Marine Life of Midway Atoll
Other Marine Life of Midway Atoll NWR
Listed here are examples of Midway's other marine life one can expect to encounter while beach combing, boating, fishing, snorkeling, or SCUBA diving. This list is designed to be used with several photographic guides which will help in the identification of the organisms. These photographic guides include "Seaweeds of Hawai'i", "Hawaiian Reefs and Tidepools", "Hawaiian Seashells" and, "The Whales of Hawai'i".
Algae (seaweeds)
- sargassum
- green bubble algae
- fleshy algae
- coralline algae
- calcareous algae
- Halimeda opuntia
- Microdictyon setchellianum
- Turbinaraia ornata
- Acanthophora specifera
- Asparagopsis taxiformis
- Laurencia succisa
- Desmia hornemanni
Corals
- cauliflower coral
- lobe coral (yellow or brown)
- finger coral
- blue rice coral
- mushroom coral
- false brain coral
Coral Relatives
- hydroids
- octocorals
- zoanthid
- jelly fish
- portugese man-o-war
Worms
- flatworms
- spaghetti worm
- feather duster worm
Christmas tree worm
Snails and Seashells
- crenulated auger
- marlin spike auger
- lanced auger
- miters
- leopard cone
- humpback cowry
- grooved-tooth cowry
- granulated cowry
- fringed cowry
- honey cowry
- murexes
- tritons
- Chinese horn
- Hawaiian stromb
- ribbed turbin
- top shell
- drupe shells
- paper bubble
- pear-shaped moon
- fragile violet snail
- Hawaiian limpet
- neglected nerite
- conoidal harp
- little love harp
- grooved helmet
- partridge tun
- periwinkle
- wentletrap
- tube-shell snail
- nudibranchs
- common mussel
Other Mollusks
- sacoglossan
- spanish dancer
- octopus
Echinoderms
- wana
- collector urchin
- rock boring urchin
- slate pencil urchin
- sea star
- crown-of-thorns sea star
- brittle star
- black sea cucumber
- white speckled cucumber
Crustaceans
- barnacle
- banded coral shrimp
- box crab
- snapping shrimp
- slipper lobster
- Hawaiian lobster
- spiny lobster
- hermit crab
- ghost crab
- rock crab
Tunicates
- sea squirts
- colonial tunicates
Sea Turtles
Mammals
- Hawaiian monk seal
- spinner dolphin
- striped dolphin
- spotted dolphin
- bottlenose dolphin
- rough-toothed dolphin
- pilot whale
- false killer whale
- Blainville's beaked whale
