Guana Island Marine Invertebrates

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Species Color Code:

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Green (x)--Compared to non-type specimens
Purple (x)--Identified using description
Brown (x)--Tentative identification by sight
Red (x)--Identified using key only

 

PHYLUM ARTHROPODA

Subphylum Crustacea             [Maxillopoda] [Malacostraca]

CLASS MAXILLOPODA

Subclass Copepoda (Copepods)

Copepod h0824b

26x37

h0451

h0468

h0643

h0816fx

Subclass Thecostraca

Infraclass Cirripedia (Barnacles)

ORDER SESSILA

Suborder Balanomorpha

Family Chthamidae

47x03

CLASS OSTRACODA (Ostracods/Seed Shrimps)

ORDER PODOCOPIDA

ORDER MYODOCOPIDA

h1041a

h1041b

h1054

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CLASS MALACOSTRACA   [Leptostraca] [Stomatopoda] [Peracarida] [Decapoda]

Subclass Phyllocarida

ORDER LEPTOSTRACA (Leptostracans)

Paranebalia sp.

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Subclass Hoplocarida

ORDER STOMATOPODA (Mantis Shrimps)

Gonodactylus curacaoensis

Gonodactylus oerstedi

Gonodactylus sp 2

Gonodactylus sp 3

29x12

stomatopod sp. 1

stomatopod sp. 2

Suborder Unipeltata

Superfamily Gonodactyloidea

Family Gonodactylidae

Neogonodactylus curocaoensis

Neogonodactylus oerstedii

Neogonodactylus spinulosus

Family Pseudosquillidae

Pseudosquilla oculata

Superfamily Lysiosquilloidea

Family Nannosquillidae

Alachosquilla floridensis

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Subclass Eumalacostraca

Superorder Peracarida      [Mysida] [Amphipoda] [Isopoda] [Cumacea] [Tanaidacea]

ORDER MYSIDA (Mysids/Opossum Shrimps)

25x32

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ORDER AMPHIPODA (Amphipods/Beach Hoppers)

h1048

h1052

h0470

h0467

26x16

26x25

27x32

Pseudoamphithoides incurvaria

Hyale sp. 40x01fx

Ampelisca sp. 40x06

40x22

h0104

h0443

h0447

h0467

h0470

Pariphinotus seclusus h0610

Batea sp. h0655

h0732

h1048

h1052

h1056

Family Caprellidae

vc0504

 

[Top] [Malacostraca] [Peracarida]

ORDER ISOPODA (Isopods/Pill Bugs)

11x08 

26x34

27x10

37x25 

36x31

h0654 

h0469 

h0484 

h0705 

h0656 

h0762b

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ORDER CUMACEA (Cumaceans)

h0810a

h0811a

h1049a 

h1033a

h0812a

h1030a

h1051a 

h1029a 

h1038a

h1047a

h1039a

h1042b

h1044a

h1043a 

h1046a

h1050a

h1045a

Cumella sp 4-- H0179a

Cumella sp 3--h0178c

Cumella sp 12-- h0187a 

Cumella sp 10-- h0185b

Cumella sp 2-- h0177a

Cumella sp 8-- h0183a

Cumella sp. 13--h0204a

Cumella sp 1-- h0176b 

Cumella sp 6-- h0181a 

Cumella sp 9-- h0184a

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ORDER TANAIDACEA (Tanaids)

h0706

[Top] [Malacostraca] [Peracarida]

Superorder Eucarida

ORDER DECAPODA      [Penaeoidea] [Stenopodidea] [Caridea] [Thalassinoidea] [Astacidea] [Palinura] [Anomura] [Brachyura]

Suborder Dendrobranchiata (Penaeids)

Superfamily Penaoidea

Family Penaeidae

Penaeid sp. 1

Penaeid sp. 2

Family Sicyonidae

Sicyoniid sp 1

Sicyoniid sp 2

Superfamily Sergestoidea

Family Luciferidae

Acetes or Lucifer sp.

Family Sergestidae

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Suborder Pleocyemata

Infraorder Stenopodidea (Stenopodids)

Family Spongicolidae

Microprosthema semilaeve (Von Martens, 1872) (x)

Microprosthema new species? (near semilaeve)

Microprosthema new species (white)

Odontozona new species

Family Stenopodidae

Stenopus hispidus

Stenopus scutellatus

 

[Top] [Malacostraca] [Decapoda]

Infraorder Caridea (Carideans)

14x31

c32x30s

14x11

Lysmata sp 14x24

02067

04x28

79x02

Superfamily Pasiphaeoididea

Family Pasiphaeidae

Superfamily Bresilioidea

Family Bresiliidae

Superfamily Palaemonoidea

Family Palaemonidae

Macrobrachium sp

Palaemonetes spp

Periclimenes yucatanensis

Periclimenes pedersoni

Brachycarpus biunguiculatus

Other genera spp.

Family Pontoniidae**********

Family Gnathophyllidae

Gnathophylloides mineri (x)

Gnathophyllum americanum

Superfamily Alpheoidea

Family Alpheidae (Alpheids/Snapping or Pistol Shrimps)

Alpheus armatus

Alpheus c.f. bouvieri or barbadensis

Alpheus spp.

Synalpheus spp.

Automate sp.

other genera spp.

08x12

c18x10s

18x05

19x31

02056

02x08

08x12

11x20

h0840

h0841

Family Ogyrididae

Family Hippolytidae

Lyesmata spp.

Thor ambionensis

Eualus spp.

Hippolyte spp.

Latreutes sp.

Latreutes sp. A

Latreutes sp. B

Tozeuma sp.

Superfamily Processidae

Family Processidae

Superfamily Pandaloidea

Family Pandalidae

Superfamily Crangonoidea

Family Crangonidae

[Top] [Malacostraca] [Decapoda]

Infraorder Thalassinoidea (Lobster Shrimps, Mud Shrimps and Ghost Shrimps)

Superfamily Axioidea

Family Axiidae

Axiopsis sp.

Superfamily Callianassoidea

Family Callianassidae

32x33s

Neocalichirus sp. 1

Neocalichirus sp. 2

Neocalichirus sp. 3

Family Callianideidae

Callianidia (laevicauda?)

Family Laomediidae

Axianassa sp.

Family Upogebiidae

c47x34 Pomatogebia operculata

[Top] [Malacostraca] [Decapoda]

Infraorder Astacidea (Clawed Lobsters)

Superfamily Nephropidea

Family Nephropidae

[Top] [Malacostraca] [Decapoda]

Infraorder Palinura

Superfamily Palinuroidea

Family Palinuridae (Spiny Lobsters)

Panulirus argus (x)

Panulirus sp. (spiny lobster) juvenile

Family Scyllaridae (Slipper Lobsters)

Scyllarides aequinoctalis

Scyllarus sp.

[Top] [Malacostraca] [Decapoda]

Infraorder Anomura

Superfamily Paguroidea (Hermit Crabs)

c37x36

47x28

Family Coenobitidae

Coenobita clypeatus

Family Diogenidae

Calcinus tibicen

Clibanarius antilliensis?

Clibanarius tricolor

Dardanus venosus H. Milne Edwards, 1848

Paguristes cadenati Forest, 1954

Pagaristes grayi Benedict, 1901

Paguristes oxyophthalmus Holthius, 1959

Paguristes puncticeps Benedict, 1901

Paguristes sericeus A. Milne Edwards, 1880

Pagaristes wassi (Provenzano, 1961)

Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus, 1758)

Pagaristes sp 1

Family Lithodidae

Family Paguridae

29x04s Pagurus sp

Pagurus maclaughlinae? (García-Gómez, 1982)

Iridopaguris violaceus?

Iridopagurus sp.

Family Parapaguridae

Family Pylochelidae

Superfamily Galatheoidea

Family Galatheidae (Galatheids/Squat Lobsters)

Galatheid sp 1

Munid sp 1

Munid sp 2

46x33

47x16s

h0799

Family Porcellanidae (Porcellanids/Porcelain Crabs)

Pachycheles sp 1

Pachycheles sp 2

Petrolisthes marginatus

Petrolisthes politus

Petrolisthes quadratus

Petrolisthes sp 1

Petrolisthes sp 2

Petrolisthes sp 3

Porcellana sayana

18x22 

31x15

17x05

Superfamily Hippoidea (Mole Crabs and Sand Crabs)

Family Albuneidae

Albunea sp 1 (x)

Family Hippidae

Hippa sp.

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Infraorder Brachyura (Brachyurans/Crabs)

SECTION DROMIACEA

Superfamily Dromioidea (Sponge Crabs and Shell Crabs)

Family Dromiidae

Cryptodromiopsis antillensis (x)

Hypoconcha sp1

Family Dynomenidae

Superfamily Homoloidea

Family Homolidae

Family Latreilliidae

Family Poupiniidae

SECTION EUBRACHYURA

Subsection Raninoida

Superfamily Raninoidea

Family Raninidae

Family Symethidae

Symethis sp.

Superfamily Cyclodorippoidea

Family Cyclodorippidae

Family Cymonomidae

Family Phyllotymolinidae

Subsection Heterotremata

Superfamily Dorippoidea

Family Dorippidae

Family Orithyiidae

Superfamily Calappoidea (Callapids/Box Crabs)

Family Calappidae

Calappa gallus (x)

Calappa sp. (shed carapace only)

Family Hepatidae

Superfamily Leucosioidea (Leucosiids/Purse Crabs)

Family Leucosiidae

Speleophorus sp.

Iliacantha sp.

Callidactylus asper?

Uhlias limbatus

c48x07

c78x30-32

43x23

Family Matutidae

Superfamily Majoidea (Majids/Spider Crabs)

Family Epialtidae

Acanthonyx petiverii (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) (x)

h0455

h0665a 

Epialtus bituberculatus

Epialtus kingsleyi

Epialtus sp.

Epialtus sp A.

Epialtus sp.?

Family Inachidae

Inachid sp.

c48x02

Stenorhynchus seticornis

Family Inachoididae

Inachoides sp.A

Family Majidae

Podochela sp.

Family Mithracidae

Macrocoeloma trispinosum spp 1 (x)

Macrocoeloma trispinosum ssp 2 (x)

Macrocoeloma sp.

Microphrys bicornutus (Latreille, 1825) (x)

Microphrys sp.?

Hemus sp 1 (x)

Hemus cristulipes

Mithrax commensalis Manning, 1970 (x)

Mithrax corophe (Herbst, 1801) (x)

Mithrax forceps ? 30x23s (x)

Mithrax pilosus Rathbun, 1892 (x)

Mithrax holderi (Stimpson, 1871) (x)

Mithrax verrucosus (H. Milne Edwards, 1832) (x)

Mithrax sculptus (Lamarck, 1818) (x)

Mithrax spinosissima

Mithrax spinosisimus (Lamarck, 1818) (x)

Mithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871) (x)

Thoe puella Stimpson, 1860 (x)

Family Pisidae

Pelia mutica (Gibbes, 1850) (x)

Family Oregoniidae*********

Family Tychidae

Pitho sp 1 (x)

Pitho mirabilis

Pitho lherminieri

Pitho mirabilis (shed carapace)

Superfamily Hymenosomatoidea

Family Hymenosomatidae

Superfamily Parthenopoidea (Parthenopids/Elbow Crabs)

Family Aethridae

79x05s

Family Dairididae

Family Daldorfiidae

Family Parthenopidae

Heterocrypta or Cryptopodia sp.

Mesorhoea sp.

Parthenope sp.

Solenolambrus sp. 1

Solenolambrus sp. 2

Superfamily Retroplumoidea

Family Retroplumidae

Superfamily Cancroidea

Family Atelecyclidae

Family Cancridae

Family Cheiragonidae

Family Corystidae

Family Pirimelidae

Family Thiidae

Superfamily Portunoidea

Family Geryonidae (Geryonids)

Family Portunidae (Portunids/Swimming Crabs)

Arenaeus cribrarius (Lamarck, 1818) (x)

Callinectes ornatus var. humphreyi (Ordway, 1863) (x)

Charybdis helleri (A. Milne Edwards, 1867) (x)

Cronius ruber (Lamarck, 1818) (x)

Portunus anceps (Saussure, 1858) (x)

Portunus depressifrons (Stimpson, 1859) (x)

Portunus ordwayi (Stimpson, 1860) (x)

Portunus sebae (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) (x)

Portunus ventralis (A. Milne Edwards, 1879) (x)

Family Trichodactylidae

Superfamily Bythograeoidae

Family Bythograeidae

Superfamily Xanthoidea (Xanthids/Mud Crabs, Stone crabs and Pebble Crabs)

Family Carpiliidae

Family Eumedonidae

Family Goneplacidae

71x11s

Family Hexapodidae

Family Menippidae (Stone Crabs)

Family Panopeidae

Panopeus lacustris (x)

01x20

17x23s

31x01s

17x19s

h0979

41x06

02x26-2

Eriphia gonagra

Eurypanopeus c.f. abbreviatus

Platypodiella spectabilis 

Family Pilumnidae (Pilumnids)

h0764

Lobopilumnus sp 1

Lobopilumnus sp 2

Pilumnus sp 02038

 

Family Platyxanthidae

Family Pseudorhombilidae

Family Trapeziidae

Family Xanthidae

Carpilius coralinus

Chlorodiella longimana

Domecia acanthophora

Melybia thalamita

Ozius reticulatus

Panopeus bermudensis

Panopeus occidentalis

Paractaea rufopunctata nodosa

Xanthid sp.

Xanthodius depressifrons

Superfamily Cryptochiroidea

Family Cryptochiridae

Subsection Thoracotremata

Superfamily Pinnotheroidea (Pinnotherids/Pea Crabs)

Family Pinnotheridae

Dissodactylus sp.

30x09

79x20

Superfamily Ocypodoidea

Family Ocypodidae (Ocypodids/Fiddler Crabs and Ghost Crabs)

Uca burgersi (x)

Ocypode quadrata (x)

Family Palicidae

Superfamily Grapsidoidea

Family Gecarcinidae (Gecarcinids/Land Crabs)

Cardisoma guanhumi

Gecarcinus lateralis

Gecarcinus ruricola 

Family Grapsidae (Grapsids/Shore Crabs)

Aratus pisonii

Armases ricordi

Armases miersii

Cyclograpsus integer 29x22s (x)

Geograpsus lividus

Goniopsis cruentata

Grapsus grapsus (x)

Pachygrapsus gracilis (x)

Percnon gibbesi

Pachygrapsus transversus

Sesarma curacaoense

01x30s

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