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MatBio Oyster Reef Biota

Welcome to our series of field guides - part of the MatBio Initiative at the Whitney Laboratory of Marine Bioscience! Our guides document the plant and animal species living in the Matanzas Basin, a coastal ecosystem stretching from St. Augustine to Palm Coast in NE Florida. They are works in ...more ↓

Eastern Oyster 1
Crassostrea virginica
Common Blue Crab 1
Callinectes sapidus
Marsh Grass Shrimp 2
Palaemonetes vulgaris
Florida stone crab 3
Menippe mercenaria
Blidingia marginata 4
Hincksia 4
Trichosolen duchassaingii 4
Enteromorpha flexuosa ssp. Paradoxa 4
Ulva flexuosa paradoxa
Polysiphonia atlantica 4
Polysiphonia binneyi 4
Polysiphonia howei 4
Polysiphonia scopulorum 4
Polysiphonia subtilissima 4
Polysiphonia harveyi
Planehead filefish 1
Stephanolepis hispidus
Themiste lageniformis
Naked goby 5
Gobiosoma bosc
Pleated Sea Squirt 6
Styela plicata
Sea Grape Tunicate 7
Molgula manhattensis
Ragged Seahare 1
Bursatella leachii
Sharp Nassa 8
Nassarius acutus
Black-spot Nassa 9
Nassarius polygonatus
Bruised Nassa 10
Nassarius vibex
Eastern Mudsnail 11
Ilyanassa obsoleta
Crown Conch 12
Melongena corona
Flatback Mud Crab 13
Eurypanopeus depressus
Atlantic Mud Crab 1
Panopeus herbstii
Furrowed Mud Crab 14
Panopeus occidentalis
Say's Mud Crab 15
Dyspanopeus sayi
Smooth Mud Crab 16
Hexapanopeus angustifrons
Broadback Mud Crab 17
Eurytium limosum
Estuarine Mud Crab 18
Rhithropanopeus harrisii
Longnose Spider Crab 1
Libinia dubia
Common Atlantic Slippersnail 14
Crepidula fornicata
Brown-banded Hermit 19
Pagurus annulipes
Impressed Odostome 14
Boonea impressa
Longwrist Hermit Crab 20
Pagurus longicarpus
Flat-clawed Hermit Crab 5
Pagurus pollicaris
Thinstripe Hermit 14
Clibanarius vittatus
Olive Nerite 21
Neritina reclivata
Virgin Nerite 8
Neritina virginea
Green Porcelain Crab 14
Petrolisthes armatus
Grass Shrimp 22
Palaemonetes pugio
Common Jingle 23
Anomia simplex
Four-toothed Sea Pillbug 6
Sphaeroma quadridentatum
Little Gray Barnacle 24
Chthamalus fragilis
Sheepshead 25
Archosargus probatocephalus
Striped Barnacle 26
Amphibalanus amphitrite
Ivory Barnacle 26
Amphibalanus eburneus
Titan Acorn Barnacle 1
Megabalanus coccopoma
Limy Tubeworm 27
Hydroides dianthus
Feather Blenny 28
Hypsoblennius hentz
Asian Green Mussel 1
Perna viridis
Golden Scaleworm 1
Harmothoe aculeata
Scorched Mussel 8
Brachidontes exustus
Ribbed Mussel 8
Geukensia demissa
White Mullet 29
Mugil curema
Fragile Sphenia Clam 1
Sphenia fragilis
Ponderous Ark 1
Eontia ponderosa
Transverse Ark 8
Anadara transversa
Blood Ark 1
Anadara ovalis
Sulfur Boring Sponge 30
Cliona celata
Red Beard Sponge 31
Clathria prolifera
Red Knobby Bryozoan 32
Schizoporella errata
Florida Crust Bryozoan 33
Schizoporella floridana
Common Sea Mat Bryozoan 34
Membranipora tenuis
Spiral-tufted Bushy Bryozoan 35
Bugula neritina
Oyster Toadfish 36
Opsanus tau

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