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Corals, sea urchins, sponges, worms and other animals of Somalia: 650 species (part 4 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 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennatula pearceyi | Pennatula pearceyi | Pennatulidae | NE | 4 |
| inflated sea pen | Ptilella inflata | Pennatulidae | NE | 4 |
| Pericosmus macronesius | Pericosmus macronesius | Pericosmidae | NE | 1 |
| Neopetrosia contignata | Neopetrosia contignata | Petrosiidae | NE | 1 |
| peanut worm | Phascolion strombus | Phascoliidae | NE | 2 |
| Phascolosoma carneum | Phascolosoma carneum | Phascolosomatidae | NE | 1 |
| Phascolosoma puntarenae | Phascolosoma puntarenae | Phascolosomatidae | NE | 3 |
| Phormosoma bursarium | Phormosoma bursarium | Phormosomatidae | NE | 4 |
| Hydrodendron dichotomum | Hydrodendron dichotomum | Phylactothecidae | NE | 1 |
| Eulalia magalaensis | Eulalia magalaensis | Phyllodocidae | NE | 1 |
| Polychaete | Eumida sanguinea | Phyllodocidae | NE | 1 |
| Phyllodoce erythraeensis | Phyllodoce erythraeensis | Phyllodocidae | NE | 1 |
| Phyllodoce gravida | Phyllodoce gravida | Phyllodocidae | NE | 1 |
| Phyllodoce malmgreni | Phyllodoce malmgreni | Phyllodocidae | NE | 1 |
| Vanadis crystallina | Vanadis crystallina | Phyllodocidae | NE | 1 |
| Plesiastrea grayi | Plesiastrea grayi | Plesiastreidae | NE | 3 |
| Plesiolampas curriae | Plesiolampas curriae | Plesiolampadidae | NE | 1 |
| Vogeloides oesophagea | Vogeloides oesophagea | Pneumospiruridae | NE | 1 |
| Stylophora africana | Stylophora africana | Pocilloporidae | NE | 1 |
| Stylophora conferta | Stylophora conferta | Pocilloporidae | NE | 4 |
| Stylophora rugosa | Stylophora rugosa | Pocilloporidae | NE | 2 |
| Cystodytes dellechiajei | Cystodytes dellechiajei | Polycitoridae | NE | 3 |
| Aplidium lobatum | Aplidium lobatum | Polyclinidae | NE | 1 |
| Cincturorhynchus karlingi | Cincturorhynchus karlingi | Polycystididae | NE | 3 |
| Djeziraia pardii | Djeziraia pardii | Polycystididae | NE | 3 |
| Gyratrix hermaphroditus | Gyratrix hermaphroditus | Polycystididae | NE | 1 |
| Hawadlia papii | Hawadlia papii | Polycystididae | NE | 3 |
| Paulodora subcontorta | Paulodora subcontorta | Polycystididae | NE | 3 |
| Phonorhynchoides somaliensis | Phonorhynchoides somaliensis | Polycystididae | NE | 3 |
| Polycystis ali | Polycystis ali | Polycystididae | NE | 2 |
| Polymastia clavata | Polymastia clavata | Polymastiidae | NE | 2 |
| Admetella longipedata | Admetella longipedata | Polynoidae | NE | 1 |
| Common Fifteen-scaled Worm | Harmothoe imbricata | Polynoidae | NE | 1 |
| Lepidonotus jacksoni | Lepidonotus jacksoni | Polynoidae | NE | 1 |
| Alveopora microscopica | Alveopora microscopica | Poritidae | NE | 1 |
| Astrea microsiderea | Astrea microsiderea | Poritidae | NE | 1 |
| Goniopora lagreneii | Goniopora lagreneii | Poritidae | NE | 1 |
| Goniopora minuta | Goniopora minuta | Poritidae | NE | 3 |
| Porites leptoclada | Porites leptoclada | Poritidae | NE | 5 |
| Porites micrantha | Porites micrantha | Poritidae | NE | 1 |
| Porites multilamellata | Porites multilamellata | Poritidae | NE | 6 |
| Porites pusilla | Porites pusilla | Poritidae | NE | 1 |
| Blue Button | Porpita porpita | Porpitidae | NE | 1 |
| Heimia incurvirostrum | Heimia incurvirostrum | Postepithyrididae | NE | 1 |
| Somalithyris bihendulensis | Somalithyris bihendulensis | Postepithyrididae | NE | 1 |
| Somalithyris macfadyeni | Somalithyris macfadyeni | Postepithyrididae | NE | 2 |
| Terebratula suprajurensis | Terebratula suprajurensis | Postepithyrididae | NE | 2 |
| Nectadamas diomedeae | Nectadamas diomedeae | Prayidae | NE | 1 |
| Nectopyramis natans | Nectopyramis natans | Prayidae | NE | 1 |
| Nectopyramis thetis | Nectopyramis thetis | Prayidae | NE | 1 |
| Rosacea plicata | Rosacea plicata | Prayidae | NE | 2 |
| Prenaster alpinus | Prenaster alpinus | Prenasteridae | NE | 1 |
| Callogorgia flabellum | Callogorgia flabellum | Primnoidae | NE | 1 |
| Brinkmanniella microps | Brinkmanniella microps | Promesostomidae | NE | 1 |
| Euretaster cribrosus | Euretaster cribrosus | Pterasteridae | NE | 1 |
| Pyrostremma agassizi | Pyrostremma agassizi | Pyrosomatidae | NE | 1 |
| Giant Salp | Pyrostremma spinosum | Pyrosomatidae | NE | 2 |
| Bargmannia elongata | Bargmannia elongata | Pyrostephidae | NE | 2 |
| Halocynthia spinosa | Halocynthia spinosa | Pyuridae | NE | 2 |
| Red-throated ascidian | Herdmania momus | Pyuridae | NE | 4 |
| Pyura gangelion | Pyura gangelion | Pyuridae | NE | 1 |
| Siderastrea propitia | Siderastrea propitia | Rhizangiidae | NE | 1 |
| African pillow coral | Siderastrea savignyana | Rhizangiidae | LC | 1 |
| massive starlet coral | Siderastrea siderea | Rhizangiidae | CR | 1 |
| echuniderm | Democrinus chuni | Rhizocrinidae | NE | 7 |
| American pipit | Aglaura hemistoma | Rhopalonematidae | NE | 4 |
| silky medusa | Colobonema sericeum | Rhopalonematidae | NE | 1 |
| Pantachogon haeckeli | Pantachogon haeckeli | Rhopalonematidae | NE | 3 |
| Rhopalonema funerarium | Rhopalonema funerarium | Rhopalonematidae | NE | 1 |
| veiled medusa | Rhopalonema velatum | Rhopalonematidae | NE | 2 |
| Bihendulirhynchia afra | Bihendulirhynchia afra | Rhynchonellidae | NE | 2 |
| Burmirhynchia gregoryi | Burmirhynchia gregoryi | Rhynchonellidae | NE | 2 |
| Burmirhynchia jirbaensis | Burmirhynchia jirbaensis | Rhynchonellidae | NE | 1 |
| Daghanirhynchia daghaniensis | Daghanirhynchia daghaniensis | Rhynchonellidae | NE | 14 |
| Daghanirhynchia farquharsoni | Daghanirhynchia farquharsoni | Rhynchonellidae | NE | 1 |
| Daghanirhynchia kabeitensis | Daghanirhynchia kabeitensis | Rhynchonellidae | NE | 2 |
| Daghanirhynchia macfadyeni | Daghanirhynchia macfadyeni | Rhynchonellidae | NE | 6 |
| Kallirhynchia cavagnarii | Kallirhynchia cavagnarii | Rhynchonellidae | NE | 3 |
| Kallirhynchia weiri | Kallirhynchia weiri | Rhynchonellidae | NE | 2 |
| Somalirhynchia subversabilis | Somalirhynchia subversabilis | Rhynchonellidae | NE | 5 |
| Terebratula quadriplicata | Terebratula quadriplicata | Rhynchonellidae | NE | 2 |
| Sabellaria monroi | Sabellaria monroi | Sabellariidae | NE | 3 |
| Black-spotted Feather Duster | Branchiomma nigromaculatum | Sabellidae | NE | 1 |
| Laonome elegans | Laonome elegans | Sabellidae | NE | 1 |
| Notaulax marenzelleri | Notaulax marenzelleri | Sabellidae | NE | 1 |
| Notaulax pigmentata | Notaulax pigmentata | Sabellidae | NE | 1 |
| Sabella lamyi | Sabella lamyi | Sabellidae | NE | 1 |
| Flaccisagitta hexaptera | Flaccisagitta hexaptera | Sagittidae | NE | 1 |
| Serratosagitta pacifica | Serratosagitta pacifica | Sagittidae | NE | 1 |
| Linthia somaliensis | Linthia somaliensis | Schizasteridae | NE | 1 |
| Opissaster derasmoi | Opissaster derasmoi | Schizasteridae | NE | 1 |
| Opissaster somaliensis | Opissaster somaliensis | Schizasteridae | NE | 2 |
| Schizaster delorenzoi | Schizaster delorenzoi | Schizasteridae | NE | 1 |
| Ohshimella ehrenbergii | Ohshimella ehrenbergii | Sclerodactylidae | NE | 1 |
| Rhynchonella azaisi | Rhynchonella azaisi | Septirhynchiidae | NE | 2 |
| Septirhynchia madashonensis | Septirhynchia madashonensis | Septirhynchiidae | NE | 1 |
| Septirhynchia pulchra | Septirhynchia pulchra | Septirhynchiidae | NE | 1 |
| Hydroides heterocera | Hydroides heterocera | Serpulidae | NE | 2 |
| Hydroides minax | Hydroides minax | Serpulidae | NE | 1 |
| Hydroides operculata | Hydroides operculata | Serpulidae | NE | 1 |
| Sertularella dubia | Sertularella dubia | Sertularellidae | NE | 1 |
| Salacia tetracythara | Salacia tetracythara | Sertulariidae | NE | 1 |
| Diplobrachia southwardae | Diplobrachia southwardae | Siboglinidae | NE | 11 |
| Lamellisabella minuta | Lamellisabella minuta | Siboglinidae | NE | 1 |
| Siboglinum silone | Siboglinum silone | Siboglinidae | NE | 1 |
| Fimbriosthenelais longipinnis | Fimbriosthenelais longipinnis | Sigalionidae | NE | 1 |
| Leanira adenensis | Leanira adenensis | Sigalionidae | NE | 3 |
| Pisionidens caissara | Pisionidens caissara | Sigalionidae | NE | 1 |
| Sthenolepis vulturis | Sthenolepis vulturis | Sigalionidae | NE | 1 |
| Siphonogorgia variabilis | Siphonogorgia variabilis | Siphonogorgiidae | NE | 2 |
| Penis Peanut Worm | Sipunculus norvegicus | Sipunculidae | NE | 1 |
| Lenopharynx tubatus | Lenopharynx tubatus | Solenopharyngidae | NE | 1 |
| Solmundella bitentaculata | Solmundella bitentaculata | Solmundaeginidae | NE | 1 |
| Prionospio somaliensis | Prionospio somaliensis | Spionidae | NE | 1 |
| Turkey cup sponge | Spongia officinalis | Spongiidae | NE | 1 |
| Steginoporella buskii | Steginoporella buskii | Steginoporellidae | NE | 1 |
| Oesophagostomum radiatum | Oesophagostomum radiatum | Strongylidae | NE | 1 |
| black synascidia | Botrylloides niger | Styelidae | NE | 1 |
| Cnemidocarpa hemprichi | Cnemidocarpa hemprichi | Styelidae | NE | 4 |
| Polycarpa papillata | Polycarpa papillata | Styelidae | NE | 10 |
| Polycarpa pedunculata | Polycarpa pedunculata | Styelidae | NE | 1 |
| Pleated tunicate | Styela plicata | Styelidae | NE | 1 |
| Ascidian | Symplegma brakenhielmi | Styelidae | NE | 1 |
| Conopora laevis | Conopora laevis | Stylasteridae | NE | 1 |
| Conopora verrucosa | Conopora verrucosa | Stylasteridae | NE | 1 |
| Stylaster sanguineus | Stylaster sanguineus | Stylasteridae | NE | 1 |
| Stylina lortphillipsii | Stylina lortphillipsii | Stylinidae | NE | 6 |
| Stylina macfadyeni | Stylina macfadyeni | Stylinidae | NE | 1 |
| Lepoarctus coniferus | Lepoarctus coniferus | Styraconyxidae | NE | 2 |
| Odontosyllis fulgurans | Odontosyllis fulgurans | Syllidae | NE | 1 |
| Odontosyllis gravieri | Odontosyllis gravieri | Syllidae | NE | 1 |
| Polyarthra remata | Polyarthra remata | Synchaetidae | NE | 1 |
| Polyarthra vulgaris | Polyarthra vulgaris | Synchaetidae | NE | 1 |
| Hydrozoan | Synthecium megathecum | Syntheciidae | NE | 1 |
| Synthecium patulum | Synthecium patulum | Syntheciidae | NE | 2 |
| Salmaciella erythracis | Salmaciella erythracis | Temnopleuridae | NE | 6 |
| Salmaciella oligopora | Salmaciella oligopora | Temnopleuridae | NE | 1 |
| Temnotrema siamense | Temnotrema siamense | Temnopleuridae | NE | 5 |
| Lanice flabellum | Lanice flabellum | Terebellidae | NE | 2 |
| Loimia contorta | Loimia contorta | Terebellidae | NE | 3 |
| Polycirrus coccineus | Polycirrus coccineus | Terebellidae | NE | 1 |
| Polycirrus decipiens | Polycirrus decipiens | Terebellidae | NE | 1 |
| Terebella pterochaeta | Terebella pterochaeta | Terebellidae | NE | 1 |
| Thelepus setosus | Thelepus setosus | Terebellidae | NE | 1 |
| Thelepus vaughani | Thelepus vaughani | Terebellidae | NE | 1 |
| Cererithyris wylliei | Cererithyris wylliei | Terebratulidae | NE | 2 |
| Goniothyris glendayi | Goniothyris glendayi | Terebratulidae | NE | 1 |
| Loboidothyris aethiopica | Loboidothyris aethiopica | Terebratulidae | NE | 2 |
| Loboidothyris jubaensis | Loboidothyris jubaensis | Terebratulidae | NE | 5 |
| Lophrothyris senilis | Lophrothyris senilis | Terebratulidae | NE | 1 |
| Ptyctothyris daghaniensis | Ptyctothyris daghaniensis | Terebratulidae | NE | 2 |
| Terebratula anatina | Terebratula anatina | Terebratulidae | NE | 1 |
| Terebratula aualites | Terebratula aualites | Terebratulidae | NE | 2 |
| Terebratula bisuffarcinata | Terebratula bisuffarcinata | Terebratulidae | NE | 2 |
| Terebratula ferrandii | Terebratula ferrandii | Terebratulidae | NE | 1 |
| Terebratula perovalis | Terebratula perovalis | Terebratulidae | NE | 1 |
Sources
- Pennatula pearceyi · gbif.org
- inflated sea pen · gbif.org
- Pericosmus macronesius · gbif.org
- Neopetrosia contignata · gbif.org
- peanut worm · gbif.org
- Phascolosoma carneum · gbif.org
- Phascolosoma puntarenae · gbif.org
- Phormosoma bursarium · gbif.org
- Hydrodendron dichotomum · gbif.org
- Eulalia magalaensis · gbif.org
- Polychaete · gbif.org
- Phyllodoce erythraeensis · gbif.org
- Phyllodoce gravida · gbif.org
- Phyllodoce malmgreni · gbif.org
- Vanadis crystallina · gbif.org
- Plesiastrea grayi · gbif.org
- Plesiolampas curriae · gbif.org
- Vogeloides oesophagea · gbif.org
- Stylophora africana · gbif.org
- Stylophora conferta · gbif.org
- Stylophora rugosa · gbif.org
- Cystodytes dellechiajei · gbif.org
- Aplidium lobatum · gbif.org
- Cincturorhynchus karlingi · gbif.org
- Djeziraia pardii · gbif.org
- Gyratrix hermaphroditus · gbif.org
- Hawadlia papii · gbif.org
- Paulodora subcontorta · gbif.org
- Phonorhynchoides somaliensis · gbif.org
- Polycystis ali · gbif.org
- Polymastia clavata · gbif.org
- Admetella longipedata · gbif.org
- Common Fifteen-scaled Worm · gbif.org
- Lepidonotus jacksoni · gbif.org
- Alveopora microscopica · gbif.org
- Astrea microsiderea · gbif.org
- Goniopora lagreneii · gbif.org
- Goniopora minuta · gbif.org
- Porites leptoclada · gbif.org
- Porites micrantha · gbif.org
- Porites multilamellata · gbif.org
- Porites pusilla · gbif.org
- Blue Button · gbif.org
- Heimia incurvirostrum · gbif.org
- Somalithyris bihendulensis · gbif.org
- Somalithyris macfadyeni · gbif.org
- Terebratula suprajurensis · gbif.org
- Nectadamas diomedeae · gbif.org
- Nectopyramis natans · gbif.org
- Nectopyramis thetis · gbif.org
- Rosacea plicata · gbif.org
- Prenaster alpinus · gbif.org
- Callogorgia flabellum · gbif.org
- Brinkmanniella microps · gbif.org
- Euretaster cribrosus · gbif.org
- Pyrostremma agassizi · gbif.org
- Giant Salp · gbif.org
- Bargmannia elongata · gbif.org
- Halocynthia spinosa · gbif.org
- Red-throated ascidian · gbif.org
- Pyura gangelion · gbif.org
- Siderastrea propitia · gbif.org
- African pillow coral · gbif.org
- massive starlet coral · gbif.org
- echuniderm · gbif.org
- American pipit · gbif.org
- silky medusa · gbif.org
- Pantachogon haeckeli · gbif.org
- Rhopalonema funerarium · gbif.org
- veiled medusa · gbif.org
- Bihendulirhynchia afra · gbif.org
- Burmirhynchia gregoryi · gbif.org
- Burmirhynchia jirbaensis · gbif.org
- Daghanirhynchia daghaniensis · gbif.org
- Daghanirhynchia farquharsoni · gbif.org
- Daghanirhynchia kabeitensis · gbif.org
- Daghanirhynchia macfadyeni · gbif.org
- Kallirhynchia cavagnarii · gbif.org
- Kallirhynchia weiri · gbif.org
- Somalirhynchia subversabilis · gbif.org
- Terebratula quadriplicata · gbif.org
- Sabellaria monroi · gbif.org
- Black-spotted Feather Duster · gbif.org
- Laonome elegans · gbif.org
- Notaulax marenzelleri · gbif.org
- Notaulax pigmentata · gbif.org
- Sabella lamyi · gbif.org
- Flaccisagitta hexaptera · gbif.org
- Serratosagitta pacifica · gbif.org
- Linthia somaliensis · gbif.org
- Opissaster derasmoi · gbif.org
- Opissaster somaliensis · gbif.org
- Schizaster delorenzoi · gbif.org
- Ohshimella ehrenbergii · gbif.org
- Rhynchonella azaisi · gbif.org
- Septirhynchia madashonensis · gbif.org
- Septirhynchia pulchra · gbif.org
- Hydroides heterocera · gbif.org
- Hydroides minax · gbif.org
- Hydroides operculata · gbif.org
- Sertularella dubia · gbif.org
- Salacia tetracythara · gbif.org
- Diplobrachia southwardae · gbif.org
- Lamellisabella minuta · gbif.org
- Siboglinum silone · gbif.org
- Fimbriosthenelais longipinnis · gbif.org
- Leanira adenensis · gbif.org
- Pisionidens caissara · gbif.org
- Sthenolepis vulturis · gbif.org
- Siphonogorgia variabilis · gbif.org
- Penis Peanut Worm · gbif.org
- Lenopharynx tubatus · gbif.org
- Solmundella bitentaculata · gbif.org
- Prionospio somaliensis · gbif.org
- Turkey cup sponge · gbif.org
- Steginoporella buskii · gbif.org
- Oesophagostomum radiatum · gbif.org
- black synascidia · gbif.org
- Cnemidocarpa hemprichi · gbif.org
- Polycarpa papillata · gbif.org
- Polycarpa pedunculata · gbif.org
- Pleated tunicate · gbif.org
- Ascidian · gbif.org
- Conopora laevis · gbif.org
- Conopora verrucosa · gbif.org
- Stylaster sanguineus · gbif.org
- Stylina lortphillipsii · gbif.org
- Stylina macfadyeni · gbif.org
- Lepoarctus coniferus · gbif.org
- Odontosyllis fulgurans · gbif.org
- Odontosyllis gravieri · gbif.org
- Polyarthra remata · gbif.org
- Polyarthra vulgaris · gbif.org
- Hydrozoan · gbif.org
- Synthecium patulum · gbif.org
- Salmaciella erythracis · gbif.org
- Salmaciella oligopora · gbif.org
- Temnotrema siamense · gbif.org
- Lanice flabellum · gbif.org
- Loimia contorta · gbif.org
- Polycirrus coccineus · gbif.org
- Polycirrus decipiens · gbif.org
- Terebella pterochaeta · gbif.org
- Thelepus setosus · gbif.org
- Thelepus vaughani · gbif.org
- Cererithyris wylliei · gbif.org
- Goniothyris glendayi · gbif.org
- Loboidothyris aethiopica · gbif.org
- Loboidothyris jubaensis · gbif.org
- Lophrothyris senilis · gbif.org
- Ptyctothyris daghaniensis · gbif.org
- Terebratula anatina · gbif.org
- Terebratula aualites · gbif.org
- Terebratula bisuffarcinata · gbif.org
- Terebratula ferrandii · gbif.org
- Terebratula perovalis · gbif.org
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