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Marine invertebrates observed in captures from the Lower Estuary and Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence 52 LE IS LE EL F B O IT A R T S QUÉBEC EL NN HA C N 50 A A NT ANTICOSTI IS.IC M OST I I CH U AN Q N LAURENTIAN CHANNEL E S ESTUARY N. GULF L E GASPÉSIE 48 NEWFOUNDLAND SAGUENAY S. GULF CABOT STRAIT MAGDALEN IS. NEW BRUNSWICK P.E.I 200 m 46 100 m N OVA S COTIA -68 -64 -60 -56 A selection of 200 invertebrate taxa, routinely encountered on bottom-trawl surveys, are presented here to assist with their rapid identification while at-sea. General information on the surveys is available from Archambault et al. 2013. http:/ / www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/ Library/ 347920.pdf. The principal taxonomic reference for the region is: BruneI, P., Bossé, L. et Lamarche, G. 1998. Catalogue des Invertébrés marins de l'estuaire et du golfe du Saint-Laurent. Publ. spéc. can. sci. halieut. aquat. 126. 405 p. (available here: www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/Library/223686.pdf ) Taxonomic names, and additional species images, may be consulted on CaRMS, the Canadian portal of WoRMS (World Register of Marine Species). http://www.marinespecies.org/carms Datasets of species occurrences are available on OBIS (Ocean Biogeographic Information System) http://www.iobis.org, GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility) http://www.gbif.org, and may also be consulted on the OBIS Canada IPT http://ipt.iobis.org/obiscanada/ Cite: Marine invertebrates observed in captures from the Lower Estuary and Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Claude Nozeres. figshare. 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.985581 List of taxa presented in images, in alphabetical order Acanthephyra pelagica Crangon septemspinosa Lunatia pallida Pseudobonellia iraidii Actinauge cristata Crossaster papposus Macoma calcarea Psilaster andromeda Actinostola callosa Cryptonatica affinis Maera loveni Psolus fabricii Aega psora Ctenodiscus crispatus Margarites costalis Psolus phantapus Aeginina longicornis Cucumaria frondosa Margarites groenlandicus Pteraster militaris Alcyonidium sp. Cuspidaria sp. Meganyctiphanes Pteraster obscurus Amicula vestita Cyanea capillata norvegica Pteraster pulvillus Amphiura sp. Cyclocardia borealis Megayoldia thraciaeformis Ptychogena lactea Anomia sp. Dendrodoa carnea Melita dentata Radiella hemisphaerica Anonyx sp. Dendrodoa pulchella Molpadia oolitica Reteporella grimaldii Anthoptilum grandiflorum Dendronotus sp. Munidopsis curvirostra Rhachotropis aculeata Aphroditella hastata Diplopteraster multipes Musculus discors Rossia sp. Arcoscalpellum Doridoxa ingolfiana Musculus niger Sabinea sarsii michelottianum Drifa glomerata Mya truncata Sabinea septemcarinata Argis dentata Duva florida Mysis sp. Scabrotrophon fabricii Arrhoges occidentalis Echinarachnius parma Mytilus sp. Scaphander punctostriatus Ascidia sp. Elliptio complanata Neohela monstrosa Sclerocrangon boreas Astarte borealis Epimeria loricata Nephtys sp. Securiflustra securifrons Astarte sp. Eualus fabricii Neptunea decemcostata Sergestes arcticus Atlantopandalus Eualus gaimardi belcheri Neptunea despecta Sergia robusta propinqvus Eualus gaimardi gaimardi Novodinia americana Serripes groenlandicus Atolla wyvillei Eualus macilentus Nuculana tenuisulcata Similipecten greenlandicus Aulacofusus brevicauda Eudistoma vitreum Nymphon sp. Solaster endeca Aurelia aurita Eunoe nodosa Oediceros saginatus Spirontocaris lilljeborgii Balanus sp. Eusirus cuspidatus Onchidiopsis sp. Spirontocaris phippsi Bathypolypus bairdii Flabellum alabastrum Ophiacantha bidentata Spirontocaris spinus Beringius turtoni Gersemia rubiformis Ophiopholis aculeata Staurostoma mertensii Bolocera tuediae Golfingia margaritacea Ophioscolex glacialis Stauroteuthis syrtensis Boltenia echinata Gorgonocephalus sp. Ophiura robusta Stegocephalus inflatus Boltenia ovifera Halipterus finmarchica Ophiura sarsii Stenosemus albus Boreomysis sp. Halocynthia pyriformis Pagurus sp. Stenosemus exaratus Boreotrophon clathratus Hamingia arctica Pandalus borealis Stephanasterias albula Boreotrophon truncatus Hemithiris psittacea Pandalus montagui Stephanauge nexilis Botrylloides Henricia sp. Panomya truncata Stomphia coccinea Brada inhabilis Hiatella arctica Paramphithoe hystrix Strongylocentrotus sp. Brisaster fragilis Hippasteria phrygiana Pardalisca abyssi Styela rustica Buccinum scalariforme Homarus americanus Pasiphaea multidentata Stylocordlya borealis Buccinum undatum Hormathia nodosa Pennatula aculeata Suberites fucus Calocaris templemani Hyas araneus Pennatula grandis Synoicum pulmonaria Cancer irroratus Hyas coarctatus Pentamera calcigera Syscenus infelix Carcinus maenas Hyperia galba Periphylla periphylla Tentorium semisuberites Ceramaster granularis Illex illecebrosus Phakelia sp. Terebratulina septentrionalis Chionoecetes opilio Laetmonice filicornis Phascolion strombus Themisto libellula Chirona hameri Lebbeus groenlandicus Pleurobrachia pileus Thenea muricata Chlamys islandica Lebbeus microceros Plicifusus kroeyeri Thuiaria thuja Ciliatocardium ciliatum Lebbeus polaris Polycarpa fibrosa Thysanoessa sp. ciliatum Leptasterias polaris Polymastia sp. Tonicella sp. Cnemidocarpa Leptasterias sp. Polyphysia crassa Tremaster mirabilis finmarkiensis Leptychaster arcticus Pontophilus norvegicus Wimvadocus torelli Colga villosa Liponema multicorne Poraniomorpha sp. Colus pubescens Lithodes maja Priapulus caudatus Colus stimpsoni Lucernaria quadricornis Pseudoarchaster parelii Actiniaria sea anemones nodules nodules large smooth column Actinauge Hormathia cristata nodosa sea pen rachis Actinostola callosa marbled Stomphia Stephanauge coccinea nexilis fixed to rocks easily-shed tentacles Urticina felina rare easily-shed tentacles tentacles lost tentacles lost Liponema multicorne Bolocera tuediae info: Claude Nozères [email protected] Pennatulacea sea pens Stephanauge nexilis (sea anemone) Anthoptilum grandiflorum Halipterus finmarchica curved straight orange purple peduncle peduncle peduncle peduncle Pennatula Pennatula aculeata grandis info: Claude Nozères [email protected] Nephtheidae soft corals ‘sea cauliflower’ ‘sea broccoli’ Duva florida Drifa glomerata ‘sea strawberry’ Gersemia rubiformis Scleractinia stony corals Flabellum alabastrum info: Claude Nozères [email protected] Scyphozoa jellies cap-like Periphylla periphylla Cyanea capillata gonads flattened disk Atolla wyvillei Aurelia aurita Ctenophora Hydrozoa ctenophores jellies (not cnidarians) gonads Pleurobrachia pileus Ptychogena lactea Staurostoma mertensii info: Claude Nozères [email protected] Hydrozoa Stauromedusae attached hydrozoans stalked jellies Thuiaria thuja Lucernaria quadricornis Bryozoa bryozoans Alcyonidium sp. Reteporella grimaldii Securiflustra securifrons info: Claude Nozères [email protected] Asteroidea sea stars irregular arms line Stephanasterias Hippasteria albula phrygiana Leptasterias sp. 5 or 6 arms Leptasterias polaris large size 6 arms Leptychaster Henricia sp. arcticus rare Psilaster andromeda Pseudoarchaster parelii Ceramaster Ctenodiscus Crossaster Solaster granularis crispatus papposus endeca partial specimen Pteraster Pteraster Pteraster militaris pulvillus obscurus Novodinia americana fragile, rare humped shape, not flat Diplopteraster multipes Poraniomorpha sp. Tremaster mirabilis rare info: Claude Nozères [email protected] Ophiuroidea brittlestars Ophiopholis aculeata Gorgonocephalus sp. (G. arcticus, G. eucnemis) Ophiacantha bidentata Ophiura sarsii damaged specimen Ophioscolex glacialis Amphiura sp. rare, fragile Ophiura robusta rare fragile info: Claude Nozères [email protected] Echinoidea sea urchins Brisaster fragilis Echinarachnius parma Strongylocentrotus sp. heart urchin sand dollar (S. droebachiensis, S. pallidus) urchins Holothuroidea concombres de mer Psolus fabricii rare (coastal) Cucumaria frondosa Psolus phantapus Pentamera calcigera Molpadia oolitica present but not yet captured on groundfish surveys info: Claude Nozères [email protected] Cephalopoda cephalopods (squid, bobtail squid, octopus) Epi- pelagic Illex illecebrosus Northern shortfin squid Benthic (bathyal) free mantle Rossia sp. bobtail squids (R. megaptera, R. palpebrosa) attached mantle ‘ears’ Bathy- pelagic (abyssal) attached mantle Bathypolypus bairdii spoonarm octopus original colour (skin rubbed off in trawl) Stauroteuthis syrtensis glowing sucker octopod rare, fragile info: Claude Nozères [email protected] Bivalvia bivalves Elliptio complanata freshwater (empty shell) Mytilus sp. Cyclocardia borealis Musculus niger Chlamys islandica Musculus discors Astarte borealis Serripes groenlandicus Ciliatocardium ciliatum ciliatum Cuspidaria sp. Astarte sp. Similipecten Anomia sp. greenlandicus attached to rocks Macoma Nuculana tenuisulcata calcarea black & massive red-tipped Megayoldia thraciaeformis Brachiopoda Panomya truncata Hiatella arctica not bivalves yellow-brown Terebratulina Hemithiris Mya truncata rare leathery sheath septentrionalis psittacea info: Claude Nozères [email protected] Gastropoda gastropods lip Beringius turtoni Buccinum sp. rare Arrhoges occidentalis lip broken smaller specimen Buccinum undatum Buccinum scalariforme Colus sp. Plicifusus kroeyeri (= Colus kroyeri) Colus stimpsoni Colus pubescens Neptunea sp. Aulacofusus brevicauda (= Colus spitzbergensis, Neptunea brevicauda) Neptunea decemcostata Neptunea despecta Boreotrophon sp. Naticidae cross-ribs Cryptonatica affinis Lunatia pallida B. clathratus, B. truncatus Scabrotrophon fabricii (= Boreotrophon fabricii) Margarites sp. Cylichnidae Solariella Solariella Margarites Margarites obscura varicosa