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The following species are documented in the park. The list is not exhaustive. Sightings of species not on this list may be submitted to the webmaster.
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Category
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Scientific Name
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Common Name, if available
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Cnidaria- anemones
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Aiptasia pallida
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pale anemone
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Bartholomea annulata
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corkscrew anemone
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Bunodeopsis globulifera
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stinging mangrove anemone
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Condylactis gigantea
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giant Caribbean anemone
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Lebrunia danae
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branching anemone
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Phymanthus crucifer
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red beaded anemone
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Ragactis lucida
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knobby anemone
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Viatrix globulifera
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turtle grass anemone
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Cnidaria- comb jelly
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Mnemiopsis mccradyi
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sea walnut
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Cnidaria- corallimorph
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Ricordea florida
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ricordea mushroom
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Cnidaria- hydrocorals
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Millepora alcicornis
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branching fire coral
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Millepora complanata
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blade fire coral
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Cnidaria- hydroids, jellyfish, and siphonophores
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Aurelia aurita
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moon jelly
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Cassiopea frondosa
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upsidedown jelly
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Cassiopea xamachana
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mangrove upsidedown jelly
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Physalia physalis
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Portuguese man-of-war
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Porpita porpita
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blue button jelly
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Velella velella
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by the wind sailor
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Cnidaria- octocoral
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Briareum Asbestinum
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corky sea finger
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Erythropodium caribaeorum
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encrusting gorgonian
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Eunicea calyculata
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warty sea rod
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Eunicea succinea
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shelf knob sea rod
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Gorgonia flabellum
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venus sea fan
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Gorgonia ventalina
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common sea fan
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Plexaura flexuosa
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bent sea rod
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Plexaurella nutans
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giant slit-pore sea rod
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Pseudopterogorgia acerosa
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purple sea plume
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Pseudopterogorgia americana
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slimy sea plume
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Pseudopterogorgia bipinnata
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bipinnate sea plume
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Pterogorgia anceps
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angular sea whip
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Pterogorgia citrina
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yellow sea whip
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Pterogorgia guadalupensis
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groved-blade sea whip
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Cnidaria- stony coral
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Acropora cervicornis
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staghorn coral
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Acropora palmata
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Elkhorn coral
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Acropora prolifera
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fused staghorn coral
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Agaricia agaricites
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lettuce coral
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Cladocora debilis
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thin tube coral
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Colpophyllia natans
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boulder brain coral
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Dendrogyra cylindrus
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pillar coral
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Dichocoenia stokesii
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stokes star coral
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Diploria clivosa
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knobby brain coral
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Diploria labyrinthiformis
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labyrinthe brain coral
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Diploria strigosa
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symmetrical brain coral
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Eusmilia fastigiata
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smooth flower coral
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Favia fragum
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golfball coral
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Helioseris cucullata
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sunray lettuce coral
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Madracis decactis
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ten-ray star coral
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Madracis mirabilis
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Yellow pencil coral
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Manicina areolata
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rose coral
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Meandrina meandrites
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maze coral
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Montastraea annularis
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lobed star coral
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Montastraea cavernosa
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great star coral
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Montastraea faveolata
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mountainous star coral
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Montastraea franksi
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boulder star coral
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Mycetophyllia aliciae
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knobby cactus coral
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Mycetophyllia lamarckiana
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ridged cactus coral
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Oculina robusta
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robust ivory tree coral
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Porites astreoides
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mustard hill coral
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Porites branneri
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blue crust coral
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Porites divaricata
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thin finger coral
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Porites furcata
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branched finger coral
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Porites porites
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clubtip finger coral
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Siderastrea radians
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lesser starlet coral
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Siderastrea siderea
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massive starlet coral
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Solenastrea bournoni
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smooth star coral
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Solenastrea hyades
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knobby star coral
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Stephanocoenia intersepta
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blushing star coral
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Stephanocoenia michelini
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blushing star coral
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Cnidaria- zoanthid
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Palythoa caribaeorum
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white encrusting zoanthid
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Palythoa grandis
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sun zoanthid
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Parazoanthus parasiticus
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sponge zoanthid
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Parazoanthus puertoricense
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black sponge zoanthid
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Zoanthus pulchellus
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mat zoanthid
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Zoanthus sociatus
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green sea mat
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Echinodermata- brittle star
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Ophiocoma echinata
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blunt-spined brittle star
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Ophioderma cinereum
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chocolate brittle star
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Ophionereis reticulata
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reticulated brittle star
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Ophiothrix oerstedii
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Echinodermata- sea cucumber
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Actinopyga agassizii
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five-toothed sea cucumber
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Holothuria floridana
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Florida sea cucumber
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Holothuria grisea
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harlequin sea cucumber
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Holothuria mexicana
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donkey dung sea cucumber
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Holothuria parvula
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golden sea cucumber
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Synaptula hydriformis
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medusa worm
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Echinodermata- sea urchin and sand dollar
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Clypeaster rosaceus
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fat sea biscuit
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Diadema antillarum
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Echinometra lucunter
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rock boring urchin
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Eucidaris tribuloides
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slate pencil urchin
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Lytechinus variegatus
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green sea urchin
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Horseshoe crab
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Limulus polyphemus
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horseshoe crab
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Sponge
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Amphimedon viridis
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sponge
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Aplysina fistularis
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rope sponge
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Callyspongia plicifera
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azure vase songe
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Callyspongia vaginalis
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branching vase sponge
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Chalinula molitba
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Chondrilla caribensis
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chicken liver sponge
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Chondrilla nucula
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sponge
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Cliona delitrix
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red boring sponge
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Cliona langae
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coral encrusting sponge
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Cliona tenuis
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encrusting sponge
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Cliona varians
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green encrusting sponge
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Cribrochalina vasculum
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brown bowl sponge
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Diplastrella megastellata
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red-orange encrusting sponge
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Dysidea fragilis
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Geodia gibberosa
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barrel sponge
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Haliclona hogarth
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Haliclona tubifera
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Hippospongia lachne
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Holopsamma helwigi
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lumpy overgrowing sponge
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Iotrochota birotulata
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green finger sponge
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Ircinia campana
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Ircinia felix
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stinker sponge
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Ircinia strobilina
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black ball sponge
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Ircinia variabilis
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Monanchora barbadensis
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red lumpy sponge
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Monanchora unguifera
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red-orange lumpy sponge
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Mycale laevis
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yellow encrusting sponge
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Niphates digitalis
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purple sponge
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Pseudoceratina crassa
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branching tube yellow sponge
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Spheciospongia vesparium
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loggerhead sponge
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Spongia barbara
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yellow sponge
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Spongia cheiris
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glove sponge
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Spongia graminea
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grass sponge
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Spongia obscura
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grass sponge
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Spongia tubulifera
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cuban reef sponge
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Tedania ignis
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fire sponge
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Tedania klausi
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fire sponge
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Tethya crypta
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Tethya diploderma
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Xestospongia muta
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giant barrel sponge
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Tardigrade
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Echiniscoides sigismundi
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Milnesium tardigradum
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Tunicate
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Ascidia nigra
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black solitary tunicate
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Distaplia corolla
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button tunicate
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Ecteinascidia turbinata
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mangrove tunicate
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Eudistoma obscuratum
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black condominium tunicate
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Polycarpa spongiabilis
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giant tunicate
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Worm
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Americonuphis magna
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Amphinome rostrata
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worm
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Anamobaea orstedii
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split-crown feather duster
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Armandia maculata
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worm
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Branchiomma nigromaculata
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black spotted feather duster
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Ceratonereis mirabilis
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Chloeia viridis
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Cistenides sp.
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golden tube worm
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Eupolymnia crassicornis
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spaghetti worm
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Hermodice carunculata
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bearded fireworm
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Loimia medusa
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medusa worm
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Phyllodoce arenae
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Podarke obscura
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Pomatostegus stellatus
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star horseshoe worm
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Prionospio heterobranchia
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Sabellastarte magnifica
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magnificent feather duster
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Salmacina huxleyi
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Spirobranchus giganteus
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Christmas tree worm
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Spirorbis formosus
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