A Wild, Wild Life on the Mid-Texas Coast: Invertebrates · Presentation by Peggy Romfh, M.S....
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A Wild, Wild Life on the Mid-Texas Coast: Invertebrates
Presentation by Peggy Romfh, M.S.January 2018
Photos by Pete and Peggy Romfh unless otherwise notedVideos by Pete Romfh
Pete and Peggy Romfh are members of Texas Master Naturalist, Cradle of Texas Chapter
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Intro to Brazoria County
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What We Will Cover
• Invertebrates we commonly see along the coastal waterways and beaches– Bryozoa (bryozoans)– Cnidaria (coral, jellies, hydrozoa, anemones)– Echinodermata and Annelida (sand dollar and
worms)– Arthropoda (barnacles, shrimp, crabs, insects)– Mollusca (gastropods, bivalves, squid)
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Moss Animals (Bryozoans)Family Vesiculariidae
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Phylum Bryozoa
Sauerkraut Bryozoan(Zoobotryon verticillatum)
exhibit
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Hard Corals
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Phylum CnidariaClass AnthozoaOrder Scleractinia
Northern Cup Coral(Astrangia poculata)
on Oyster Shell
3-5 mm diameter corallites
24 beaded septa
exhibit
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Typical Coral Polyps
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Phylum CnidariaClass AnthozoaOrder Scleractinia
Source: G.P. Schmahl, NOAA Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary; used with permission
FGBNMS
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Soft Corals
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Phylum CnidariaClass AnthozoaOrder Alcyonacea
Sea Whip(Leptogorgia setacea)
Specimen courtesy of TMN-COT member Phil Huxford
exhibit
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AnemonesFamily Hormathiidae
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Phylum Cnidaria
Tricolor AnemoneCalliactis tricolor
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AnemonesFamily Actiniidae
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Phylum Cnidaria
Warty Anemone(Bunodosoma cavernatum)
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JelliesFamily Ulmaridae
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Phylum Cnidaria
Moon Jelly (Aurelia aurita)
4
6
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JelliesFamily Rhizostomatidae
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Phylum Cnidaria
Cannonball Jelly (Cabbagehead) (Stomolophus meleagris)
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JelliesFamily Pelagiidae
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Phylum Cnidaria video
Sea Nettle (Chrysaora quinquecirrha)
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Purple-striped Jelly(Pelagia noctiluca)
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Video 1 – Sea Nettle
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HydroidsFamily Physaliidae
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Phylum Cnidaria
Portuguese man o’ war(Physalia physalis)
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Sand DollarFamily Mellitidae
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Phylum Echinodermata
exhibit
Sand Dollar(Mellita quinquiesperforata)
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Plumed Worm
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Phylum AnnelidaClass Polychaeta
exhibit
Plumed Worm tube(Diopatra cuprea)
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Serpulid Worm
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Phylum AnnelidaClass Polychaeta
exhibit
Serpulid Worm Reef in Whelk Shell
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SORRY! I JUST WOKE UP AND I’M KIND OF
CRABBY!
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Box CrabsFamily Calappidae
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
Calico Box Crab(Hepatus epheliticus)
Flecked Box Crab(Hepatus pudibundus)
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Fiddler CrabsFamily Ocypodidae
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
Spined Fiddler Crab(Uca spinacarpa)
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Fiddler CrabsFamily Ocypodidae
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
Mud Flat Fiddler Crab (Uca rapax)
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Ghost CrabsFamily Ocypodidae
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
Atlantic Ghost Crab(Ocypode quadrata)
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Left-handed Hermit CrabsFamily Diogenidae
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
Surf Hermit (Isocheles wurdemanni)
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Left-handed Hermit CrabsFamily Diogenidae
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
Thin-striped Hermit Clibanarius vittatus
Lightning whelk ‘house’
Hays’ rock snail ‘house’
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Right-handed Hermit CrabsFamily Paguridae
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
Flatclaw Hermit (Pagurus pollicaris)
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Marsh CrabsFamily Sesarmidae
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
Squareback Marsh Crab (Armases cinereum)
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Mud CrabsFamily Panopeidae
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
Salt Marsh Mud Crab(Panopeus obesus)
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Mud CrabsFamily Menippidae
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
Stone Crab (Menippe adina)
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Sand Sifter – A Crabbing Time
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Homo sapiens
Pete sifting sand in the swash zone looking for mole and sand crabs
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Mole CrabsFamily Albuneidae
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
exhibit
Mole Crab (Lepidopa benedicti)
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Sand CrabsFamily Hippidae
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
exhibit
Puerto Rican Sand Crab (Emerita portoricensis)
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Purse CrabsFamily Leucosiidae
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
exhibit
Mottled Purse Crab (Persephona
mediterranea)
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Spider CrabsFamily Pisidae
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
exhibit
Portly Spider Crab (Libinia emarginata)
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Swimming CrabsFamily Portunidae
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
exhibit
Blue Crab(Callinectes sapidus)
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Swimming CrabsFamily Portunidae
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
exhibit
Blue Crab (Callinectes sapidus)
Photo by Dave Brandes, TMN-COT
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Swimming CrabsFamily Portunidae
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
exhibit
Speckled Swimming Crab (Arenaeus cribrarius)
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Enjoy eating Brown, White,
and Pink Shrimp from the Gulf!
Ghost Shrimp
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ShrimpFamily Penaeidae
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
White Shrimp(Litopenaeus setiferus)
Rostrum
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Misc. BarnaclesFamily Balanidae
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
exhibit
Giant Purple Barnacle(Megabalanustintinnabulum)
Bay Barnacle(Balanus improvisus)
Photo by Kristine Rivers, TMN-COT
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Goose BarnaclesFamily Lepadidae
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
Goose Barnacle(Lepas anserifera)
Peduncle
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Goose BarnaclesFamily Lepadidae
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
exhibit
Smooth Goose Barnacle(Lepas anatifera)
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Macroinvertebrates
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Phylum ArthropodaSubphylum Crustacea
Copepods – adult and larval nauplius
Photo by Dave Brandes, TMN-COT; Drum Bay
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Would you stop clamming up when I am
talking to you?
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Squid
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Phylum MolluscaClass Cephalopoda
exhibit
Ram’s Horn Squid(Spirula spirula)
Courtesy Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (Brenda Bowling), http://txmarspecies.tamug.edu
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WhelksFamily Melongenidae
©2017 Peggy Romfh, Houston TX45
Phylum MolluscaClass Gastropoda
exhibit
Lightning Whelk (Busycon pulleyi)Shouldered Pearwhelk (Busycotypus plagosus)
Pearwhelk (Busycotypus spiratus)
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Lightning Whelk and Egg Casings
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Phylum MolluscaClass Gastropoda
exhibit
Lightning Whelk egg casing and baby whelks
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“Snails”
©2017 Peggy Romfh, Houston TX47
Phylum MolluscaClass Gastropoda
exhibit
L-R: Hays’ Rocksnail (Stramonita canaliculata)Florida Rocksnail (Stramonita haemastoma)Cancellate Cantharus (Solenosteira cancellaria)Giant Eastern Murex (Hexaplex fulvescens)
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Shark EyesFamily Naticidae
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Phylum MolluscaClass Gastropoda
exhibit
Shark Eye (Neverita duplicata)
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Other Gastropods
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Phylum MolluscaClass Gastropoda
exhibit
Banded Tulip, Common Sundial, Marsh Periwinkle, Striped False Limpet, White Baby Ear, Lettered Olive
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OystersFamily Ostreidae
©2017 Peggy Romfh, Houston TX50
Phylum MolluscaClass Bivalvia
exhibit
Eastern Oyster (Crassostrea
virginica)
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CoquinaFamily Donacidae
©2017 Peggy Romfh, Houston TX51
Phylum MolluscaClass Bivalvia
exhibitvideo
Variable Coquina (Donax variabilis)
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Video 2 – Coquina in Sand
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Video 3 – Coquina Siphon Action
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Disk DosiniaFamily Veneridae
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Phylum MolluscaClass Bivalvia
exhibit
Disk dosinia (Dosinia discus)
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Disk DosiniaFamily Veneridae
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Phylum MolluscaClass Bivalvia
exhibit
Disk dosinia (Dosinia discus)
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AngelwingFamily Pholadidae
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Phylum MolluscaClass Bivalvia
exhibit
Angelwing (Cyrtopleura costata)
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Channeled Duck ClamFamily Mactridae
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Phylum MolluscaClass Bivalvia
exhibit
Channeled Duck ClamRaeta plicatella
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Ark ClamsFamily Arcidae
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Phylum MolluscaClass Bivalvia
exhibit
Ark Clams with periostracum
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Other Bivalves
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Phylum MolluscaClass Bivalvia
exhibit
Top: Giant Atlantic Cockle; Unequal SpoonclamBottom: Stout Tagelus; Western Bay Scallop
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What About Insects?
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Phylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder Diptera
Deer Fly (Chrysops brunneus)
Eastern Saltmarsh Mosquito
(Ochlerotatus sollicitans)
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Seaside Dragonlet(Erythrodiplax berenice)
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Phylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder Odonata
Male Female
Male-like Female
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Tiger Beetles
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Phylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder Coleoptera
Coastal TB, White-cloaked TB, Cream-edged TB, Gulfshore TBRight: Saltmarsh TB
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Lady Beetles and Marsh Beetle
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Phylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder Coleoptera
Seaside Lady Beetle (Naemia seriata seriata)
Flea Marsh Beetle(Ora discoidea)
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THANKS! Let’s go look at some
more specimens!
And remember, no trash on the beach!