FKNMS Species List A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T 1 Marine and Terrestrial Species of the Florida Keys 2 Phylum Subphylum Class Subclass Order Suborder Infraorder Superfamily Family Scientific Name Common Name Notes 3 1 Porifera (Sponges) Demospongia Dictyoceratida Spongiidae Euryspongia rosea species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey 4 2 Fasciospongia cerebriformis species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey 5 3 Hippospongia gossypina Velvet sponge 6 4 Hippospongia lachne Sheepswool sponge 7 5 Oligoceras violacea Tortugas survey, Wheaton list 8 6 Spongia barbara Yellow sponge 9 7 Spongia graminea Glove sponge 10 8 Spongia obscura Grass sponge 11 9 Spongia sterea Wire sponge 12 10 Irciniidae Ircinia campana Vase sponge 13 11 Ircinia felix Stinker sponge 14 12 Ircinia cf. Ramosa species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey 15 13 Ircinia strobilina Black-ball sponge 16 14 Smenospongia aurea species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey, Tortugas survey, Wheaton list 17 15 Thorecta horridus recorded from Keys by Wiedenmayer 18 16 Dendroceratida Dysideidae Dysidea etheria species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey; Tortugas survey, Wheaton list 19 17 Dysidea fragilis species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey; Tortugas survey, Wheaton list 20 18 Dysidea janiae species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey; Tortugas survey, Wheaton list 21 19 Dysidea variabilis species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey 22 20 Verongida Druinellidae Pseudoceratina crassa Branching tube sponge 23 21 Aplysinidae Aplysina archeri species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey 24 22 Aplysina cauliformis Row pore rope sponge 25 23 Aplysina fistularis Yellow tube sponge 26 24 Aplysina lacunosa 27 25 Verongula rigida Pitted sponge 28 26 Darwinellidae Aplysilla sulfurea species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey; Tortugas survey, Wheaton list 29 27 Haplosclerida Haliclonidae Adocia cf. Implexiformis species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey 30 28 Reniera aquaeductus Tortugas survey, Wheaton list 31 29 Niphatidae Amphimedon compressa Erect rope sponge 32 30 Amphimedon viridis Green sponge 33 31 Niphates amorpha 34 32 Niphates digitalis Pink vase sponge 35 33 Niphates erecta Lavender rope sponge 36 34 Siphonodictyon coralliphagum Variable boring sponge 37 35 Siphonodictyon siphonum species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey 38 36 Cribrochalina vasculum recorded from Keys by Wiedenmayer 39 37 Callyspongiidae Callyspongia armigera 40 38 Callyspongia fallax 41 39 Callyspongia plicifera Azure vase sponge 42 40 Callyspongia vaginalis Branching vase sponge 43 41 Xestospongia muta Giant barrel sponge 44 42 Xestospongia subtriangularis Spawling sponge previously recorded as N. longleyi 45 43 Xestospongia tierneyi recorded from Keys by Wiedenmayer 46 44 Oceanapiidae Pellina nodosa listed from Key Biscayne and/or Virginia Key by van Soest 47 45 Pellina carbonaria listed from Key Biscayne and/or Virginia Key by van Soest 48 46 Poecilosclerida Mycalidae Mycale laevis Orange icing sponge 49 47 Mycale laxissima Strawberry vase sponge 50 48 Mycale microsigmatosa listed from Key Biscayne and/or Virginia Key by van Soest 51 49 Desmacididae Holopsammia helwigi species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey; Tortugas survey, Wheaton list 52 50 Iotrochota birotulata Green finger sponge 53 51 Monanchora unguifera species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey 54 52 Ulosa ruetzleri Orange lumpy encrusting sponge 55 53 Desmacellidae Biemna tubulata species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey 56 54 Desmacella meliorata Tortugas survey, Wheaton list 57 55 Neofibularia nolitangere 58 56 Microcionidae Artemisina melana species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey 59 57 Clathria spinosa species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey; Tortugas survey, Wheaton list 60 58 Pandaros acanthifolium species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey 61 59 Rhaphidophlus juniperinus Thin rope sponge 62 60 Rhaphidophlus schoenus species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey 63 61 Myxillidae Acarnus innominatus Tortugas survey, Wheaton list 64 62 Lissodendoryx isodictyalis listed from Key Biscayne and/or Virginia Key by van Soest 65 63 Lissodendoryx sigmata 66 64 Tedania ignis Fire sponge 67 65 Phorbasidae Phorbas amaranthus species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey 68 66 Agelasida Agelasidae Agelas clathrodes Orange elephant ear sponge 69 67 Agelas conifera Brown tube sponge 70 68 Agelas dispar 71 69 Agelas schmidti 72 70 Axinellida Axinellidae Axinella polycapella Finger sponge 73 71 Homaxinella rudis 74 72 Pseudaxinella lunaecharta 75 73 Teichaxinella morchella 76 74 Raspailiidae Ectyoplasia ferox Brown encrusting octopus sponge 77 75 Desmoxyidae Higginsia strigillata 78 76 Hadromerida Spirastrellidae Anthosigmella varians Brown variable sponge 79 77 Spheciospongia vesparia Loggerhead sponge 80 78 Spirastrella coccinea Pink and red encrusting sponge 81 79 Spirastrella cunctatrix species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey; Tortugas survey, Wheaton list 82 80 Tethyidae Tethya crypta 83 81 Clionidae Cliona caribbaea 84 82 Cliona celata 85 83 Cliona delitrix Red boring sponge 86 84 Cliona lampa 87 85 Cliona cf. Laticavicola species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey 88 86 Cliona schmidti species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey 89 87 Cliona vermifera species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey 90 88 Timea mixta species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey 91 89 Chondrillidae Chondrilla nucula Chicken liver sponge 92 90 Chondrosiidae Chondrosia collectrix species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey; Tortugas survey, Wheaton list 93 91 Chondrosia reniformis species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey; Tortugas survey, Wheaton list 94 92 Spirophorida Tetillidae Cinachyra alloclada species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey 95 93 Cinachyra kuekenthali 96 94 Astrophorida Geodiidae Geodia gibberosa 97 95 Geodia neptuni Leathery barrel sponge 98 96 Halichondriida Halichondriidae Halichondria melanodocia Tortugas survey, Wheaton list 99 97 Halichondria panicea 100 98 Jaspis pudica Tortugas survey, Wheaton list 101 99 Plakortis angulospiculatus Tortugas survey, Wheaton list 102 100 Hymeniacidonidae Hymeniacidon amphilecta Tortugas survey, Wheaton list 103 101 Calcarea Clathrinida Clathrinidae Clathrina coriacea species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey 104 102 Leuconia barbata species from G.P. Schmahl, BNP survey 105 103 Cnidaria Scyphozoa Semaeostomeae Ulmaridae Aurelia aurita Moon jelly 106 104 Rhizostomeae Cassiopeidae Cassiopea xamachana Upsidedown jelly 107 107 Siphonophora Cystonectae Physaliidae Physalia physalis Portuguese man-of-war 108 105 Hydrozoa Athecatae Milliporidae Millepora alcicornis Encrusting firecoral Linne; 1758 109 106 Millepora complanata Bladed firecoral Lamark; 1816 110 108 Anthozoa Zoantharia (=Hexacorallia) Actiniaria Actiniidae Condylactis gigantea Giant Caribbean anemone 111 109 Aiptasiidae Bartholomea annulata Ringed anemone 112 110 Phymanthidae Epicystes crucifera Speckled anemone 113 111 Aliciidae Lebrunia danae 114 112 Stichodactylidae Stichodactyla helianthus Sun anemone 115 113 Zoanthidea Zoanthidae Palythoa mammillosa Knobby zoanthid 116 114 Zoanthus pulchellus Mat anemone 117 115 Corallimorpharia Corallimorphidae Discosoma sanctithomae False coral 118 116 Ricordea florida False coral 119 117 Zoantharia (=Hexacorallia) Scleractinia Astrocoeniina Astrocoeniidae Stephanocoenia michelinii Blushing star coral Milne, Edwards, and Haime; 1848 120 118 Pocilloporidae Madracis asperula 121 119 Madracis decactis Ten rayed star coral Lyman; 1859 Prepared by Benjamin Richards 1/27/04 Page 1 FKNMS Species List A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T 1 Marine and Terrestrial Species of the Florida Keys 2 Phylum Subphylum Class Subclass Order Suborder Infraorder Superfamily Family Scientific Name Common Name Notes 1223 120 Madracis mirabilis Yellow pencil coral Wells; 1973 123 121 Madracis pharensis 124 122 Zoantharia (=Hexacorallia) Scleractinia Astrocoeniina Acroporidae Acropora cervicornis Staghorn coral Lamark; 1816 125 123 Acropora palmata Elkhorn coral Lamark; 1816 126 124 Acropora prolifera Fused staghorn coral 127 125 Fungiina Agariciidae Agaricia agaricites (complex) 128 126 f. agaricites Lettuce coral Linne; 1758 129 127 f. danai Scaled lettuce coral Milne, Edwards, and Haime; 1860 130 128 f. carinata Keeled lettuce coral Wells; 1973 131 129 f. purpurea Purple lettuce coral Lesueur; 1821 132 130 f. humilis Low relief lettuce coral 133 131 Agaricia fragilis Fragile saucer coral Dana; 1846 134 132 Agaricia lamarcki Milne, Edwards, and Haime; 1851 135 133 Leptoseris cucullata Ellis and Solander; 1786 136 134 Siderastreidae Siderastrea radians Lesser starlet coral Pallas; 1766 137 135 Siderastrea siderea Massive starlet coral Ellis and Solander; 1786 138 136 Poritidae Porites astreoides Mustard hill coral Lamark; 1816 139 137 Porites branneri Blue crust coral Rathban; 1888 140 138 Porites porites (complex) 141 139 f. porites Clubtip finger coral Pallas; 1766 142 f. clavaria Lamark; 1816 143 140 f. divaricata Thin finger coral Lesueur; 1821 144 141 f. furcata Branched finger coral Lamark; 1816 145 142 Faviina Faviidae Cladocora arbuscula Tube coral Lesueur; 1821 146 143 Colpophyllia natans Boulder brain coral Houttuyn; 1772 147 144 Colpophyllia breviseralis 148 145 Diploria clivosa Knobby brain coral Ellis and Solander; 1786 149 146 Diploria labyrinthiformis Grooved brain coral Linne; 1758 150 147 Diploira strigosa Symmetrical brain coral Dana; 1846 151 148 Favia fragum Golfball coral Esper; 1795 152 149 Favia gravida 153 150 Manicina areolata (complex) 154 151 f. areolata Rose coral Linne; 1758 155 152 f. mayori Tortugas rose coral 156 153 Montastraea annularis (complex) 157 f. annularis Boulder star coral Ellis and Solander; 1786 158 f. faveolata