Join us as REEF Co-Executive Director, Dr. Christy Semmens teaches us how to identify some of the common invertebrate and algae species of the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean region! This is a great opportunity to explore more about this newly defined survey region.
Red Hermit Crab photo by Marco Santos/ImagDOP
Species taught in this session:
- Encrusting Myxilla Sponge spp. - (Myxilla rosacea/Myxilla macrosigma)
- Spiral Tube Worm - (Sabella spallanzanii)
- Jewel Anemone - (Corynactis viridis)
- Polycerid Nudibranch - (Tambja ceutae)
- Variable Nudibranch - (Felimare picta)
- Red Hermit Crab - (Dardanus calidus)
- Black Sea Urchin - (Arbacia lixula)
- Purple Sea Urchin - (Sphaerechinus granularis)
- Rock Sea Urchin - (Paracentrotus lividus)
- Long-spine Sea Urchin - (Centrostephanus longispinus)
- Cotton-spinner Sea Cucumber - (Holothuria sanctori)
- Tubular Sea Cucumber - (Holothuria mammata)
- Red Sea Star - (Ophidiaster ophidianus)
- Spiny Sea Star - (Marthasterias glacialis)
- Irregular Sea Star - (Coscinasterias tenuispina)
- Supreme Limu - Red Algae - (Asparagopsis taxiformis)
- Harpoon Weed - Red Algae - (Asparagopsis armata)
- Caulerpa - Green Algae - (Caulerpa webbiana)
- Peacock's Tail - Brown Algae - (Padina pavonica)