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Corals, sea urchins, sponges, worms and other animals of Somalia: 650 species (part 2 of 5)
GBIF holds records of 650 species from Somalia in the smaller animal groups: corals, sea anemones and jellyfish, sea urchins, starfish and sea cucumbers, sponges, lamp shells, worms and sea squirts.
Part 2 of 5 of Corals, sea urchins, sponges, worms and other animals of Somalia: 650 species. Sources are listed on part 1.
This list is in 5 parts: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Full list (650 species)
| Name | Scientific name | Family | Red List | Records in Somalia |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyllometra manca | Cyllometra manca | Colobometridae | NE | 8 |
| Decametra mollis | Decametra mollis | Colobometridae | NE | 1 |
| Decametra taprobanes | Decametra taprobanes | Colobometridae | NE | 1 |
| Columastrea bicoronata | Columastrea bicoronata | Columastreidae | NE | 1 |
| Common Crevice Feather Star | Comanthus parvicirrus | Comatulidae | NE | 1 |
| Meandraraea somalica | Meandraraea somalica | Comoseridae | NE | 1 |
| Corallium stylasteroides | Corallium stylasteroides | Coralliidae | NE | 3 |
| Corallimorphus rigidus | Corallimorphus rigidus | Corallimorphidae | NE | 3 |
| Rhodosoma turcicum | Rhodosoma turcicum | Corellidae | NE | 1 |
| Coronarctus tenellus | Coronarctus tenellus | Coronarctidae | NE | 1 |
| wrinkle coral | Coscinaraea monile | Coscinaraeidae | LC | 1 |
| Cryptopora curiosa | Cryptopora curiosa | Cryptoporidae | NE | 8 |
| Red Sea Apple | Pseudocolochirus violaceus | Cucumariidae | NE | 3 |
| dinner plate medusa | Solmissus marshalli | Cuninidae | NE | 2 |
| Cunnolites humilis | Cunnolites humilis | Cunnolitidae | NE | 1 |
| Terebratula pinguis | Terebratula pinguis | Cyclothyrididae | NE | 1 |
| Conical star coral | Deltocyathus italicus | Deltocyathidae | NE | 1 |
| Deltocyathus murrayi | Deltocyathus murrayi | Deltocyathidae | NE | 2 |
| Deltocyathus rotulus | Deltocyathus rotulus | Deltocyathidae | NE | 1 |
| Balanophyllia carinata | Balanophyllia carinata | Dendrophylliidae | NE | 2 |
| Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) stimpsonii | Balanophyllia stimpsonii | Dendrophylliidae | NE | 2 |
| Dendrophyllia candelabrum | Dendrophyllia candelabrum | Dendrophylliidae | NE | 1 |
| Dendrophyllia indica | Dendrophyllia indica | Dendrophylliidae | NE | 4 |
| Endopachys grayi | Endopachys grayi | Dendrophylliidae | NE | 5 |
| smooth bum coral | Heteropsammia cochlea | Dendrophylliidae | LC | 5 |
| Psammonema waweri | Psammonema waweri | Desmodoridae | NE | 1 |
| Chaetodiadema granulatum | Chaetodiadema granulatum | Diadematidae | NE | 2 |
| Diadema setosum | Diadema setosum | Diadematidae | NE | 1 |
| Chelophyes contorta | Chelophyes contorta | Diphyidae | NE | 10 |
| Dimophyes arctica | Dimophyes arctica | Diphyidae | NE | 4 |
| Diphyes bojani | Diphyes bojani | Diphyidae | NE | 3 |
| Diphyes chamissonis | Diphyes chamissonis | Diphyidae | NE | 2 |
| Diphyes dispar | Diphyes dispar | Diphyidae | NE | 5 |
| Eudoxoides mitra | Eudoxoides mitra | Diphyidae | NE | 4 |
| Gilia reticulata | Gilia reticulata | Diphyidae | NE | 1 |
| Lensia cossack | Lensia cossack | Diphyidae | NE | 4 |
| Lensia meteori | Lensia meteori | Diphyidae | NE | 3 |
| Lensia multicristata | Lensia multicristata | Diphyidae | NE | 5 |
| Lensia subtilis | Lensia subtilis | Diphyidae | NE | 2 |
| Lensia subtiloides | Lensia subtiloides | Diphyidae | NE | 1 |
| Muggiaea atlantica | Muggiaea atlantica | Diphyidae | NE | 1 |
| Sulculeolaria chuni | Sulculeolaria chuni | Diphyidae | NE | 1 |
| Sulculeolaria quadrivalvis | Sulculeolaria quadrivalvis | Diphyidae | NE | 1 |
| Sulculeolaria turgida | Sulculeolaria turgida | Diphyidae | NE | 2 |
| Diploastrea crassolamellata | Diploastrea crassolamellata | Diploastraeidae | NE | 1 |
| Discinisca multiradiata | Discinisca multiradiata | Discinidae | NE | 1 |
| Dolioletta gegenbauri | Dolioletta gegenbauri | Doliolidae | NE | 2 |
| Xenobrochus indianensis | Xenobrochus indianensis | Dyscoliidae | NE | 11 |
| Echinaster purpureus | Echinaster purpureus | Echinasteridae | NE | 1 |
| Echinolampas alexandri | Echinolampas alexandri | Echinolampadidae | NE | 4 |
| Echinolampas caranoi | Echinolampas caranoi | Echinolampadidae | NE | 1 |
| Colobocentrotus atratus | Colobocentrotus atratus | Echinometridae | NE | 1 |
| Rock-boring Urchin | Echinometra lucunter | Echinometridae | NE | 1 |
| slate pencil urchin | Heterocentrotus mamillatus | Echinometridae | NE | 4 |
| Echinoptilum echinatum | Echinoptilum echinatum | Echinoptilidae | NE | 4 |
| Hygrosoma hoplacantha | Hygrosoma hoplacantha | Echinothuriidae | NE | 1 |
| double-rowed sea urchin | Sperosoma biseriatum | Echinothuriidae | NE | 1 |
| Sperosoma durum | Sperosoma durum | Echinothuriidae | NE | 1 |
| Edwardsianthus pudicus | Edwardsianthus pudicus | Edwardsiidae | NE | 1 |
| Phialopsis diegensis | Phialopsis diegensis | Eirenidae | NE | 1 |
| Ellisella gracilis | Ellisella gracilis | Ellisellidae | NE | 3 |
| Verrucella umbella | Verrucella umbella | Ellisellidae | NE | 2 |
| Verrucella umbraculum | Verrucella umbracula | Ellisellidae | NE | 2 |
| Epiphanes macroura | Epiphanes macroura | Epiphanidae | NE | 1 |
| Proalides tentaculatus | Proalides tentaculatus | Epiphanidae | NE | 1 |
| Epizoanthus armatus | Epizoanthus armatus | Epizoanthidae | NE | 3 |
| Epizoanthus planus | Epizoanthus planus | Epizoanthidae | NE | 2 |
| Epizoanthus valdivae | Epizoanthus valdivae | Epizoanthidae | NE | 1 |
| Eudiocrinus indivisus | Eudiocrinus indivisus | Eudiocrinidae | NE | 1 |
| Eunice djiboutiensis | Eunice djiboutiensis | Eunicidae | NE | 1 |
| Eunice flaccida | Eunice flaccida | Eunicidae | NE | 1 |
| Eunice marenzelleri | Eunice marenzelleri | Eunicidae | NE | 1 |
| Eunice mindanavensis | Eunice mindanavensis | Eunicidae | NE | 1 |
| Eupatagus ornatus | Eupatagus ornatus | Eupatagidae | NE | 1 |
| Eupatagus rostratus | Eupatagus rostratus | Eupatagidae | NE | 1 |
| Euphrosine pilosa | Euphrosine pilosa | Euphrosinidae | NE | 1 |
| Asteromorpha capensis | Asteromorpha capensis | Euryalidae | NE | 1 |
| Exocoelactis actinostoloides | Exocoelactis actinostoloides | Exocoelactinidae | NE | 8 |
| Common liver fluke, Sheep liver fluke | Fasciola hepatica | Fasciolidae | NE | 1 |
| Circophyllia farquharsoni | Circophyllia farquharsoni | Faviidae | NE | 1 |
| Favia africana | Favia africana | Faviidae | NE | 2 |
| Favia corollaris | Favia corollaris | Faviidae | NE | 1 |
| Favia magnifica | Favia magnifica | Faviidae | NE | 1 |
| Favia praeamplior | Favia praeamplior | Faviidae | NE | 1 |
| Favia somaliensis | Favia somaliensis | Faviidae | NE | 2 |
| Solenastrea uananensis | Solenastrea uananensis | Faviidae | NE | 1 |
| Echinocyamus crispus | Echinocyamus crispus | Fibulariidae | NE | 5 |
| broad beau of sea | Echinocyamus pusillus | Fibulariidae | NE | 1 |
| Truncatoflabellum crassum | Truncatoflabellum crassum | Flabellidae | NE | 8 |
| Pherusa coronata | Pherusa coronata | Flabelligeridae | NE | 2 |
| Frenulina cruenta | Frenulina cruenta | Frenulinidae | NE | 23 |
| Fungiacyathus symmetricus | Fungiacyathus symmetricus | Fungiacyathidae | NE | 1 |
| mushroom coral | Cycloseris cyclolites | Fungiidae | LC | 1 |
| Cycloseris striata | Cycloseris striata | Fungiidae | NE | 1 |
| trunked jellyfish | Geryonia proboscidalis | Geryoniidae | NE | 1 |
| Jewel Jelly | Liriope tetraphylla | Geryoniidae | NE | 1 |
| Oligopodia epigonus | Oligopodia epigonus | Gitolampadids | NE | 1 |
| Glycera africana | Glycera africana | Glyceridae | NE | 1 |
| Gnosonesima tropicalis | Gnosonesima tropicalis | Gnosonesimidae | NE | 1 |
| Nephasoma rutilofuscum | Nephasoma rutilofuscum | Golfingiidae | NE | 2 |
| Goniada multidentata | Goniada multidentata | Goniadidae | NE | 1 |
| Calliaster mamillifer | Calliaster mamillifer | Goniasteridae | NE | 10 |
| Calliaster thompsonae | Calliaster thompsonae | Goniasteridae | NE | 3 |
| Armored Sea Star | Fromia hemiopla | Goniasteridae | NE | 1 |
| Red Sea Star | Fromia milleporella | Goniasteridae | NE | 2 |
| Goniodiscaster aegis | Goniodiscaster aegis | Goniasteridae | NE | 2 |
| Stellasteropsis fouadi | Stellasteropsis fouadi | Goniasteridae | NE | 14 |
| Astroboa clavata | Astroboa clavata | Gorgonocephalidae | NE | 1 |
| Astroboa nigrofurcata | Astroboa nigrofurcata | Gorgonocephalidae | NE | 2 |
| Naked Basket Star | Astroboa nuda | Gorgonocephalidae | NE | 3 |
| Astrocladus exiguus | Astrocladus exiguus | Gorgonocephalidae | NE | 2 |
| Astrocladus socotrana | Astrocladus socotrana | Gorgonocephalidae | NE | 3 |
| Astrocyclus somaliensis | Astrocyclus somaliensis | Gorgonocephalidae | NE | 2 |
| Astroglymma sculptum | Astroglymma sculptum | Gorgonocephalidae | NE | 1 |
| Euclavarctus thieli | Euclavarctus thieli | Halechiniscidae | NE | 2 |
| Halecium labiatum | Halecium labiatum | Haleciidae | NE | 1 |
| Topsentia halichondrioides | Topsentia halichondrioides | Halichondriidae | NE | 1 |
| Halicreas minimum | Halicreas minimum | Halicreatidae | NE | 1 |
| Haliscera conica | Haliscera conica | Halicreatidae | NE | 1 |
| Halopteris campanula | Halopteris campanula | Halopterididae | NE | 1 |
| Pseudoglossothyris sulcata | Pseudoglossothyris sulcata | Hegathyridae | NE | 1 |
| Terebratula ruspolii | Terebratula ruspolii | Hegathyridae | NE | 1 |
| Plesiocidaris wrightii | Plesiocidaris wrightii | Hemicidaridae | NE | 2 |
| Ophioplocus incipiens | Ophioplocus incipiens | Hemieuryalidae | NE | 3 |
| Hesione splendida | Hesione splendida | Hesionidae | NE | 1 |
| Leocrates giardi | Leocrates giardi | Hesionidae | NE | 1 |
| Recrosalenia somaliensis | Recrosalenia somaliensis | Heterodiadematidae | NE | 3 |
| Dermatoxys getula | Dermatoxys getula | Heteroxynematidae | NE | 1 |
| Dermatoxys probscidiphora | Dermatoxys probscidiphora | Heteroxynematidae | NE | 1 |
| Hexarthra mira | Hexarthra mira | Hexarthridae | NE | 1 |
| Brown Sandfish | Bohadschia marmorata | Holothuriidae | DD | 1 |
| Holothuria aphanes | Holothuria aphanes | Holothuriidae | DD | 1 |
| lolly fish | Holothuria atra | Holothuriidae | LC | 1 |
| Elephant Trunkfish | Holothuria fuscopunctata | Holothuriidae | LC | 1 |
| Holothuria klunzingeri | Holothuria klunzingeri | Holothuriidae | DD | 1 |
| White Thread Fish | Holothuria leucospilota | Holothuriidae | LC | 1 |
| Holothuria (Metriatyla) martensii | Holothuria martensii | Holothuriidae | DD | 6 |
| Holothuria pervicax | Holothuria pervicax | Holothuriidae | LC | 1 |
| Holothuria samoana | Holothuria samoana | Holothuriidae | DD | 1 |
| Sandfish | Holothuria scabra | Holothuriidae | VU | 1 |
| Calliactis polypus | Calliactis polypus | Hormathiidae | NE | 2 |
| Chondrophellia africana | Chondrophellia africana | Hormathiidae | NE | 4 |
| Hormathia spinosa | Hormathia spinosa | Hormathiidae | NE | 1 |
| Paracalliactis valdiviae | Paracalliactis valdiviae | Hormathiidae | NE | 8 |
| Phelliactis somaliensis | Phelliactis somaliensis | Hormathiidae | NE | 6 |
| Hyalonema coniforme | Hyalonema coniforme | Hyalonematidae | NE | 3 |
| Hyalonema molle | Hyalonema molle | Hyalonematidae | NE | 4 |
| Hyalonema simile | Hyalonema simile | Hyalonematidae | NE | 5 |
| Hyalonema somalicum | Hyalonema somalicum | Hyalonematidae | NE | 2 |
| Hyalonema validum | Hyalonema validum | Hyalonematidae | NE | 3 |
| Phorbas styliferus | Phorbas styliferus | Hymedesmiidae | NE | 2 |
| Keroeides koreni | Keroeides koreni | Keroeididae | NE | 6 |
| Depressed Sand Dollar | Jacksonaster depressus | Laganidae | NE | 5 |
| Sismondia polymorpha | Sismondia polymorpha | Laganidae | NE | 1 |
| Favia bihinense | Favia bihinense | Latomeandridae | NE | 2 |
| Bihenithyris barringtoni | Bihenithyris barringtoni | Loboidothyrididae | NE | 2 |
| Bihenithyris weiri | Bihenithyris weiri | Loboidothyrididae | NE | 2 |
| Charltonithyris africana | Charltonithyris africana | Loboidothyrididae | NE | 3 |
Sources
- Cyllometra manca · gbif.org
- Decametra mollis · gbif.org
- Decametra taprobanes · gbif.org
- Columastrea bicoronata · gbif.org
- Common Crevice Feather Star · gbif.org
- Meandraraea somalica · gbif.org
- Corallium stylasteroides · gbif.org
- Corallimorphus rigidus · gbif.org
- Rhodosoma turcicum · gbif.org
- Coronarctus tenellus · gbif.org
- wrinkle coral · gbif.org
- Cryptopora curiosa · gbif.org
- Red Sea Apple · gbif.org
- dinner plate medusa · gbif.org
- Cunnolites humilis · gbif.org
- Terebratula pinguis · gbif.org
- Conical star coral · gbif.org
- Deltocyathus murrayi · gbif.org
- Deltocyathus rotulus · gbif.org
- Balanophyllia carinata · gbif.org
- Balanophyllia (Eupsammia) stimpsonii · gbif.org
- Dendrophyllia candelabrum · gbif.org
- Dendrophyllia indica · gbif.org
- Endopachys grayi · gbif.org
- smooth bum coral · gbif.org
- Psammonema waweri · gbif.org
- Chaetodiadema granulatum · gbif.org
- Diadema setosum · gbif.org
- Chelophyes contorta · gbif.org
- Dimophyes arctica · gbif.org
- Diphyes bojani · gbif.org
- Diphyes chamissonis · gbif.org
- Diphyes dispar · gbif.org
- Eudoxoides mitra · gbif.org
- Gilia reticulata · gbif.org
- Lensia cossack · gbif.org
- Lensia meteori · gbif.org
- Lensia multicristata · gbif.org
- Lensia subtilis · gbif.org
- Lensia subtiloides · gbif.org
- Muggiaea atlantica · gbif.org
- Sulculeolaria chuni · gbif.org
- Sulculeolaria quadrivalvis · gbif.org
- Sulculeolaria turgida · gbif.org
- Diploastrea crassolamellata · gbif.org
- Discinisca multiradiata · gbif.org
- Dolioletta gegenbauri · gbif.org
- Xenobrochus indianensis · gbif.org
- Echinaster purpureus · gbif.org
- Echinolampas alexandri · gbif.org
- Echinolampas caranoi · gbif.org
- Colobocentrotus atratus · gbif.org
- Rock-boring Urchin · gbif.org
- slate pencil urchin · gbif.org
- Echinoptilum echinatum · gbif.org
- Hygrosoma hoplacantha · gbif.org
- double-rowed sea urchin · gbif.org
- Sperosoma durum · gbif.org
- Edwardsianthus pudicus · gbif.org
- Phialopsis diegensis · gbif.org
- Ellisella gracilis · gbif.org
- Verrucella umbella · gbif.org
- Verrucella umbraculum · gbif.org
- Epiphanes macroura · gbif.org
- Proalides tentaculatus · gbif.org
- Epizoanthus armatus · gbif.org
- Epizoanthus planus · gbif.org
- Epizoanthus valdivae · gbif.org
- Eudiocrinus indivisus · gbif.org
- Eunice djiboutiensis · gbif.org
- Eunice flaccida · gbif.org
- Eunice marenzelleri · gbif.org
- Eunice mindanavensis · gbif.org
- Eupatagus ornatus · gbif.org
- Eupatagus rostratus · gbif.org
- Euphrosine pilosa · gbif.org
- Asteromorpha capensis · gbif.org
- Exocoelactis actinostoloides · gbif.org
- Common liver fluke, Sheep liver fluke · gbif.org
- Circophyllia farquharsoni · gbif.org
- Favia africana · gbif.org
- Favia corollaris · gbif.org
- Favia magnifica · gbif.org
- Favia praeamplior · gbif.org
- Favia somaliensis · gbif.org
- Solenastrea uananensis · gbif.org
- Echinocyamus crispus · gbif.org
- broad beau of sea · gbif.org
- Truncatoflabellum crassum · gbif.org
- Pherusa coronata · gbif.org
- Frenulina cruenta · gbif.org
- Fungiacyathus symmetricus · gbif.org
- mushroom coral · gbif.org
- Cycloseris striata · gbif.org
- trunked jellyfish · gbif.org
- Jewel Jelly · gbif.org
- Oligopodia epigonus · gbif.org
- Glycera africana · gbif.org
- Gnosonesima tropicalis · gbif.org
- Nephasoma rutilofuscum · gbif.org
- Goniada multidentata · gbif.org
- Calliaster mamillifer · gbif.org
- Calliaster thompsonae · gbif.org
- Armored Sea Star · gbif.org
- Red Sea Star · gbif.org
- Goniodiscaster aegis · gbif.org
- Stellasteropsis fouadi · gbif.org
- Astroboa clavata · gbif.org
- Astroboa nigrofurcata · gbif.org
- Naked Basket Star · gbif.org
- Astrocladus exiguus · gbif.org
- Astrocladus socotrana · gbif.org
- Astrocyclus somaliensis · gbif.org
- Astroglymma sculptum · gbif.org
- Euclavarctus thieli · gbif.org
- Halecium labiatum · gbif.org
- Topsentia halichondrioides · gbif.org
- Halicreas minimum · gbif.org
- Haliscera conica · gbif.org
- Halopteris campanula · gbif.org
- Pseudoglossothyris sulcata · gbif.org
- Terebratula ruspolii · gbif.org
- Plesiocidaris wrightii · gbif.org
- Ophioplocus incipiens · gbif.org
- Hesione splendida · gbif.org
- Leocrates giardi · gbif.org
- Recrosalenia somaliensis · gbif.org
- Dermatoxys getula · gbif.org
- Dermatoxys probscidiphora · gbif.org
- Hexarthra mira · gbif.org
- Brown Sandfish · gbif.org
- Holothuria aphanes · gbif.org
- lolly fish · gbif.org
- Elephant Trunkfish · gbif.org
- Holothuria klunzingeri · gbif.org
- White Thread Fish · gbif.org
- Holothuria (Metriatyla) martensii · gbif.org
- Holothuria pervicax · gbif.org
- Holothuria samoana · gbif.org
- Sandfish · gbif.org
- Calliactis polypus · gbif.org
- Chondrophellia africana · gbif.org
- Hormathia spinosa · gbif.org
- Paracalliactis valdiviae · gbif.org
- Phelliactis somaliensis · gbif.org
- Hyalonema coniforme · gbif.org
- Hyalonema molle · gbif.org
- Hyalonema simile · gbif.org
- Hyalonema somalicum · gbif.org
- Hyalonema validum · gbif.org
- Phorbas styliferus · gbif.org
- Keroeides koreni · gbif.org
- Depressed Sand Dollar · gbif.org
- Sismondia polymorpha · gbif.org
- Favia bihinense · gbif.org
- Bihenithyris barringtoni · gbif.org
- Bihenithyris weiri · gbif.org
- Charltonithyris africana · gbif.org
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