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Marine Life of Sado Island

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Table of Contents

  1. DINOPHYTA
  2. RADIOLARIA
  3. FORAMINIFERA
  4. PORIFERA
  5. CNIDARIA
  6. CTENOPHORA
  7. PLATYHELMINTHES
  8. NEMERTEA
  9. PHORONIDA
  10. BRYOZOA
  11. ANNELIDA
  12. MOLLUSCA
  13. ARTHROPODA
  14. CHAETOGNATHA
  15. ECHINODERMATA
  16. CHORDATA

1. DINOPHYTA  (2 species)

Noctiluca scintillans
Ceratium sp.

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2. RADIOLARIA  (1 species)

Acanthometron pellucidum

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3. FORAMINIFERA  (1 species)

Foraminifera sp.

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4. PORIFERA  (4 species)

Callyspongia confoederata
Spirastrella insignis
Demospongiae sp. 1
Demospongiae sp. 2

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5. CNIDARIA  (13 species)

Liriope tetraphylla
Forskalia edwardsi
Aglaophenia whiteleggei
Pennatulidae sp.
Cavernularia obesa
Eleutherobia rubra
Rhizopsammia minuta mutsuensis
Halcurias fragum
Anthopleura fuscoviridis
Anthopleura asiatica
Stichodactyla tapetum
Cerianthus filiformis
Haliclystus inabai

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6. CTENOPHORA  (3 species)

Pleurobrachiidae sp.
Bolinopsis mikado
Ctenophora sp.

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7. PLATYHELMINTHES  (8 species)

Thysanozoon brocchii
Planocera multitentaculata
Pseudoceros flavomarginatus
Pseudoceros sp.
Pseudocerotidae sp. 1
Pseudocerotidae sp. 2
Pseudocerotidae sp. 3
Pseudocerotidae sp. 4

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8. NEMERTEA  (3 species)

Tubulanus punctatus
Notospermus geniculatus
Lineus fuscoviridis

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9. PHORONIDA  (1 species)

Phoronis ijimai

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10. BRYOZOA  (3 species)

Jellyella tuberculata
Bryozoa sp.
Reteporidae sp.

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11. ANNELIDA  (6 species)

Ramisyllis kingghidorahi
Sabellastarte spectabilis
Acrocirrus validus
Cirriformia tentaculata
Chloeia flava
Phascolosoma (Phascolosoma) scolops

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12. MOLLUSCA  (90 species)

Liolophura japonica
Lepidozona coreanica
Onithochiton hirasei
Ischnochiton comptus
Ischnochiton boninensis
Placiphorella stimpsoni
Cryptoplax japonica
Nipponacmea schrenckii
Cellana grata
Cellana toreuma
Scutus sinensis
Haliotis discus
Haliotis diversicolor
Granata lyrata
Tegula pfeifferi carpenteri
Astralium haematragum
Turbo sazae
Lunella correensis
Monodonta confusa
Monodonta neritoides
Doxander japonicus
Tonna luteostoma
Thylacodes adamsii
Babylonia japonica
Reishia bronni
Olivella fulgurata
Haloa japonica
Chelidonura hirundinina
Siphopteron flavum
Elysia amakusana
Elysia flava
Elysia marginata
Elysia trisinuata
Sacoproteus smaragdinus
Aplysia juliana
Aplysia kurodai
Aplysia oculifera
Aplysia parvula
Bursatella leachii
Stylocheilus striatus
Berthellina delicata
Ancula gibbosa
Polycera fujitai
Thecacera pennigera
Plocamopherus tilesii
Gymnodoris citrina
Platydoris sp.
Carminodoris armata
Carminodoris bifurcata
Sebadoris fragilis
Chromodoris orientalis
Goniobranchus aureopurpureus
Goniobranchus sinensis
Goniobranchus tinctorius
Goniobranchus tumuliferus
Glossodoris misakinosibogae
Hypselodoris festiva
Hypselodoris maritima
Hypselodoris placida
Hypselodoris sagamiensis
Mexichromis mariei
Verconia nivalis
Verconia purpurea
Verconia subnivalis
Thorunna florens
Dendrodoris arborescens
Dendrodoris denisoni
Dendrodoris fumata
Phyllidia ocellata
Dermatobranchus otome
Marionia olivacea
Melibe viridis
Caloria indica
Cratena lineata
Hermissenda crassicornis
Setoeolis inconspicua
Sakuraeolis enosimensis
Sakuraeolis sakuracea
Protaeolidiella atra
Limenandra fusiformis
Mactra chinensis
Nitidotellina hokkaidoensis
Siliqua pulchella
Solen roseomaculatus
Solen strictus
Sepioteuthis lessoniana
Sepia (Doratosepion) misakiensis
Idiosepius paradoxus
Octopus vulgaris
Enteroctopus dofleini

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13. ARTHROPODA  (34 species)

Capitulum mitella
Tetraclita japonica
Palaemon ortmanni
Palaemon pacificus
Rhynchocinetes uritai
Athanas japonicus
Heptacarpus geniculatus
Neotrypaea harmandi
Neotrypaea japonica
Paguristes ortmanni
Pagurus filholi
Pagurus japonicus
Pagurus maculosus
Pagurus minutus
Hapalogaster dentata
Matuta victor
Philyra syndactyla
Charybdis acuta
Charybdis japonica
Thalamita sima
Cycloxanthops truncatus
Pachygrapsus crassipes
Eriocheir japonica
Hemigrapsus penicillatus
Hemigrapsus sanguineus
Gaetice depressus
Cyclograpsus intermedius
Sestrostoma toriumii
Pseudopinnixa carinata
Sesarmops intermedium
Chiromantes dehaani
Chiromantes haematocheir
Sesarma pictum
Ocypode stimpsoni

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14. CHAETOGNATHA  (1 species)

Spadella angulata

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15. ECHINODERMATA  (37 species)

Catoptometra rubroflava
Iconometra japonica
Anneissia japonica
Anneissia solaster
Comanthus wahlbergi
Comatulida sp.
Astropecten polyacanthus
Coscinasterias acutispina
Certonardoa semiregularis
Patiria pectinifera
Aquilonastra batheri
Aquilonastra minor
Asterias amurensis
Henricia nipponica
Astrocladus dofleini
Ophiactis savignyi
Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) exigua
Ophionereis dubia dubia
Ophiarachnella gorgonia
Ophioplocus japonicus
Amphiura (Ophiopeltis) aestuarii
Diadema clarki
Mespilia globulus
Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus
Pseudocentrotus depressus
Heliocidaris crassispina
Clypeaster japonicus
Astriclypeus mannii
Moira lachesinella
Lovenia elongata
Brissus agassizii
Scoliodota japonica
Paracaudina chilensis
Eupentacta quinquesemita
Apostichopus armatus
Apostichopus japonicus
Holothuria (Thymiosycia) decorata

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16. CHORDATA  (71 species)

Halocynthia roretzi
Halocynthia ritteri
Pyura sacciformis
Microcosmus hartmeyeri
Herdmania japonica
Polycarpa cryptocarpa kroboja
Cnemidocarpa irene
Ciona sp.
Didemnidae sp.
Pleurogona sp.
Ascidiacea sp.
Pegea confoederata
Scolecenchelys aoki
Enneapterygius etheostomus
Springerichthys bapturus
Sebastes hubbsi
Sebastes pachycephalus
Sebastes nudus
Sebastes vulpes
Sebastes inermis
Sebastes ventricosus
Pterois lunulata
Inimicus japonicus
Paracentropogon rubripinnis
Semicossyphus reticulatus
Pteragogus aurigarius
Epinephelus akaara
Epinephelus septemfasciatus
Thamnaconus modestus
Rudarius ercodes
Takifugu alboplumbeus
Takifugu pardalis
Takifugu exascurus
Arctoscopus japonicus
Aptocyclus ventricosus
Hexagrammos otakii
Hexagrammos agrammus
Pseudoblennius percoides
Pseudoblennius sp.
Pseudoblennius cottoides
Pseudoblennius zonostigma
Pseudoblennius marmoratus
Furcina ishikawae
Furcina osimae
Vellitor centropomus
Vellitor minutus
Alcichthys elongatus
Gymnocanthus intermedius
Gymnocanthus herzensteini
Icelinus pietschi
Icelinus japonicus
Astrocottus matsubarae
Pagrus major
Acanthopagrus schlegelii
Oplegnathus fasciatus
Zeus faber
Paralichthys olivaceus
Microstomus achne
Heteromycteris japonicus
Seriola quinqueradiata
Hippocampus coronatus
Omobranchus elegans
Parablennius yatabei
Petroscirtes breviceps
Aspasma minima
Chaenogobius gulosus
Pterogobius virgo
Pterogobius zacalles
Pterogobius elapoides
Acentrogobius sp.
Eutaeniichthys gilli

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