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Other Marine Life of Midway Atoll NWR
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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
green sea turtle
Mammals
Hawaiian monk seal
spinner dolphin
striped dolphin
spotted dolphin
bottlenose dolphin
rough-toothed dolphin
pilot whale
false killer whale
Blainville's beaked
whale
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