Marine Fauna and Flora of the Aeolian Islands
The following list is a work in progress. It is entirely unfunded and without links to any organisation.
Please cite as follows:
Barfield, P.D. and Capasso, E. (2019). Marine fauna and flora of the Aeolian Islands and North East Sicily. Available at: https://www.seanature.co.uk/marine_species_aeolian.html [Accessed INSERT_DATE].
Please cite as follows:
Barfield, P.D. and Capasso, E. (2019). Marine fauna and flora of the Aeolian Islands and North East Sicily. Available at: https://www.seanature.co.uk/marine_species_aeolian.html [Accessed INSERT_DATE].
Scientific name | Authority | Common name | AphiaID |
Anemones | |||
Actinia cari | Delle Chiaje, 1822 | girdle anemone | 100801 |
Actinia equina | (Linnaeus, 1758) | beadlet anemone | 100803 |
Anemonia viridis | (Forsskål, 1775) | snakelocks anemone | 100808 |
?Anthopleura ballii | (Cocks, 1851) | red speckled anemone | 100809 |
Condylactis aurantiaca | (Delle Chiaje, 1825) | golden anemone | 100822 |
Aiptasia mutabilis | (Gravenhorst, 1831) | trumpet anemone | 100859 |
Calliactis parasitica | (Couch, 1842) | parasitic anemone | 100946 |
Worms | |||
Hermodice carunculata | (Pallas, 1766) | bearded fireworm | 129831 |
Sabella spallanzanii | (Gmelin, 1791) | European fan worm | 130969 |
Crustaceans | |||
Dardanus calidus | (Risso, 1827) | great red hermit crab | 107198 |
Pachygrapsus marmoratus | (Fabricius, 1787) | marbled rock crab | 107455 |
Percnon gibbesi | (H. Milne Edwards, 1853) | sally lightfoot crab | 107458 |
Palaemon elegans | Rathke, 1837 | grass prawn | 107614 |
Molluscs | |||
Arca noae | Linnaeus, 1758 | Noah's ark shell | 138788 |
Pinna nobilis | Linnaeus, 1758 | fan mussel | 140780 |
Octopus vulgaris | Cuvier, 1797 | common octopus | 140605 |
Sepia officinalis | Linnaeus, 1758 | common cuttlefish | 141444 |
Cerithium vulgatum | Bruguière, 1792 | European cerith | 139066 |
Haliotis tuberculata | Linnaeus, 1758 | ormer, abalone | 140059 |
Thylacodes arenarius | (Linnaeus, 1758) | giant worm shell | 709464 |
Hexaplex trunculus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | banded murex | 140396 |
Stramonita haemastoma | (Linnaeus, 1767) | red-mouthed rocksnail | 140417 |
Columbella rustica | (Linnaeus, 1758) | rustic dovesnail | 138924 |
Pleurobranchus testudinarius | Cantraine, 1835 | none available | 140821 |
Patella caerulea | Linnaeus, 1758 | rayed Mediterranean limpet | 140677 |
Echinoderms | |||
Coscinasterias tenuispina | (Lamarck, 1816) | blue spiny starfish | 123795 |
Ophidiaster ophidianus | (Lamarck, 1816) | stella serpente | 124101 |
Arbacia lixula | (Linnaeus, 1758) | black sea urchin | 124249 |
Paracentrotus lividus | (Lamarck, 1816) | rock sea urchin | 124316 |
Centrostephanus longispinus | (Lamarck, 1816) | hatpin urchin | 124331 |
Sphaerechinus granularis | (Lamarck, 1816) | violet sea urchin | 124427 |
Holothuria (Panningothuria) forskali | Delle Chiaje, 1823 | black sea cucumber | 124501 |
Holothuria (Platyperona) sanctori | Delle Chiaje, 1823 | variable sea cucumber | 124528 |
Corals | |||
Astroides calycularis | (Pallas, 1766) | star coral | 135178 |
Cladocora caespitosa | (Linnaeus, 1767) | pillow coral | 135146 |
Jellyfish | |||
Pelagia noctiluca | (Forsskål, 1775) | mauve stinger | 135305 |
Sponges | |||
Sarcotragus spinosulus | Schmidt, 1862 | black leather sponge | 165086 |
Fish | |||
Muraena helena | Linnaeus, 1758 | Mediterranean moray eel | 126303 |
Synodus saurus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | lizard fish | 126372 |
Parablennius gattorugine | (Linnaeus, 1758) | tompot blenny | 126770 |
Symphodus ocellatus | (Linnaeus, 1758) | ocellated wrasse | 273572 |
Symphodus tinca | (Linnaeus, 1758) | East Atlantic peacock wrasse | 273572 |
Thalassoma pavo | (Linnaeus, 1758) | ornate wrasse | 126970 |
Mugilidae | Jarocki, 1822 | mullet | 125546 |
Chromis chromis | (Linnaeus, 1758) | damselfish | 127000 |
Serranus cabrilla | (Linnaeus, 1758) | comber | 127041 |
Sarpa salpa | (Linnaeus, 1758) | salpa | 127064 |
Tripterygion | Risso, 1827 | triplefin blenny | 126099 |
Bothus podas | (Delaroche, 1809) | wide-eyed flounder | 127129 |
Flora | |||
Padina pavonica | (Linnaeus) Thivy, 1960 | peacock's tail | 145385 |
Caulerpa prolifera | (Forsskål) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809 | none available | 144471 |
Caulerpa racemosa | (Forsskål) J.Agardh, 1873 | sea grapes | 144472 |
Acetabularia acetabulum | (Linnaeus) P.C.Silva, 1952 | mermaid's cup | 494795 |
Posidonia oceanica | (Linnaeus) Delile, 1813 | Neptune grass | 145794 |
Turtles | |||
Caretta caretta | (Linnaeus, 1758) | loggerhead turtle | 137205 |
Cetaceans | |||
Tursiops truncatus | (Montagu, 1821) | bottle-nosed dolphin | 137111 |
Stenella coeruleoalba | (Meyen, 1833) | striped dolphin | 137107 |