Irish Biodiversity: a taxonomic inventory of fauna Irish Wildlife Manual No. 38 Irish Biodiversity: a taxonomic inventory of fauna S. E. Ferriss, K. G. Smith, and T. P. Inskipp (editors) Citations: Ferriss, S. E., Smith K. G., & Inskipp T. P. (eds.) Irish Biodiversity: a taxonomic inventory of fauna. Irish Wildlife Manuals, No. 38. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin, Ireland. Section author (2009) Section title . In: Ferriss, S. E., Smith K. G., & Inskipp T. P. (eds.) Irish Biodiversity: a taxonomic inventory of fauna. Irish Wildlife Manuals, No. 38. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin, Ireland. Cover photos: © Kevin G. Smith and Sarah E. Ferriss Irish Wildlife Manuals Series Editors: N. Kingston and F. Marnell © National Parks and Wildlife Service 2009 ISSN 1393 - 6670 Inventory of Irish fauna ____________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS Executive Summary.............................................................................................................................................1 Acknowledgements.............................................................................................................................................2 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................................................3 Methodology........................................................................................................................................................................3 Species overview .................................................................................................................................................................5 International and national protection............................................................................................................................. 7 Species of conservation concern........................................................................................................................................9 Biodiversity information management.......................................................................................................................... 11 Species Inventory...............................................................................................................................................12 Kingdom Bacteria (Monera).............................................................................................................................12 Kingdom Protozoa .............................................................................................................................................13 Kingdom Animalia............................................................................................................................................15 Phylum Myxozoa .............................................................................................................................................................. 15 Phylum Placozoa .............................................................................................................................................................. 16 Phylum Porifera ................................................................................................................................................................ 17 Phylum Cnidaria............................................................................................................................................................... 22 Phylum Ctenophora.......................................................................................................................................................... 29 Phylum Mesozoa............................................................................................................................................................... 30 Phylum Platyhelminthes ................................................................................................................................................. 31 Phylum Gnathostomulida ............................................................................................................................................... 36 Phylum Gastrotricha........................................................................................................................................................ 37 Phylum Rotifera................................................................................................................................................................ 38 Phylum Kinorhyncha........................................................................................................................................................ 39 Phylum Loricifera ............................................................................................................................................................. 40 Phylum Cycliophora......................................................................................................................................................... 41 Phylum Acanthocephala.................................................................................................................................................. 42 Phylum Entoprocta........................................................................................................................................................... 44 Phylum Nematoda ............................................................................................................................................................ 45 Phylum Nemertea.............................................................................................................................................................. 48 Phylum Nematomorpha................................................................................................................................................... 49 Phylum Bryozoa................................................................................................................................................................ 50 Phylum Phoronida............................................................................................................................................................ 54 Phylum Brachiopoda........................................................................................................................................................ 55 Phylum Mollusca .............................................................................................................................................................. 56 Phylum Priapulida ........................................................................................................................................................... 66 Phylum Sipuncula............................................................................................................................................................. 67 Phylum Echiura................................................................................................................................................................. 68 Phylum Annelida............................................................................................................................................................... 69 Phylum Tardigrada........................................................................................................................................................... 76 Phylum Pogonophora....................................................................................................................................................... 77 Phylum Arthropoda.......................................................................................................................................................... 78 Subphylum Chelicerata .................................................................................................................................................... 78 Subphylum Crustacea....................................................................................................................................................... 85 Subphylum Myriapoda..................................................................................................................................................... 94 Subphylum Hexapoda....................................................................................................................................................... 96 Phylum Echinodermata.................................................................................................................................................. 112 Phylum Chaetognatha.................................................................................................................................................... 117 Phylum Hemichordata ................................................................................................................................................... 118 Phylum Chordata............................................................................................................................................................ 119 Subphylum Urochordata...............................................................................................................................................