Members of the CARICOMP Network: 1) Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - Department of the Environment; 2) Bonaire, N.A. - Bonaire Marine Park; 3) Barbados - Bellairs Research Institute; 4) Parque Nacional del Este, Dominican Republic - Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo; 5) Turneffe Islands Atoll, Belize - University College of Belize, Marine Research Centre; 6) Carrie Bow Cay, Belize - Smithsonian Institution; 7) Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago, Cuba - Instituto de Oceanologia, Institute of Ecology and Systematics; 8) Parque Nacional, Morrocoy, Venezuela - Universidad Simon Bolivar; 9) Bahia de Chengue, Parque Nacional Tayrona, Colombia - Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras; 10) Discovery Bay, Jamaica - University of the West Indies, Centre for Marine Sciences; 11) Tobago - Institiute of Marine Affairs; 12) San Salvador, Bahamas - Bahamian Field Station; 13) Great Corn Island, Nicaragua - Universidad Centroamericana; 14) Bermuda - Bermuda Biological Station for Research; 15) Isla de Providencia Y San Andres, Colombia - Corporacion para el Desarrollo Sostenible del Archipelago de San Andres; 16) Saba, N.A. - Saba Marine Park; 17) La Parguera, Puerto Rico - University of Puerto Rico; 18) Puerto Morelos, Mexico - Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia; 19) Isla de Margarita, Venezuela - EDIMAR Fundacion La Salle de Ciencia; 20) Curacao, N.A. - Caribbean Research and Management of Biodiversity Unpublished material Unpublished material Database The originator format of these data and redundant text files are archived at the NODC under NODC Accession # 0000501. The Caribbean Coastal Marine Productivity (CARICOMP) Program is a Caribbean-wide research and monitoring network of 27 marine laboratories, parks, and reserves in 17 countries. This data set includes data collected from 42 stations at 29 sites in the Caribbean from 1993 to 1998. Line transects were used to determine the abundance of hard and soft corals, algae, sponges, urchins, and abiotic material such as substrate type. CARICOMP is a unified, long-term, Caribbean-wide initiative to identify the factors responsible for sustaining mangrove wetland, seagrass meadow, and coral reef productivity, to examine the interaction between these systems, and to determine the role of terrestrial and oceanic influences on them. The principal goals of the program are to determine the dominant influences on coastal productivity, to monitor for ecosystem change, and ultimately to discriminate human disturbance from long-term natural variation in coastal systems over the range of their distribution. The sites and stations contributing to this data set are: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - Andes Reef; Bonaire, N.A. - Barcadera Reef 1 and 2; Barbados - Bellairs North and South Reef; Parque Nacional del Este, Dominican Republic - Boca Chica; Turneffe Islands Atoll, Belize - Calabash Cay 1 and 2; Carrie Bow Cay, Belize - Carrie Bow Cay 1 and 2; Sabana-Camaguey Archipelago, Cuba - Cayo Coco A and B; Parque Nacional, Morrocoy, Venezuela - Cayo Sombrero 1 and 2; Bahia de Chengue, Parque Nacional Tayrona, Colombia - Chengue Bay C1 and C2; Discovery Bay, Jamaica - Discovery Bay Fore Reef 1 and 2; Tobago - Eastern Buccoo Reef 1 and 2; Parque Nacional del Este, Dominican Republic - El Penon; San Salvador, Bahamas - Fernandez Bay 1 and 2; Great Corn Island, Nicaragua; Bermuda - Hog Breaker Reef; Isla de Providencia Y San Andres, Colombia - La Iguana 2B; Saba, N.A. - Ladder Labyrinth 1 and 2; Tobago - Lighthouse Reef; La Parguera, Puerto Rico - Media Luna Reef; Tobago - Outer Buccoo Reef; Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands - Pinnacle Reef; Parque Nacional, Morrocoy, Venezuela - Playa Caiman 1 and 2; Puerto Morelos, Mexico - Puerto Morelos Reef; Isla de Margarita, Venezuela - Punta Ballena 1 and 2; Curacao, N.A. - Spaanse Water Reef 1 and 2; La Parguera, Puerto Rico - Turrumote Reef; Bermuda - Twin Breaker Reef; Isla de Providencia Y San Andres, Colombia - Wild Life 1B Note on this metadata record: Higher level taxonomy of species was completed, and species synonyms were noted, FOR THIS METADATA RECORD ONLY at the NODC using the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) available at http://www.itis.usda.gov/index.html, in conjunction with additional taxonomic and museum references as required. No originator data has been altered at the NODC; higher level taxonomy is added at the NODC to selected biological metadata records as an aid to search engines which utilize metadata. Resource Description: NODC Accession #0000501 19930212 Unknown 19981015 Unknown ground condition Complete None planned Caribbean-wide with 27 institutions in 17 countries, extending from Belize to Barbados and from Bermuda to Venezuela -88.08334 -59.64056 32.45889 10.86667 CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Coastal Habitat EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Gorgonians EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology > Hard Coral Cover Live percentage EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Vegetation > Algae > Algal Cover none Urchin Gorgonian species abundance Urchin species abundance Algae abundance Caribbean monitoring Caribbean research CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Numeric Data Sets > Biology ISO 19115 Topic Category biota 002 CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Cayman Islands > Cayman Islands (19N079W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Cayman Islands > Cayman Islands > Cayman Islands (19N079W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Leeward Group > Bonaire (12N068W0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Netherlands Antilles > Bonaire > Bonaire (12N068W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Belizean Barrier Reef > Belize (17N088W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Belize > Belize (17N088W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Cuba > Cuba (22N079W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Cuba > Cuba (22N079W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Venezuela > Venezuela (10N065W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Venezuela > Venezuela (10N065W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Saba > Saba (17N063W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Netherlands Antilles > Saba > Saba (17N063W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Colombia > Colombia (07N074W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Colombia > Colombia (07N074W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Dominican Republic > Dominican Republic (19N070W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Dominican Republic > Dominican Republic (19N070W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Windward Islands > Barbados (13N059W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Barbados > Barbados (13N059W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Jamaica > Jamaica (18N077W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Jamaica > Jamaica (18N077W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Tobago > Tobago (11N060W0009) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Trinidad and Tobago > Tobago (11N060W0009) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Nicaragua > Nicaragua (13N085W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Nicaragua > Nicaragua (13N085W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Bermuda Reef System > Bermuda (32N064W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Bermuda > Bermuda > Bermuda (32N064W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Bahamas > Bahamas (24N078W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Bahamas > Bahamas (24N078W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > Mexico > Mexico (20N100W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Mexico > Mexico (20N100W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Leeward Group > Curacao ( Curacao ) (12N068W0004) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Netherlands Antilles > Curacao > Curacao ( Curacao ) (12N068W0004) none Morrocoy - Playa Caiman Reef Isla Margarita - Punta Ballena Reef Spaanse Water Reef Buccoo Reef - Lighthouse Reef Del Este - El Penon Reef Chengue Reef Eastern Buccoo Reef Outer Buccoo Reef San Andres Reef Hog Breaker Reef Bermuda Reef - Twin Breaker Reef Media Luna Reef La Parguera - Turrumote Reef Puerto Morelos Reef Great Corn Island Reef Ladder Labyrinth Reef Fernandez Bay Reef Discovery Bay Reef Barcadera Reef Cayo Coco Reef Grand Cayman Reef - Andes Reef Bellairs Reef Del Este - Boca Chica Reef Calabash Reef Carrie Bow Cay Reef Morrocoy - Cayo Sombrero Reef Bahamas - San Salvador Island Grand Cayman Reef - Pinnacle Reef CoRIS Region PR CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Benthic Habitat Benthos CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs Algae Sponges none Urchins Hard corals Soft corals ITIS organization and partners: U.S. Department of Agriculture; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; U.S. Geological Survey; Smithsonian Institution; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; National Biological Information Infrastructure; Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; U.S. National Park Service; Conabio (Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad - Mexico) 20020602 Unknown None Database World Wide Web at URL: http://www.itis.usda.gov/itis_query.html Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) organization and partners A species list is provided in the original data files, but not all species were observed during the study. Only those species identified during the surveys are included in this metadata record. Higher level taxonomy of species was completed, and species synonyms were noted, FOR THIS METADATA RECORD ONLY at the NODC using the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) in conjunction with additional taxonomic and museum references as required. No originator data has been altered at the NODC; higher level taxonomy is added at the NODC to selected biological metadata records as an aid to search engines which utilize metadata. Unknown Unknown Author recorded specimens to genus and species; higher level taxonomy was completed at the NODC as an aid to search engines. Kingdoms Animalia, Plantae, Monera Kingdom Plantae Division Rhodophycota Red algae Class Rhodophyceae Algae Order Ceramiales Algae Family Rhodomelaceae Algae Genus Acanthophora Species Acanthophora sp. Genus Laurencia Species Laurencia obtusa (= Fucus obtusus, syn.) Species Laurencia sp. Family Ceramiaceae Genus Centroceras Species Centroceras clavulatum (= Ceramium clavulatum, syn.) Species Centroceras sp. Genus Ceramium Species Ceramium nitens Species Ceramium sp. Genus Wrangelia Species Wrangelia argus Family Delesseriaceae Genus Martensia Species Martensia pavonia Species Martensia sp. Order Cryptonemiales Family Corallinaceae Genus Amphiroa Species Amphiroa brasiliana Species Amphiroa fragilissima Species Amphiroa rigida Species Amphiroa sp. Species Amphiroa tribulus Genus Hydrolithon Species Hydrolithon boergensenii Genus Jania Species Jania adherens (= Jania decussato-dichotoma, syn.) Species Jania sp. Genus Mesophyllum Species Mesophyllum mesomorphum Genus Porolithon Species Porolithon pachydermum Species Porolithon sp. Family Rhizophyllidaceae Genus Contarinia Species Contarinia magdae Family Kallymeniaceae Genus Kallymenia Species Kallymenia limminghii Family Squamariaceae Genus Peyssonnelia Species Peyssonnelia boergesenii Species Peyssonnelia sp. Order Nemaliales Family Bonnemaisoniaceae Genus Asparagopsis Species Asparagopsis taxiformis (= Fucus taxiformis, syn.) Family Chaetangiaceae Genus Galaxaura Species Galaxaura marginata Species Galaxaura oblongata Species Galaxaura sp. Species Galaxaura subverticillata Family Gelidiaceae Genus Gelidium Species Gelidium pusillum Species Gelidium sp. Order Rhodymeniales Family Rhodymeniaceae Genus Coelothrix Species Coelothrix irregularis red algae Order Gigartinales Family Solieriaceae Genus Flahaultia Species Flahaultia tegetiformis Family Gracilariaceae Genus Gracilaria Species Gracilaria sp. Kingdom Animalia Phylum Cnidaria Class Anthozoa Order Scleractinia stony corals Family Acroporidae Genus Acropora Species Acropora cervicornis staghorn coral Family Agariciidae Genus Agaricia Species Agaricia agaricites lettuce coral Species Agaricia fragilis Species Agaricia grahamae Species Agaricia humilis (Synonym: Agaricia fragilis humilis) lowrelief saucer coral Species Agaricia lamarcki sheet coral Species Agaricia sp. Species Agaricia tenuifolia Genus Helioseris Species Helioseris cucullata Genus Leptoseris Species Leptoseris cucullata (= Helioseris cucullata, syn.) sunray lettuce coral Family Faviidae Genus Colpophyllia Species Colpophyllia breviserialis Species Colpophyllia natans boulder brain coral Species Colpophyllia sp. Genus Diploria Species Diploria clivosa knobby brain coral Species Diploria labyrinthiformis grooved brain coral Species Diploria sp. Species Diploria strigosa symmetrical brain coral Genus Favia Species Favia fragum golfball coral Genus Manicina Species Manicina areolata rose coral Species Manicina sp. Genus Montastraea (= "Montastrea") Species Montastraea faveolata (Genus = "Montastrea") Species Montastraea franksi (Genus = "Montastrea") Species Montastraea annularis (Genus = "Montastrea") boulder star coral Species Montastraea cavernosa (Genus = "Montastrea") great star coral Species Montastraea sp. (Genus = "Montastrea") Genus Solenastrea Species Solenastrea bournoni smooth star coral Family Meandrinidae Genus Dichocoenia Species Dichocoenia stokesi (= Dichocoenia stokesii) Genus Meandrina Species Meandrina meandrites Species Meandrina sp. Family Caryophylliidae Genus Eusmilia (= "Eusimilia") Species Eusmilia fastigiata smooth flower coral Species Eusmilia sp. Genus Phyllangia Species Phyllangia americana hidden cup coral Family Mussidae Genus Isophyllastrea Species Isophyllastrea rigida rough star coral Species Isophyllastrea sp. Genus Isophyllia Species Isophyllia sinuosa (= Isophyllia multiflora, syn.) lesser cactus coral, sinuous cactus coral Genus Mussa Species Mussa angulosa large flower coral, spiny flower coral Genus Mycetophyllia Species Mycetophyllia aliciae knobby cactus coral Species Mycetophyllia daniana (= Mycetophyllia danaana, syn.) lowridge cactus coral Species Mycetophyllia ferox rough cactus coral Species Mycetophyllia lamarckiana ridged cactus coral Species Mycetophyllia reesi Species Mycetophyllia sp. Genus Scolymia Species Scolymia cubensis artichoke coral Species Scolymia lacera atlantic mushroom coral Species Scolymia sp. Family Pocilloporidae Genus Madracis Species Madracis decactis ten-ray star coral Species Madracis mirabilis striate finger coral Species Madracis sp. Family Milleporidae Genus Millepora Species Millepora alcicornis fire coral Species Millepora complanata bladed fire coral Species Millepora sp. Species Millepora squarrosa Family Oculinidae Genus Oculina Species Oculina diffusa diffuse ivory coral, ivory bush coral Family Poritidae Genus Porites Species Porites astreoides mustard hill coral, yellow porites Species Porites colonensis Species Porites divaricata Species Porites furcata Species Porites porites Species Porites sp. Family Siderastreidae Genus Siderastrea (= Siderastraea) Species Siderastrea siderea (= Siderastraea siderea) massive starlet coral Species Siderastrea radians (= Siderastraea radians) lesser starlet coral Species Siderastrea sp. (= Siderastraea sp.) Family Astrocoeniidae Genus Stephanocoenia Species Stephanocoenia michelini blushing star coral Family Dendrophyllidae Genus Tubastraea Species Tubastraea coccinea orange cup coral Genus Turbinaria Species Turbinaria sp. Species Turbinaria turbinata Order Actiniaria Family Aiptasiidae Genus Aiptasia Species Aiptasia tagetes Genus Bartholomea Species Bartholomea annulata ringed anemone Family Phymanthidae Genus Epicystes Species Epicystes crucifera (= Epicystis crucifer, syn.) speckled anemone Family Aliciidae Genus Lebrunia Species Lebrunia coralligens Species Lebrunia danae stinging anemone Order Gorgonacea Family Briareidae Genus Briareum Species Briareum asbestinum corky sea finger, deadman's fingers Family Anthothelidae Genus Erythropodium Species Erythropodium sp. Family Plexauridae Genus Eunicea Species Eunicea calyculata warty eunicea Species Eunicea clavigera knobby candelabra Species Eunicea fusca Species Eunicea mammosa mammillated eunicea Species Eunicea palmeri Palmer's eunicea Species Eunicea sp. Species Eunicea succinea Species Eunicea tourneforti Tournefort's knobby candelabra Genus Muricea Species Muricea laxa Species Muricea muricata Species Muricea sp. Genus Muriceopsis Species Muriceopsis flavida bottle-brush coral Genus Plexaura Species Plexaura flexosa (= Plexaura flexuosa) tan bushy soft coral Species Plexaura homomalla black sea rod, common bushy soft coral Species Plexaura sp. Genus Plexaurella Species Plexaurella grisea gray plexaurella Species Plexaurella nutans Species Plexaurella sp. Genus Pseudoplexaura Species Pseudoplexaura porosa dry sea feather Species Pseudoplexaura sp. Species Pseudoplexaura flagellosa Species Pseudoplexaura wagenaari Family Gorgoniidae Genus Gorgonia Species Gorgonia flabellum venus sea fan Species Gorgonia mariae Species Gorgonia sp. Species Gorgonia ventalina Genus Pseudopterogorgia Species Pseudopterogorgia acerosa purple sea plume, smooth sea feather Species Pseudopterogorgia americana slimy sea plume Species Pseudopterogorgia bipinnata forked sea feather Species Pseudopterogorgia blanquillensis Species Pseudopterogorgia elisabethae (= Pseudopterogorgia elizabethae) Species Pseudopterogorgia sp. Genus Pterogorgia Species Pterogorgia citrina yellow sea whip Species Pterogorgia sp. Order Corallimorpharia Family Discosomatidae Genus Discosoma Species Discosoma sanctithomae hairy mushroom Family Corallimorphidae Genus Ricordia Species Ricordia florida false coral Order Zoanthidea Family Zoanthidae Genus Palythoa Species Palythoa caribaeorum Species Palythoa sp. Genus Zoanthus Species Zoanthus pulchellus Species Zoanthus sociatus green sea mat Species Zoanthus sp. Class Hydrozoa Order Filifera Family Stylasteridae Genus Stylaster Species Stylaster roseus Kingdom Animalia Phylum Porifera Class Demospongiae Order Poecilosclerida Family Agelasidae Genus Agelas Species Agelas sp. sponge Species Agelas dispar sponge Species Agelas wiedenmyeri Family Raspailiidae Genus Ectyoplasia Species Ectyoplasia ferox Genus Hemectyon Species Hemectyon sp. Family Myxillidae Genus Iotrochota Species Iotrochota birotulata Genus Monanchora Species Monanchora barbadensis Family Mycalidae Genus Mycale Species Mycale laevis Species Mycale laxissima Genus Neofibularia Species Neofibularia nolitangere Genus Ulosa Species Ulosa hispida Family Clathriidae Genus Niphates Species Niphates areolata Species Niphates digitalis Species Niphates erecta Species Niphates sp. Family Phorbasidae Genus Phorbas Species Phorbas amaranthus Family Adociidae Genus Siphonodictyon Species Siphonodictyon coralliphagum Order Haploscerida Family Haliclonidae Genus Haliclona Species Amphimedon compressa (syn.) = Haliclona compressa Genus Cribrochalina Species Cribrochalina vasculum Genus Xestospongia Species Xestospongia muta Species Xestospongia sp. Family Callyspongiidae Genus Callyspongia Species Callyspongia plicifera Species Callyspongia sp. Species Callyspongia vaginalis Order Hadromerida Family Spirastrellidae Genus Anthosigmella Species Anthosigmella varians Genus Diplastrella Species Diplastrella megastellata Species Diplastrella sp. Family Clionidae Genus Cliona Species Cliona caribbaea Species Cliona delitrix Species Cliona langae Species Cliona sp. Order Dictyoceratida Family Spongiidae Genus Aplysina Species Aplysina cauliformis Species Aplysina fistularis Species Aplysina fulva Species Aplysina lacunosa Species Aplysina sp. Genus Ircinia Species Ircinia felix Species Ircinia sp. Species Ircinia strobilina Genus Spongia Species Spongia officinalis (= Euspongia officinalis, syn.) Order Carnosa Family Chondrillidae Genus Chondrilla Species Chondrilla nucula Species Chondrilla sp. Order Choristida Family Tetillidae Genus Cinachyra Species Cinachyra sp. Family Geodiidae Genus Erylus Species Erylus bahamensis Genus Geodia Species Geodia neptuni Order Halichondrida Family Axinellidae Genus Pseudaxinella Species Pseudaxinella lunaechartia (= Pseudaxinella lumaecharta) Genus Ptilocaulis Species Ptilocaulis walpersi tree sponge, red/orange tree sponge Order Keratosa Family Aplysinidae Genus Pseudoceratina Species Pseudoceratina crassa branching tube sponge Order Dendroceratida Family Dysideidae Genus Verongula Species Verongula gigantea Species Verongula rigida Kingdom Plantae Division Chlorophycota (Chorophyta) Class Chlorophyceae Order Cladophorales Family Anadyomenaceae Genus Anadyomene Species Anadyomene saldanhae Species Anadyomene sp. Species Anadyomene stellata Genus Ventricaria Species Ventricaria ventricosa Family Cladophoraceae Genus Cladophora Species Cladophora prolifera Species Cladophora sp. Order Caulerpales Family Codiaceae Genus Avrainvillea Species Avrainvillea longicaulis Species Avrainvillea sp. Genus Codium Species Codium intertextum Species Codium repens Species Codium sp. Genus Halimeda Species Halimeda copiosa Species Halimeda discoidea Species Halimeda goreauii (= Halimeda goreaui) Species Halimeda incrassata Species Halimeda lacrimosa Species Halimeda monile Species Halimeda opuntia Species Halimeda sp. Species Halimeda tuna Genus Penicillus Species Penicillus dumetosus Species Penicillus sp. Genus Rhipocephalus Species Rhipocephalus phoenix Genus Udotea Udotea Species Udotea sp. Family Caulerpaceae Genus Caulerpa Species Caulerpa lanuginosa Species Caulerpa prolifera (= Fucus prolifera, syn.) Species Caulerpa racemosa Species Caulerpa sp. Species Caulerpa verticillata Family Derbesiaceae Genus Derbesia Species Derbesia sp. Order Siphonocladales Family Valoniaceae Genus Dictyosphaeria Species Dictyosphaeria ocellata Species Dictyosphaeria cavernosa Species Dictyosphaeria sp. Genus Microdictyon Species Microdictyon marinum Species Microdictyon sp. Genus Valonia Species Valonia macrophysa Species Valonia sp. Order Ulotrichales Family Ulvaceae Genus Enteromorpha Species Enteromorpha flexuosa Genus Ulva Species Ulva sp. Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia Order Arcoida Family Arcidae Genus Arca Species Arca zebra (= Arca occidentalis, syn.) turkey wing Kingdom Animalia Phylum Echinodermata Class Crinoidea Crinoids/Feather stars Genus Davidaster Species Davidaster rubiginosa Golden crinoid Class Echinoidea Order Diadematoida Family Diadematidae Genus Diadema Species Diadema antillarum (= Centrechinus antillarum, Cidaris antillarum, syn.) long-spined sea urchin Order Echinoida Family Echinometridae Genus Echinometra Species Echinometra sp. Order Temnopleuroida Family Toxopneustidae Genus Lytechinus Species Lytechinus sp. Genus Tripneustes Species Tripneustes ventricosus sea egg Kingdom Plantae Division Phaeophycophyta Class Phaeophyceae Order Dictyotales Family Dictyotaceae Genus Dictyota Species Dictyota bartayresii (= Dictyota bartayresiana, syn.) Species Dictyota cervicornis Species Dictyota ciliolata Species Dictyota divaricata Species Dictyota linearis Species Dictyota sp. Genus Lobophora Species Lobophora variegata Species Lobophora sp. Genus Padina Species Padina boergesenii Species Padina sp. Genus Stypopodium Species Stypopodium zonale Order Fucales Family Sargassaceae Genus Sargassum Species Sargassum hystrix Species Sargassum natans Species Sargassum sp. Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Ascidiacea Order Aplousobranchia Family Didemnidae Genus Didemnum Species Didemnum sp. Genus Trididemnum (= 'Trididemum') Species Trididemnum solidum (= 'Trididemum' solidum) Order Stolidobranchia Family Styelidae Genus Polycarpa Species Polycarpa sp. Kingdom Animalia Division-Phylum Annelida Class Polychaeta Order Canalipalpata Family Serpulidae Genus Protula Species Protula sp. Genus Spirobranchus Species Spirobranchus gigantea Species Spirobranchus sp. Kingdom Monera Division-Phylum Cyanophycota Class Cyanophyceae Order Nostocales Family Oscillatoriaceae Genus Schizothrix Species Schizothrix calcicola Species Schizothrix sp. Kingdom Animalia Division-Phylum Ectoprocta Class Gymnolaemata Order Cheilostomata Family Celleporidae Genus Trematoecia Species Trematoecia aviculifera None Use of data is subject to the acknowledgement of CARICOMP as the source. UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDES (3807) Linton, Dulcie mailing and physical

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