harlequin sea cucumber
Holothuria mexicana
donkey dung sea cucumber
Holothuria parvula
golden sea cucumber
Synaptula hydriformis
medusa worm
Echinodermata- sea urchin and sand dollar
Clypeaster rosaceus
fat sea biscuit
Diadema antillarum
Echinometra lucunter
rock boring urchin
Eucidaris tribuloides
slate pencil urchin
Lytechinus variegatus
green sea urchin
Horseshoe crab
Limulus polyphemus
horseshoe crab
Sponge
Amphimedon viridis
sponge
Aplysina fistularis
rope sponge
Callyspongia plicifera
azure vase songe
Callyspongia vaginalis
branching vase sponge
Chalinula molitba
Chondrilla caribensis
chicken liver sponge
Chondrilla nucula
sponge
Cliona delitrix
red boring sponge
Cliona langae
coral encrusting sponge
Cliona tenuis
encrusting sponge
Cliona varians
green encrusting sponge
Cribrochalina vasculum
brown bowl sponge
Diplastrella megastellata
red-orange encrusting sponge
Dysidea fragilis
Geodia gibberosa
barrel sponge
Haliclona hogarth
Haliclona tubifera
Hippospongia lachne
Holopsamma helwigi
lumpy overgrowing sponge
Iotrochota birotulata
green finger sponge
Ircinia campana
Ircinia felix
stinker sponge
Ircinia strobilina
black ball sponge
Ircinia variabilis
Monanchora barbadensis
red lumpy sponge
Monanchora unguifera
red-orange lumpy sponge
Mycale laevis
yellow encrusting sponge
Niphates digitalis
purple sponge
Pseudoceratina crassa
branching tube yellow sponge
Spheciospongia vesparium
loggerhead sponge
Spongia barbara
yellow sponge
Spongia cheiris
glove sponge
Spongia graminea
grass sponge
Spongia obscura
grass sponge
Spongia tubulifera
cuban reef sponge
Tedania ignis
fire sponge
Tedania klausi
fire sponge
Tethya crypta
Tethya diploderma
Xestospongia muta
giant barrel sponge
Tardigrade
Echiniscoides sigismundi
Milnesium tardigradum
Tunicate
Ascidia nigra
black solitary tunicate
Distaplia corolla
button tunicate
Ecteinascidia turbinata
mangrove tunicate
Eudistoma obscuratum
black condominium tunicate
Polycarpa spongiabilis
giant tunicate
Worm
Americonuphis magna
Amphinome rostrata
worm
Anamobaea orstedii
split-crown feather duster
Armandia maculata
worm
Branchiomma nigromaculata
black spotted feather duster
Ceratonereis mirabilis
Chloeia viridis
Cistenides sp.
golden tube worm
Eupolymnia crassicornis
spaghetti worm
Hermodice carunculata
bearded fireworm
Loimia medusa
medusa worm
Phyllodoce arenae
Podarke obscura
Pomatostegus stellatus
star horseshoe worm
Prionospio heterobranchia
Sabellastarte magnifica
magnificent feather duster
Salmacina huxleyi
Spirobranchus giganteus
Christmas tree worm
Spirorbis formosus
