species scientific names

Question 1

ghost crabs

Answer 1

• Ocypode quadrata
• burrow in sand, make sand balls
  Phylum Arthropoda

Question 2

mole crabs

Answer 2

• Emerita talpoidea
• sand colored
• “sand crabs”, reside closer to the tide than ghost crabs
  Phylum arthropoda

Question 3

coquina

Answer 3

• Donax variabilis
• Ride the tide out, bury in sand, ride it back in
  Phylum mollusca

Question 4

digger amphipod

Answer 4

• Haustorius canadensis
• like clear sand crabs
• back-swimming amphipods
  Phylum Arthropoda

Question 5

Blue crab

Answer 5

Callinectes sapidus
Phylum arthropoda

Question 6

moon jelly <3

Answer 6

Aurelia aurita
Phylum Cnidaria
anthozoan
Class scyphoza

Question 7

black-fingered mud crab

Answer 7

Panopeus herbstii
Phylum arthropoda

Question 8

red-gilled marphysa

Answer 8

Marphysa sanguinea
phylum annelida

Question 9

Atlantic oyster drill

Answer 9

Urosalpinx cineria
class gastropoda

Question 10

channeled whelk

Answer 10

Busycotypus canaliculatus
class gastropoda

Question 11

Immortal jellyfish

Answer 11

Turtopsis sp.

Question 12

boring sponge

Answer 12

cliona celata
phylum porifera

Question 13

sun sponge

Answer 13

hymeniacidon heliophila
phylum porifera

Question 14

northern star coral

Answer 14

astrangia poculata
anthozoan

Question 15

stinging nettle

Answer 15

chrysaora quinquecirrha
cnidarian
anthozoan
scyphozoan

Question 16

sea wasp

Answer 16

tamoya haplonema

Question 17

lobed ctenophore

Answer 17

mnemiopsis leidyi

Question 18

blood worm

Answer 18

glycera americana

Question 19

calcerous tube worm

Answer 19

hydroides dianthus

Question 20

red gilled marphysa

Question 21

horseshoe crab

Answer 21

limulus polyphemus

Question 22

mantis shrimp

Answer 22

squilla empusa

Question 23

japanese shore crab

Answer 23

hemigrapsis sanguineus

Question 24

long clawed hermit crab

Answer 24

pagarus longicarpus

Question 25

mud fiddler crab

Answer 25

minuca (uca) pugnax

Question 26

sand fiddler crab

Answer 26

leptuca (uca) pugilator

Question 27

common shore shrimp

Answer 27

palaemonetes vulgaris

Question 28

hairy sea cucumber

Answer 28

sclerodactylus briereus

Question 29

purple sea urchin

Answer 29

arbacia punctulata

Question 30

oyster

Answer 30

crassotrea virginica

Question 31

common razor clam

Answer 31

ensis directus

Question 32

quahog

Answer 32

mercenaria mercenaria

Question 33

ribbed mussel

Answer 33

geukensia demissa

Question 34

stout tagelus

Answer 34

tagelus plebius

Question 35

keyhole limpe

Answer 35

diodora cayenensis

Question 36

marsh/gulf periwinkle

Answer 36

littorina irrorata

Question 37

crescent mitrella

Answer 37

mitrella lunata

Question 38

mud dog whelk

Answer 38

nassarius obsoletus

Question 39

polycera nudibranch

Answer 39

polycera hummi

Question 40

florida rock snail

Answer 40

stramonita haemastoma

Question 41

brief squid

Answer 41

loliguncula brevis

Question 42

orange/mangrove tunicate

Answer 42

ecteinascidia turbinata