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SPONGES
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Sponge Classification PhylumClassCharacteristics PoriferaCalcarea-CaCO3 spicules - all are marine Hexactinellida-SiO3 spicules - 6-rayed spicules - all are marine - “ glass sponges ” Demospongiae -SiO3 spicules - may have spongin - marine, brackish or fresh water Sclerospongiae- coralline sponges -reassigned to Demospongiae and Calcarea (1985)
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Page in “ Reef Creatures ” GenusCommon Name 17Pseudoceratina-branching tube sponge 17Pseudoceratina-branching tube sponge 17Pseudoceratina-branching tube sponge 19Aplysina-Stove pipe sponge 21Aplysina-yellow tube sponge 21Aplysina-yellow tube (shallow) sponge 25Callyspongia-branching vase sponge 25Callyspongia-branching vase sponge (fan) 29Xestospongia-giant barrel sponge 33Cinachyra- orange ball sponge 35Tedania-fire sponge 37Neofibrularia- touch-me-not sponge 38Aplysina-rope sponge 39Aplysina-rope sponge 57Cliona-red boring sponge Sponges you ’ ll have to know and love
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Sponges - Pseudoceratina Pseudoceratina Aplysina Callyspongia Xestospongia Cinachyra Tedania Neofibrularia Aplysina Cliona Branching tube sponges
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Sponges - Aplysina Pseudoceratina Aplysina Callyspongia Xestospongia Cinachyra Tedania Neofibrularia Aplysina Cliona Stovepipe/tube sponges
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Sponges - Callyspongia Pseudoceratina Aplysina Callyspongia Xestospongia Cinachyra Tedania Neofibrularia Aplysina Cliona Branching vase sponges
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Sponges - Xestospongia Pseudoceratina Aplysina Callyspongia Xestospongia Cinachyra Tedania Neofibrularia Aplysina Cliona Giant Barrel sponges
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Sponges - Cinachyra Pseudoceratina Aplysina Callyspongia Xestospongia Cinachyra Tedania Neofibrularia Aplysina Cliona Ball sponges
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Sponges - Tedania Pseudoceratina Aplysina Callyspongia Xestospongia Cinachyra Tedania Neofibrularia Aplysina Cliona Fire sponges
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Sponges - Neofibrularia Pseudoceratina Aplysina Callyspongia Xestospongia Cinachyra Tedania Neofibrularia Aplysina Cliona Touch-me-not sponges
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Sponges - Aplysina Pseudoceratina Aplysina Callyspongia Xestospongia Cinachyra Tedania Neofibrularia Aplysina Cliona Rope sponges
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Sponges - Cliona Pseudoceratina Aplysina Callyspongia Xestospongia Cinachyra Tedania Neofibrularia Aplysina Cliona Encrusting/Boring sponges
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INVERTEBRATE IDENTIFICATION
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) Annelida - segmented worms Fireworms - Hermodice
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) Annelida - segmented worms Featherduster worms - Sabellastarte
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) Annelida - segmented worms Christmas tree worms - Spirobranchus
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) Crustacea Banded coral shrimp - Stenopus hispidus
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) Crustacea Pedersen ’ s cleaner shrimp - Periclemines pedersoni
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) Crustacea Arrow crab - Stenorhynchus
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) Crustacea Caribbean Spiny lobster - Panulirus argus
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) Mollusca Caribbean Reef Squid - Sepioteuthis
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) Mollusca Common Octopus - Octopus
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) Mollusca Queen conch - Strombus gigas
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) Mollusca Flamingo tongue - Cyphoma gibbosum
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) Mollusca Lettuce Sea Slug - Elysia (Tridachia) crispata
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) Mollusca Fuzzy Chiton - Acanthopleura
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) Tunicata/Ascidia/Urochordata Painted tunicate - Clavelina
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) Tunicata/Ascidia/Urochordata Mangrove tunicate - Ecteinascidia
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) 5.Echinodermata Echinodermata - Crinoidea Golden crinoid - Davidaster
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) 5.Echinodermata Echinodermata - Crinoidea Black-and-white crinoid - Nemaster
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) 5.Echinodermata Echinodermata - Ophuroidea Brittlestar - Ophiothrix
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) 5.Echinodermata Echinodermata - Echinoidea Long-spined urchin - Diadema antillarum
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) 5.Echinodermata Echinodermata - Echinoidea West Indian sea egg - Tripneustes
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) 5.Echinodermata Echinodermata - Holothurea Donkey dung sea cucumber - Holothuria mexicana
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Invertebrate Identification 1.Annelida 2.Crustacea 3.Mollusca 4.Tunicates(Urochordates) 5.Echinodermata Echinodermata - Holothurea Tiger tail sea cucumber - Holothuria thomasi
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Others Pomacentridae - Damselfish Dusky Damselfish3-spot DamselfishBeaugregoryBicolor Adult Juvenile All are in the genus Stegastes
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Others Pomacentridae - Damselfish Sergeant Major - Abudefduf Blue Chromis - Chromis
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Others Carangidae - jacks Bar Jack - CaranxPermit - Trachinotus Adult
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Others Carcharinidae - sharks Black tip reef shark -Charcharinus Nurse shark - Ginglymostoma Adult
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Others Dasyatidae - rays Southern sting ray -Dasyatis Adult
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Others Serranidae - groupers Jewfish Red grouper Red hind All are in the genus Epinelphelus Nassau grouper
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Others Serranidae - groupers Both are in the genus Mycertoperca Black grouper Tiger grouper
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Others Sphyraenidae - barracuda Sphyraena
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Others Parrotfish - Scaridae - Scarus Stoplight Rainbow Queen
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Others Parrotfish - Scaridae - Scarus Initial Phase Terminal Phase
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Others Balistidae - Filefish/Triggerfish Gray Triggerfish - Balistes Slender filefish - Monacanthis Whitespotted filefish - Balistes
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Others Tetraodontidae - Puffers Pufferfish - Sphaeriodes Balloonfish - Diodon
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Others Chaetodontidae - Butterfly fish Cherubfish - Centropyge Reef - Chaetodon Longsnout - Chaetodon Banded - Chaetodon Foureyed - Chaetodon Spotfin - Chaetodon
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Others Pomacanthidae - Angel fish Blue - HolacanthusFrench - Pomacanthus Queen - Holacanthus Juveniles
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Others Haemulidae - Grunts - Haemulon Bluestriped French Cottonwick Margate
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Others Lutjanidae - Snappers - Lutjanus Gray RedDog Mutton Schoolmaster
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Others Serranidae - sea basses Soapfish - RypticusLantern bass - Serranus Tobaccofish - Serranus
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Others Aulostomus - Aulostomidae - trumpet fish
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Browsers/grazers 8.Others Acanthurus - Acanthuridae Surgeonfish/Tang Gobiosoma - Gobiidae Gobies
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Browsers/grazers 8.Others Labridae - wrasses Bodianus - Spanish hogfish Clepticus - creole wrasse
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Browsers/grazers 8.Others Labridae - wrasses All are in the genus Halichoeres Bluehead Puddingwife Slippery dick juvenile
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Browsers/grazers 8.Others Holocentridae - squirrelfish All are in the genus Holocentrus Dusky squirrelfish Reef squirrelfish
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Browsers/grazers 8.Others Apogon - Apogonidae - cardinalfish
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Browsers/grazers 8.Others Ostraciidae - cowfish Spotted cowfish - Lactophrys
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Browsers/grazers 8.Others Sciaenidae - drums - Equetus Spotted drum Jacknife fish Highhat
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Browsers/grazers 8.Others Muraenidae - morays - Gymnothorax Green moraySpotted moray
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Browsers/grazers 8.Others Congridae - garden eels - Heteroconger
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Fish Identification 1.Midwater invertebrate feeders 2.Midwater Piscivores 3.Large Piscivores 4.Coral Feeders 5.Benthic invertebrate feeders 6.Small fish feeders 7.Browsers/grazers 8.Others Ophichthidae - snake eels - Myrichthyes
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