Live Rock Species Florida Keys

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The following species have been found growing on our live rocks

Phylum Porifera (sponges)
      Chondrilla nucula - chicken liver sponge
      Others unidentified sponges present

Phylum Bryozoa (ectoprocts)
   Class Stenolaemata
      Crisia sp. - articulated bryozoan
   Class Gymnolaemata
      Cryptosula pallasiana - red crust bryozoan
      Schizoporella floridana - staghorn bryozoan
      Schizoporella unicornis - single-horn bryozoan

Phylum Cnidaria (corals, etc.)
   Class Hydrozoa
      Millepora alcicornis - fire coral
   Class Anthozoa
   Scleractinians
      Agaricia agaricites - lettuce coral
      Dichocoenia stokesi - Stoke's star coral
      Manicina areolata - rose coral
      Porites astreoides - porous coral
      Porites porites - clubbed finger coral
      Siderastrea radians - starlet coral
      Siderastrea sidereal - reef starlet coral

Phylum Chordata

   Subphylum Urochordata
    Class Ascidiacea (tunicates)
      Botrylloides sp. - orange sheath tunicates
      Other unidentified tunicates present

Phylum Mollusca
   Class Polyplacophora (chitons)
      Chaetopleura opiculata - bee chiton
   Class Gastropoda
      Diodora cayenensis - keyhole limpet

Phylum Protoctista (algae)
   Phaeophyta (Brown)
      Dictyota sp.
      Lobophora sp.
      Padina sp.
      Sargassum sp.
      Stypopodium zonale
   Rhodophyta (red)
      Botrycladia sp.
      Chondria sp.
      Dasya sp.
      Gelidiella acerosa
      Gracillaria sp.
      Laurencia sp.
      Mesophyllum mesomorphum (CCA)
      Peysonnelia sp.
      Polysiphonia sp.
      Porolithon pachydermum (CCA)
   Chlorophyta (green)
      Acetabularia sp.
      Avrainvillea sp.
      Caulerpa racimosa
      Halimeda goreaui
      Halimeda tuna
      Halimeda opuntia
      Peniccilus sp.
      Udotea sp.

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