| Sponges (Porifera) |
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| Demospongiae |
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| Aplysinidae |
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| Psedoceratina crassa |
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Branching Tube Sponge |
| Verongula reiswigi^ |
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n/a |
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| Callyspongiidae |
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| Callyspongia plicifera |
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Azure Vase Sponge |
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| Demospongidae |
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| Agelas conifera |
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Brown Tube Sponge |
| Aplysina archeri |
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Stove-Pipe Sponge |
| Aplysina cauliformis |
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Row Pore Rope Sponge |
| Aplysina fistularis |
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Yellow Tube Sponge |
| Aplysina fulva |
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Scattered Pore Rope Sponge |
| Calyx podatypa |
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Dark Volcano Sponge |
| Geodia neptuni |
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Leathery Barrel Sponge |
| Neofibularia nolitangere |
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Touch-Me-Not Sponge |
| Siphonodictyon coralliphagum |
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Variable Boring Sponge |
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| Iotrochotidae |
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| Iotrochota birotulata |
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Green Finger Sponge |
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| Irciniidae |
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| Ircinia strobilina |
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Black-Ball Sponge |
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| Niphatidae |
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| Niphates digitalis |
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Pink Vase Sponge |
| Cribrochalina sp.^ |
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a bowl sponge |
| Cribrochalina^ |
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a bowl sponge |
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| Petrosiidae |
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| Xestospongia muta |
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Giant Barrel Sponge |
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| ^ -tentative identification |
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| Cnidaria |
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| Hydrozoa (Hydroid and Siphonophores) |
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| Anthomedusae |
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| Fire Corals (Milleporidae) |
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| Millepora alcicornis |
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Branching Fire Coral |
| Millepora complanata |
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Blade Fire Coral |
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| Sea Fan Hydroids (Solanderiidae) |
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| Solanderia gracilis |
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Seafan Hydroid |
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| Siphonophorae |
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| Physaliidae |
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| Physalia physalis |
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Portuguese Man O' War |
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| Jellyfish (Scyphozoa) |
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| Rhizostomeae |
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| Cassiopeidae |
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| Cassiopea xamachana |
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Mangrove Upsidedown Jellyfish |
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| Semaeostomeae |
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| Cyaneidae |
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| Cyanea capillata |
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Lion's Mane Jellyfish |
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| Ulmaridae |
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| Aurelia aurita |
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Moon Jellyfish |
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| Corals and Sea Anemones (Anthozoa) |
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| Hexacorallia |
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| Sea Anemones (Actiniaria) |
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| Aiptasiidae |
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| Bartholomea annulata |
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Corkscrew Anemone |
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| Actiniidae |
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| Condylactis gigantea |
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Giant Caribbean Anemone |
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| Black corals (Antipatharia) |
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| Antipathidae |
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| Antipathes caribbeana |
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Bushy Black Coral |
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| Hard Corals (Scleractinia) |
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| Acroporidae |
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| Acropora palmata |
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Elkhorn Coral |
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| Agariciidae |
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| Agaricia agaricites |
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Tan Lettuce-Leaf Coral |
| Agaricia humilis |
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Thin-leaf Lettuce Coral |
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| Caryophylliidae |
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| Eusmilia fastiginia |
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Smooth Flower Coral |
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| Faviidae |
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| Colpophyllia natans |
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Boulder Brain Coral |
| Diploria labyrinthiformis |
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Grooved Brain Coral |
| Diploria strigosa |
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Common Brain Coral |
| Montastraea annularis |
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Boulder Star Coral |
| Montastraea cavernosa |
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Great Star Coral |
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| Meandrinidae |
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| Dendrogyra cylindrus |
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Pillar Coral |
| Dichocoenia stokesi |
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Elliptical Star Coral |
| Meandrina meandrites |
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Maze Coral |
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| Merulinidae |
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| Orbicella franksi |
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Boulder Star Coral |
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| Mussidae |
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| Mycetophyllia lamarckiana |
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Ridged Cactus Coral |
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| Poritidae |
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| Porites astreoides |
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Mustard Hill Coral |
| Porites divaricata |
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Thin Finger Coral |
| Porites porites |
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Thick Finger Coral |
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| Siderastreidae |
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| Siderastrea siderea |
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Massive Starlet Coral |
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| Octocorallia |
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| Soft Corals (Alcyonacea) |
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| Gorgoniidae |
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| Gorgonia sp. |
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Sea Fan sp. |
| Pseudopterogorgia sp. |
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Sea Plumes |
| Pterogorgia anceps |
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Angular Sea Whip |
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| Plexauridae |
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| Eunicea mammosa |
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Swollen-Knob Candelabrum |
| Eunicea spp. |
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Knobby Sea Rods |
| Plexaura homomalla |
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Common Bushy Soft Coral |
| Plexaurella spp. |
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Slit-Pore Sea Rods |
| Pseudoplexaura crucis |
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Porous Sea Rod |
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| Anthothelidae |
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| Iciligorgia schrammi |
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Deepwater Sea Fan |
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| Briareidae |
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| Briareum asbestinum |
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Deadman's Finger |
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| Arthropoda |
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| Horseshoe Crabs (Xiphosura) |
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| Limulidae |
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| Limulus polyphemus |
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Atlantic Horseshoe Crab |
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| Crustaceans (Crustacea) |
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| Decapoda |
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| Pleocyemata |
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| Stenopodidae |
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| Stenopus hispidus |
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Banded Coral Shrimp |
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| Palaemonoidea |
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| Palaemonidae |
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| Macrobrachium crenulatum |
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Stream Shrimp |
| Periclimenes pedersoni |
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Pederson Cleaner Shrimp |
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| Achelata |
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| Palinuridae (Lobsters) |
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| Panulirus argus |
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Caribbean Spiny Lobster |
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| Paguroidea |
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| Coenobitidae (Hermit Crabs) |
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| Coenobita clypeatus |
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Soldier Crab |
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| Diogenidae (Left-handed Hermit Crabs) |
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| Petrochirus diogenes |
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Giant Hermit Crab |
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| Brachyura |
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| Cancridae |
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| Cancer irroratus |
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Atlantic Rock Crab |
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| Grapsoidea |
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| Gecarcinidae (Land Crabs) |
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| Cardisoma guanhumi |
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Great Land Crab |
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| Grapsidae (Shore Crabs) |
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| Grapsus grapsus |
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Sally Lightfoot Crab |
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| Majoidea |
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| Majidae (Spider Crabs) |
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| Mithrax spinosissimus |
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Channel Clinging Crab |
| Stenorhynchus seticornis |
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Yellowline Arrow Crab |
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| Ocypodoidea |
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| Ocypodidae (Ghost Crabs and Fiddler Crabs) |
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| Ocypode quadrata |
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Atlantic Ghost Crab |
| Uca mordax |
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Biting Fiddler Crab |
| Ucides cordatus |
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Land Mangrove Crab |
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| Portunoidea |
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| Portunidae (Swimming Crabs) |
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| Callinectes sapidus |
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Blue Crab |
| Portunus sebae |
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Ocellate Swimming Crab |
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| Pseudothelphusoidea |
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| Pseudothelphusidae |
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| Eudaniela garmani |
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Manicou Crab |
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| Isopoda |
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| Asellidae |
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| Caecidotea sp. |
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Isopod |
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| Mollusks (Mollusca) |
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| Chitons (Polyplacophora) |
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| Chitonidae (Chitons) |
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| Acanthopleura granulata |
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West Indian Fuzzy Chiton |
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| Bivalves (Bivalvia) |
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| Ostreidae |
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| Crassostrea virginica |
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Eastern Oyster |
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| Snails and Slugs (Gastropoda) |
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| Fasciolariidae (Tulip and Spindle Snails) |
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| Cinctura lilium |
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Banded Tulip Snail |
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| Neritidae (Nerites) |
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| Nerita tessellata |
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Checkered Nerite |
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| Strombidae (Conches) |
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| Strombus gigas |
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Queen Conch |
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| Tegulidae (Top Snails) |
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| Cittarium pica |
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West Indian Top Snail |
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| Octopus and Squid (Cephalopoda) |
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| Octopodidae (Benthic Octopus) |
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| Octopus briareus |
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Caribbean Reef Octopus |
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| Segmented Worms (Annelida) |
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| Polychaete Worms (Polychaeta) |
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| Amphinomidae |
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| Hermodice carunculata |
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Bearded Fireworm |
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| Serpulidae |
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| Spirobranchus giganteus |
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Christmas Tree Worm |
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| Leeches (Hirudinea) |
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| Haemopidae |
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| Haemopis plumbea |
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green leech |
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| Echinoderms (Echinodermata) |
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| Asterozoa |
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| Sea Stars (Asteroidea) |
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| Asteriidae |
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| Leptasterias polaris |
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Polar Six-rayed Star |
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| Oreasteridae |
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| Oreaster reticulatus |
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Cushion Sea Star |
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| Echinozoa |
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| Sea Urchins (Echinoidea) |
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| Diadematidae (Long-spined Urchins) |
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| Diadema antillarum |
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Atlantic Long-spined Sea Urchin |
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| Echinometridae (Sea Urchins) |
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| Echinometra viridis |
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Reef Urchin |
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| Toxopneustidae (Globular Urchins) |
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| Lytechinus variegatus |
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Variegated Sea Urchin |
| Tripneustes ventricosus |
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West Indian Sea Egg |
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| Brissidae (Heart Urchins) |
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| Meoma ventricosa |
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Red Heart Urchin |
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| Sea Cucumbers (Holothuroidea) |
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| Holothuriidae |
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| Holothuria floridana |
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Florida Sea Cucumber |
| Holothuria mexicana |
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Donkey Dung Sea Cucumber |
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