SEA SLUGS

AND  OTHER  MARINE  INVERTEBRATES  OF  THE  TWEED - BYRON  COAST,  AUSTRALIA.

CNIDARIA

CLASS : HYDROZOA
SUBCLASS : HYDROIDOLINA
ORDER : ANTHOATHECATA
SUBORDER : FILIFERA


FAMILY : AUSTRALOMEDUSIDAE
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : BOUGAINVILLIIDAE
Bougainvillia sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Bougainvillia sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Bougainvillia muscus - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Koellikerina sp? - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : CYTAEIDIDAE
Cytaeis sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Cytaeis sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : EUDENDRIIDAE
Eudendrium sp - Brunswick River
Eudendrium sp - Brunswick River
Eudendrium sp - Hastings Point
Eudendrium sp - Brunswick Seawall
Eudendrium sp - Brunswick River

FAMILY : HYDRACTINIIDAE
Stylactaria betkensis - Brunswick River
Species? - Hastings Point
Hydractinia sp?- Brunswick River

FAMILY : OCEANIDAE
Turritopsis lata - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : PANDEIDAE
Amphinema turrida - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Merga violacea - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : PROBOSCIDACTYLIDAE
Proboscidactyla sp- Planktonic, Brunswick River
Proboscidactyla tropica - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : PROTIARIDAE
Halitiara sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River

SUBORDER : CAPITATA


FAMILY : CORYNIDAE
Coryne sp - Hastings Point
Coryne sp - Brunswick Heads
Stauridiosarsia sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Coryne eximia - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Coryne sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Sarsia sp? - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : HYDROCORYNIDAE?
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : PENNARIIDAE
Pennaria disticha - Brunswick R. & Hastings Point

FAMILY : PORPITIDAE
Porpita porpita - Planktonic, Hastings Point & Brunswick River
Velella velella - Planktonic, Hastings Point & Brunswick River

FAMILY : SOLANDERIIDAE
Solanderia sp - Gold Coast Seaway

FAMILY : ZANCLEIDAE
Zanclea sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River

SUBORDER : APLANULATA


FAMILY : CORYMORPHIDAE
Corymorpha forbesii? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Corymorpha bigelowi - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Euphysa scintillans - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : TUBULARIIDAE
Ectopleura sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Ectopleura sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Developing medusa - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Lobataria newtoni? - Brunswick River
Ectopleura sp? - Brunswick River



CLASS : HYDROZOA
SUBCLASS : HYDROIDOLINA
ORDER : LEPTOTHECATA

FAMILIES : ?
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : AGLAOPHENIIDAE
Gymnangium sp? - Hastings Pt
Gymnangium sp? - Brunswick Heads beach
Macrorhynchia philippina - Brunswick R & G.C.Seaway

FAMILY : AEQUOREIDAE
Aequorea australis? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Aequorea pensilis? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Aequorea globosa? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Aequorea kurangai? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Aequorea sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Aequorea sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Aequorea sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Aequorea sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Aequorea sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Aequorea sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Aequorea sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Aequorea sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Aequorea sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Zygocanna buitendijki - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Zygocanna sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : CAMPANULARIIDAE
Clytia hemisphaerica - Brunswick River
Clytia sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Clytia sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Clytia sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Clytia sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Clytia sp? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Clytia sp? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Clytia sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Obelia sp - On pumice, Brunswick Heads
Obelia sp medusa - Pelagic, Brunswick River
Obelia sp - On flotsam, Brunswick Heads
Campanularia sp? - Hastings Pt
Orthopyxis sp - Seagull Rocks
Orthopyxis sp - Hastings Point
Orthopyxis sp - Hastings Point

FAMILY : CIRRHOLOVENIIDAE
Cirrholovenia tetranema - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : EIRENIDAE
Eutima mucosa - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Eutima sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Eirene tenuis - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Eirene ceylonensis - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Eirene hexanemalis - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : HALECIIDAE
Halecium sp - Brunswick River
Halecium sp - Gold Coast Seaway

FAMILY : HALOPTERIDIDAE
Halopteris campanula - Brunswick River
Antenella sp - Hastings Point

FAMILY : HEBELLIDAE
Staurodiscus sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Staurodiscus vietnamensis - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : LAODICEIDAE
Laodicea indica - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Laodicea sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Laodicea sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Laodicea sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Laodicea fertilis - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Melicertissa clavigera - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : LOVENELLIDAE
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Paralovenia sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Eucheilota menoni - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : MALAGAZZIIDAE
Malagazzia sp? - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : PHIALELLIDAE
Phialella quadrata - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : PLUMULARIIDAE
Plumularia sp - Hastings Point

FAMILY : SERTULARELLIDAE
Sertularella diaphana - Gold Coast Seaway

FAMILY : SERTULARIIDAE
Sertularia sp - Brunswick River
Amphisbetia minima - Brunswick River
Dynamena sp - Brunswick River

SUBORDER : ?
FAMILY : ?
Species? - Hastings Point


CLASS : HYDROZOA
SUBCLASS : HYDROIDOLINA
ORDER : SIPHONOPHORAE
SUBORDER : PHYSONECTAE

FAMILY : AGALMATIDAE
Frillagalma vityazi - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Nanomia bijuga - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : FORSKALIIDAE
Forskalia sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River

SUBORDER : CALYSOPHORAE

FAMILY : SPHAERONECTIDAE
Sphaeronectes koellikeri - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : ABYLIDAE
Enneagonum hyalinum - Planktonic, Brunswick Beach
Bassia bassensis - Planktonic, Brunswick Beach
Abylopsis eschscholtzii - Planktonic, Brunswick Beach
Abylopsis tetragona - Planktonic, Brunswick Beach

FAMILY : DIPHYIDAE
Diphyes chamissonis? - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Diphyes chamissonis Eudoxid stage - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Diphyes dispar - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Lensia sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River

SUBORDER : CYSTONECTAE

FAMILY : PHYSALIIDAE
Physalia physalis - Planktonic, Hastings Pt & Brunswick R.

FAMILY : RHIZOPHYSIDAE
Rhizophysa filiformis - Planktonic, Brunswick R.

 

 

CLASS : HYDROZOA
SUBCLASS : TRACHYLINAE
ORDER : LIMNOMEDUSAE

FAMILY : OLINDIIDAE
Olindias malayensis - Planktonic, Brunswick River

ORDER : TRACHYMEDUSAE

FAMILY : GERYONIIDAE
Liriope tetraphylla - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Geryonia proboscidalis - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : RHOPALONEMATIDAE
Aglaura hemistoma - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Aglaura sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Rhopalonema velatum - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Amphogona apsteini - Planktonic, Brunswick River

ORDER : NARCOMEDUSAE

FAMILY : CUNINIDAE
Cunina peregrina - Planktonic, Brunswick River
Species? - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : AEGINIDAE
Solmundella bitentaculata - Planktonic, Brunswick River

FAMILY : SOLMARISIDAE
Solmaris sp - Planktonic, Brunswick River

 



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