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INVERTEBRATES STOCKLIST (Page 1 of 2) INVERTEBRATES STOCKLIST (page 1 of 2) Stock 31/12/18 Hirudinaria manillensis * Buffalo leech 0 0 16 ** Preferred Scientific Name Common Name M F U Heterometrus longimanus * Asian forest scorpion 2 2 5 Cassiopea * Frilled upside-down jellyfish 0 0 26 ** Pandinus imperator * Common emperor scorpion 3 3 0 Euplexaura * Gorgonian 0 0 3 Cyrtopholis femoralis * Montserrat tarantula 1 16 172 Lobophytum * Leather coral 0 0 3 Lampropelma violaceopes * Singapore blue tarantula 0 1 0 Sinularia * Soft Coral 0 0 4 Lasiodora parahybana * Brazilian salmon tarantula 0 1 0 Sinularia flexibilis * Slimy leather coral 0 0 24 Stegodyphus sarasinorum * Indian social spider 0 0 1 colonies Anemonia viridis * Snakelocks anemone 0 0 45 Nephila edulis* Golden orb-weaver 19 11 350 ** Entacmaea quadricolor * Bladdertipped anemone 0 0 7 Atyopsis moluccensis * Bamboo shrimp 0 0 3 Discosoma* Umbrella false coral 0 0 451 Caridina multidentata * Yamato shrimp 0 0 10 Acropora * Staghorn coral 0 0 1 Lysmata amboinensis * Cleaner Shrimp 0 0 1 Acropora cervicornis * Staghorn coral 0 0 13 Cambarellus patzcuarensis* Orange dwarf crayfish 0 0 23 Acropora millepora * Staghorn coral 0 0 3 Geosesarma hagen* ‘Red Devil’ Vampire Crab 4 40 72 ** Acropora yongei * Staghorn coral 0 0 1 Periplaneta americana * American cockroach 0 0 1600 Montipora * Montipora coral 0 0 19 Therea olegrandjeani * Cockroach 0 0 250 ** Montipora confusa * Encrusting coral 0 0 4 Deroplatys desiccata * Malaysian dead-leaf mantis 3 9 2 ** Montipora danae * Coral 0 0 8 Stilpnochlora couloniana * Florida Leaf Katydid 17 20 100 ** Montipora digitata * Finger coral 0 0 4 Lesina intermedia * Dragon-headed katydid 4 1 0 Montipora foliosa * Hard coral 0 0 16 Phaeophilacris bredoides * Cricket 0 0 100 Montipora friabilis * Orange plating coral 0 0 1 Homoeogryllus xanthographus * Cricket 0 0 200 Pocillopora damicornis * Brush coral 0 0 24 Heteropteryx dilatata * Malaysian Jungle Nymph 26 14 250 ** Seriatopora caliendrum * Hard coral 0 0 1 Epidares nolimetangere * Touch me not stick insect 13 13 22 Seriatopora guttatus * Bird nest coral 0 0 1 Phyllium giganteum * Giant leaf insect 0 4 72 ** Stylophora * Cauliflower coral 0 0 2 Marmessoidea* Walkingstick 1 25 8 Stylophora pistillata * Pink cauliflower coral 0 0 6 Achrioptera fallax * Walkingstick 0 0 63 ** Euphyllia ancora * Crescent coral 0 0 1 Phasma gigas * Giant stick insect 10 10 20 ** Plerogyra sinuosa * Bubble coral 0 0 5 Chalcosoma caucasus * Atlas beetle 3 4 0 Duncanopsammia axifuga * Coral 0 0 1 Chalcosoma caucasus * Atlas beetle 0 0 17 ** Turbinaria peltata * Bowl Coral 0 0 3 Dynastes hercules * Western hercules beetle 2 2 62 ** Hydnophora * Horn coral 0 0 12 Mecynorrhina ugandensis * Beetle 3 1 377 ** Galaxea fascicularis * Ivory coral 0 0 3 Xylotrupes gideon * Elephant beetle 1 4 13 ** Fungia fungites * Mushroom coral 0 0 4 Graphium agamemnon* Tailed Jay Alveopora * Coral 0 0 1 Papilio demoleus* Lime Swallowtail 0 0 18 Zoanthid * Anemone 0 0 3 Papilio memnon * Great Mormon Clithon corona * Horned nerite 0 0 1 Papilio palinurus * Emerald Swallowtail Marisa cornuarietis * Giant ramshorn snail 0 0 50 Papilio polytes * Common Mormon Pomacea canaliculata * Apple snail 0 0 74 Papilio rumanzovia * Scarlet swallowtail 0 0 33 Tylomelania * Freshwater snail 0 0 59 Hebomoia glaucippe * Giant Asian Orange Tip Strombus * Fighting conch 0 0 20 Greta oto* Glasswing 0 0 27 Nassarius vibex * Common eastern mud snail 0 0 40 Danaus chrysippus* Lesser wanderer butterfly 0 0 13 Partula rosea * Partula snail 0 0 442 ** Danaus plexippus* Monarch butterfly 0 0 1 Partula varia * Partula snail 0 0 1738 ** Idea leuconoe * Giant Wood Nymph 0 0 16 Bertia cambojiensis* Vietnamese giant magnolia snail 0 0 13 ** Caligo memnon * Giant Owl 0 0 26 Poecilozonites circumfirmatus* Lesser Bermuda land snail 0 0 200 ** Morpho peleides * Blue Morpho 0 0 67 Poecilozonites bermudensis * Bermuda land snail 0 0 7280 ** Heliconius ismenius * Tiger Longwing INVERTEBRATES STOCKLIST (page 2 of 2) Heliconius melpomene * Postman 0 0 21 Cethosia biblis* Red Lacewing Anartia amathea * Scarlet Peacock 0 0 25 Hypolimnas bolina * Great Eggfly Kallima inachus* Dead-leaf butterfly 0 0 14 Kallima paralekta * Indian Leaf Parthenos sylvia* Clipper ** Siproeta stelenes * Malachite 0 0 10 ** Attacus atlas * Atlas moth Atta cephalotes * Leafcutter ant 0 0 2 colonies Ampulex compressa * Emerald cockroach wasp 38 45 189 ** Apis mellifera * Honeybee 0 0 3 colonies Colossobolus litoralis Madagascan Russet millipede 0 2 0 Asterina gibbosa * Cushion Starfish 0 0 1 Ophiarachna incrassata * Green Brittle Starfish 0 0 40 Mespilia globulus * Colored tuxedo urchin 0 0 4 150 228 14936 15314 * denotes managed in groups ** denotes bred in the collection in 2018.
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