SEA SLUGS

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

ARTHROPODA

SUBPHYLUM : HEXAPODA
CLASS : INSECTA
ORDER : HEMIPTERA

FAMILY : GERRIDAE
Halobates sp - Oceanic
Halobates sp - Estuarine

SUBPHYLUM : CHELICERATA
CLASS : PYCNOGONIDA
ORDER : PANTOPODA

FAMILIES : ?
Species? - Brunswick River
Pycnogonum aurilineatum - Brunswick beach
Species? - Brunswick beach
Pallenella sp - Seagull Rocks
Species? - Hastings Point
Species? - Hastings Point
Species? - Hastings Point
Species? - Hastings Point
Species? - Hastings Point
Species? - Hastings Point

CLASS : ARACHNIDA
ORDER : TROMBIDIFORMES
SUBORDER : PROSTIGMATA

FAMILY : BDELLIDAE
Neomolgus sp? - Brunswick River

 

SUBPHYLUM : CRUSTACEA
CLASS : THECOSTRACA
SUBCLASS : CIRRIPEDIA
INFRACLASS : THORACICA
SUPERORDER : THORACICALCAREA
ORDER : SCALPELLOMORPHA
SUPERFAMILY : LEPADOIDEA

FAMILY : HETERALEPADIDAE
Alepas pacifica - on Cyanea sp
Paralepas quadrata - Brunswick River
Heteralepas cornuta? - Hastings Point

FAMILY : LEPADIDAE
Conchoderma virgatum - on Puffer Fish
Dosima fascicularis - on bubble raft
Lepas anserifera - on flotsam
Lepas anatifera? - on yacht
Lepas testudinata? - on flotsam
Lepas sp - on flotsam
Lepas pectinata - on flotsam
Lepas indica? - on flotsam

FAMILY : POECILASMATIDAE
Oxynaspis celata? - Hastings Point
Octolasmis sp - Tweed Hds Co-op
Octolasmis warwickii - Brunswick Hds Co-op

SUPERORDER : THORACICALCAREA
ORDER : CALANTICOMORPHA


FAMILY : CALANTICIDAE
Smilium peronii - Brunswick Beach

SUPERORDER : THORACICA
ORDER : BALANOMORPHA
SUPERFAMILY : BALANOIDEA


SPONGE BARNACLES
Species? - Brunswick Beach

FAMILY : BALANIDAE
Amphibalanus amphitrite - Brunswick River
Amphibalanus reticulatus - Brunswick River
Austromegabalanus nigrescens - Hastings Point
Balanus trigonus - Hastings Point
Species? - on pumice
Megabalanus tintinnabulum - Hastings Point
Striatobalanus tenuis - Brunswick Beach

SUPERFAMILY : CORONULOIDEA


FAMILY : AUSTROBALANIDAE
Austrobalanus imperator - Brunswick River

FAMILY : TETRACLIDITAE
Tetraclitella purpurascens - Hastings Point
Tesseropora rosea - Hastings Point

SUPERFAMILY : CHTHAMALOIDEA


FAMILY : CHTHAMALIDAE
Chthamalus antennatus - Hastings Point

FAMILY : CHELONIBIIDAE
Chelonibia testudinaria - on Loggerhead Turtle

FAMILY : CORONULIDAE
Platylepas hexastylos - on Turtle

SUPERFAMILY : ELMINIOIDEA


FAMILY : ELMINIIDAE
Austrominius modestus? - Brunswick River
Austrominius covertus - Brunswick River
Hexaminius foliorum? - Brunswick River

INFRACLASS : RHIZOCEPHALA


FAMILY : SACCULINIDAE
Sacculina sp? - Hastings Point

FAMILY : PELTOGASTRIDAE
Peltogaster sp? - Hastings Point

 

CLASS : COPEPODA
ORDER : SIPHONOSTOMATOIDA

FAMILY : CALIGIDAE
Caligus sp? - Planktonic

 

CLASS : COPEPODA
ORDER : POECILOSTOMATOIDA

FAMILY : SAPPHIRINIDAE
Sapphirina sp - Planktonic
Sapphirina sp - Planktonic
Sapphirina sp - Planktonic
Sapphirina sp? - Planktonic
Sapphirina sp - Planktonic

FAMILY : CORYCAEIDAE
Species? - Planktonic

ORDER : HARPACTICOIDA

FAMILY : ?
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Hastings Point
Species? - Brunswick River

ORDER : CALANOIDA

FAMILY : EUCHAETIDAE
Paraeuchaeta sp - Planktonic
Euchaeta sp? - Planktonic

FAMILY : TEMORIDAE
Species? - Planktonic

FAMILIES : ?
Species? - Planktonic
Species? - Planktonic
Species? - Planktonic
Species? - Planktonic
Species? - Planktonic
Species? - Planktonic
Species? - Planktonic
Species? - Planktonic
Species? - Planktonic

CLASS : OSTRACODA
SUBCLASS : MYODOCOPA

FAMILY : ?
Species? - Brunswick River

CLASS : MALACOSTRACA
ORDER : STOMATOPODA

FAMILY : GONODACTYLIDAE
Gonodactylus smithii ? - Hastings Point
Juvenile species - Planktonic
Juvenile species - Planktonic
Juvenile species - Planktonic

ORDER : TANAIDACEA
SUBORDER : TANAIDOMORPHA

FAMILY : LEPTOCHELIIDAE
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River

ORDER : CUMACEA

FAMILY : BODOTRIIDAE?
Species? - Brunswick Beach

ORDER : AMPHIPODA
SUBORDER : HYPERIIDEA

FAMILY : BRACHYSCELIDAE
Brachyscelus sp? - Brunswick River

FAMILY : HYPERIIDAE
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River

FAMILY : LESTRIGONIDAE ?
Species? - Brunswick River

FAMILY : OXYCEPHALIDAE
Tullbergella cuspidata - Brunswick River
Glossocephalus milneedwardsi - Brunswick River
Oxycephalus piscator - Brunswick Beach
Oxycephalus clausi? - Brunswick Beach

FAMILY : PHRONIMIDAE
Phronima atlantica? Female - Planktonic, Brunswick Beach
Phronima atlantica? Male - Planktonic, Brunswick Beach
Phronima sp - Planktonic, Brunswick Beach
Phronima sp - Planktonic, Brunswick Beach
Phronima sp - Planktonic, Brunswick Beach

FAMILY : PLATYCELIDAE ?
Species? - Brunswick River

FAMILY : ?
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River

SUBORDER : GAMMARIDEA

FAMILY : AMPHILOCHIDAE

Species? - Seagull Rocks
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River


FAMILY : AMPITHOIDAE

Cymadusta sp? - Brunswick River


FAMILY : AORIDAE

Xenocheira fasciata? - Hastings Point
Grandidierella sp? - Brunswick River


FAMILY : COROPHIIDAE

Monocorophium sp - Brunswick River


FAMILY : CYPROIDEIDAE

Species? - Brunswick River


FAMILY : HYALIDAE

Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River


FAMILY : ISCHYROCERIDAE

Species? - Brunswick River


FAMILY : MAERIDAE

Ceradocus sp - Brunswick Beach
Ceradocus ramsayi? - Brunswick Beach


FAMILY : ERIOPISIDAE

Victoriopisa australiensis - Brunswick River
Species? - Cobaki Creek, Tweed R.


FAMILY : PHLIANTIDAE

Species? - Seagull Rocks


FAMILY : PONTOGENEIIDAE

Species? - Brunswick River
Tethygeneia sp - Seagull Rocks


FAMILY : TALITRIIDAE

Chelorchestia sp? - Brunswick River


FAMILY : UROHAUSTORIIDAE

Urohaustorius sp? - Ocean Shores Beach
Urohaustorius sp? - Ocean Shores Beach


FAMILIES : ?

Species? - Hastings Point
Species? - Hastings Point
Species? - Hastings Point
Species? - Hastings Point
Species? - On pumice
Species? - On pumice
Species? - On pumice
Species? - Brunswick Breakwall
Species? - Brunswick Breakwall
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Seagull Rocks
Species? - Seagull Rocks
Species? - Seagull Rocks
Species? - Brunswick Beach
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Seagull Rocks
Species? - Seagull Rocks
Species? - Seagull Rocks
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Seagull Rocks
Species? - Seagull Rocks
Species? - Seagull Rocks
Species? - Brunswick River

SUBORDER : CAPRELLIDEA

FAMILY : ?
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Seagull Rocks
Caprella danilevskii? - Brunswick River
Species? - on pumice
Species? - on pumice

ORDER : MYSIDACEA

FAMILY : ?
Species? - Brunswick Beach

ORDER : ISOPODA
SUBORDER : FLABELLIFERA

FAMILY : SPHAEROMATIDAE
ISOPOD Haswellia sp - Brunswick River
Haswellia sp - Hastings Point
Cymodoce sp - Seagull Rocks
Oxinasphaera sp? - Seagull Rocks
Sphaeroma terebrans - Brunswick River
Sphaeroma quoianum - Brunswick River
Sphaeroma sp? - Brunswick River
Oxinasphaera sp? - Ocean Shores Beach
Ptyosphaera alata - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River
Oxinasphaera sp - Seagull Rocks
Oxinasphaera sp - Brunswick River
Exosphaeroma agmokara - Seagull Rocks
Syncassidina aestuaria - Brunswick River

FAMILY : CIROLANIDAE
Pseudolana elegans? - On flotsam, Brunswick Heads

FAMILY : IDOTEIDAE
Idotea metallica - Brunswick River

FAMILY : CYMOTHOIDAE
Species? - in plankton, Brunswick Heads
Ceratothoa sp - Brunswick River

FAMILY : GNATHIIDAE
Species? - Brunswick River

SUBORDER : ASELLOTA

FAMILY : JANIRIDAE
Iais californica - Brunswick River
Carpias sp? - On pumice
Species - On pumice

FAMILY : MUNNIDAE
Species? - Brunswick River
Species? - Brunswick River

FAMILY : SANTIIDAE
Species? - Hastings Point

FAMILY : STENETRIIDAE
Stenetrium sp - Hastings Point

SUBORDER : ANTHURIDEA

FAMILY : PARANTHURIDAE
Cruranthura peroni - Brunswick River
Paranthura caesia - Brunswick River
Mesanthura moroea? - Hastings Point

SUBORDER : EPICARIDEA

FAMILY : BOPYRIDAE
Parapenaeonella distincta - Parasitic on prawn

SUBORDER : ONISCIDEA

FAMILY : ?
Species? - Brunswick River

 

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