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Bembridge Marine Life:
Marine Fauna List for Bembridge & St Helens, Isle of Wight.
Nomenclature according to Howson (1987) unless otherwise indicated.
Most records have been obtained within 5km of the shore. Although more records have been added in recent years, further information can be obtained from:
- Collins, K.J., Herbert, R.J.H. & Mallinson, J.J (1990).
- The Marine Fauna and Flora of Bembridge and St. Helens, Isle of Wight.
- Proceedings of the Isle of Wight Natural History & Archaeological Society. 9:41-85.
(Journal ISSN 0140-3729)
Those shown in Red are new or historical records obtained since publication of the above reference. Additional information on species distribution and abundance may be obtained from: Roger at Medina Valley Centre Marine Recorder, Isle of Wight Natural History & Archaeological Society.
New records and information would be extremely welcome.
Porifera, Cnidaria, Ctenophera, Platyhelminthes, Sipuncula, Echiura, Annelida, Chelicerata, Crustacea, Mollusca, Bryozoa, Phoronida, Echinodermata,Tunicata, Insecta, Pisces.
Porifera (Sponges)
Amphilectus fucorum
Ciocalypta penicillus
Cliona celata
Cliona sp.
Dercitus bucklandi
Dysidea fragilis
Grantia compressa
Halichondria panicea
Haliclona cinerea
Haliclona fistulosa
Haliclona oculata
Haliclona simulons
Halisarca dujardini
Hemimycale columella
Hymeniacidon perleve
Hymeniacidon sanguinea
Leuconia caminus
Leucosolenia sp.
Microciona sp.
Myxilla cf. rosacea
Myxilla sp.
Pachymatisma johnstonia
Polymastia boletiformis
Polymastia mamillaris
Raspailia hispida
Scypha ciliata
Scypha coronata
Stelligera rigida
Suberites carnosus
Suberites domuncula
Tethya aurantium
Cnidaria
Medusozoa (Scyphozoa)
Haliclystus auricula
Aurelia aurita
Rhizostoma octopus Medusozoa (Hydrozoa)
? Aglaophenia sp.
Aglaophenia pluma
Calycella syringa
Clava multicornis
Clytia gracilis
Clytia hemisphaerica
Coryne muscoides
Coryne pusilla
Diphasia rosacea
Dynamena pumila
Eudendrium capillare
Eudendrium rameum
Halecium halecinum
Halecium labrosum
Hydractinia echinata
Hydrallmania falcata
Kirchenpaueria pinnata
Laomedea flexuosa
Monotheca obliquea
Nemertesia antennina
Nemertesia ramosa
Obelia dichotoma
Obelia geniculata
Plumularia setacea
Sertularia cupressina
Ventromma halecioides
Anthozoa (sea anemones)
Actinia equina
Actinia fragacea
Actinothoe sphyrodeta
Aiptasia mutabilis
Alcyonium digitatum
Anemonia viridis
Anthopleura ballii
Aureliania heterocera
Cereus pedunculatus
Cerianthus lloydii
Diadumene cincta
Halcampa chrysanthellum
Haliplanella lineata
Metridium senile
Nematostella vectensis
Sagartia elegans
Sagartia troglodytes
Sagartiogeton sp.
Urticina felina
Ctenophora
Pleurobrachia pileus
Platyhelminthes
Leptoplana tremellaris
Prostheceraeus vittatus
Nemertea
Amphiporus lactifloreus
Lineus longissimus
Lineus ruber
Lineus sp.
Nemertea sp.
Tetrastemma spp.
Entoprocta
Brantsia gracilis
Pedicellina cernua
Sipuncula
Golfingia minuta
Echiura
Maxmuelleria lankesteri
Annelida
Polychaeta
Ampharete finmarchica
Amphitrite edwardsi
Amphitrite scylla Fauvel. Poss syn of Amphitritides gracilis
Amphitritides gracilis
Anaitides maculata
Aphrodita aculeata
Arenicola marina
Arenicolides ecaudata
Autolytus sp.
Bispira volutacornis
Boccardia polybranchia
Boccardiella ligerica
Branchiomma bombyx
Brania pusilla
Capitella capitata
Capitella sp.
Capitellides giardi
Caulleriella sp.
Cirratulus cirratus
Cirriformia tentaculata
Clymenura clypeata
Dodecaceria concharum
Eteone longa
Eulalia viridis
Eumida sanguinea
Eupolymnia nebulosa
Fabricia sabella
Filograna implexa
Glycera tridactyla
Harmothoe extenuata
Harmothoe imbricata
Harmothoe impar
Harmothoe lunulata
Harmothoe sp.
Hediste diversicolor
Janua pagenstecheri
Janua sp.
Kefersteinia cirrata
Lanice conchilega
Lepidonotus squamatus
Lumbrineris latreilli
Lysidice ninetta
Malacoceros tetracerus
Malacoceros vulgaris
Marphysa sanguinea
Melita palmata
Micromaldane ornithochaeta
Myxicola infundibulum
Neanthes fucata
Neanthes irrorata
Neanthes virens
Neoamphitrite figulus
Nepthys caeca
Nepthys cirrosa
Nepthys hombergii
Nephtys longosetosa
Nereis pelagica
Nicolea venustula
Notomastus latericeus
Notomastus sp.
Owenia fusiformis
Perinereis cultrifera
Petaloproctus terricola
Phyllodoce laminosa
Pileolaria berkeleyana
Platynereis dumerilii
Polydora caeca
Polydora ciliata
Polydora giardi
Polydora hoplura
Polynoe scolopendrina
Pomatoceros lamarcki
Pomatoceros triqueter
Procerastea nematodes
Pseudopolydora sp.
Pygospio elegans
Sabella pavonina
Sabella sp.
Sabellaria sp.
Scoloplos armiger
Spio filicornis
Spirorbis corallinae
Spirorbis inornatus
Spirorbis pussilloides
Spirorbis rupestris
Spirorbis spirorbis
Spirorbis tridentatus
Spirorbis sp.
Sthenelais boa
Streblospio shrubsolii
Syllis gracilis
Syllis spp.
Terebellidae sp.
Tharyx marioni
Trypanosyllis zebra
Websterinereis glauca
Oligochaeta
Tubificoides benedi
Chelicerata
Achelia echinata
Achelia laevis
Achelia longipes
Anoplodactylus angulatus
Anoplodactylus pygmaeus
Endeis spinosa
Nymphon gracile
Phoxochilidium femoratum
Pycnogonida sp.
Crustacea
Cirripedia
Balanus crenatus
Balanus perforatus
Chthamalus montagui
Chthamalus stellatus
Elminius modestus
Peltogaster paguri
Sacculina carcini
Sacculina triangularis
Scalpellum scalpellum
Semibalanus balanoides
Verruca stroemia
Leptostraca
Nebalia bipes
Mysidacea
Neomysis integer
Praunus inermis
Praunus neglectus
Siriella jaltensis Amphipoda
Abludomelita gladiosa
Ampelisca diadema
Ampelisca tenuicornis
Ampithoe gammaroides
Ampithoe rubricata
Aora typica Kroyer
Apherusa bispinosa
Apherusa cirrus
Apherusa jurinei
Apherusa ovalipes
Atylus swammerdami
Bathyporeia elegans
Bathyporeia guilliamsoniana
Bathyporeia nana
Bathyporeia pelagica
Bathyporeia pilosa
Bathyporeia sarsi
Calliopius laeviusculus
Caprella acanthifera
Caprellidae sp.
Corophium acutum
Corophium insidiosum
Corophium sextonae
Coropium volutator
Dexamine spinosa
Dexamine thea
Echinogammarus marinus
Echinogammarus obtusatus
Echinogammarus pirloti
Ericthonius brasiliensis
Ericthonius difformis
Gammarellus carinatus
Gammarus locusta
Gammarus duebeni
Gammarus salinus
Gammarus zaddachi
Hyale nilssoni
Hyale pontica
Hyale stebbingi
Iphimedia minuta
Jassa falcata
Maera grossimana
Maera othonis
Microdeutopus anomalus
Microdeutopus chelifer
Microdeutopus gryllotalpa
Orchestia gammarellus
Orchestia mediterranea
Phtisica marina
Siriella jaltensis
Stenothoe monoculoides
Sunamphithoe pelagica
Talitrus saltator
Urothoe brevicornis
Urothoe poseidonis
Isopoda
Atheleges paguri
Atylus guttatus
Cyathura carinata
Dynamene bidentata
ldotea baltica
ldotea granulosa
ldotea pelagica
ldotea sp.
Jaera ischiosetosa
Ligia oceanica
Limnoria lignorum
Sphaeroma rugicauda
Sphaeroma serratum
Sphaeroma sp.
Tanaidacea
Tanais dulongii
Tanaissus lilljeborgi
Cumacea
Cumopsis goodsiri
Macropodia aegyptia M.Edwards
Decapoda
Anapagurus leavis
Athanus nitescens
Axius stirhynchus
Cancer pagurus
Carcinus maenas
Crangon crangon
Eurynome aspera
Galathea sp.
Galathea squamifera
Goneplax rhomboides
Hippolyte varians
Homarus gammarus
Hyas araneus
Hyas coarctatus
Inachus dorsettensis
Inachus phalangium
Inachus sp.
Liocarcinus arcuatus
Liocarcinus depurator
Liocarcinus holsatus
Liocarcinus puber
Liocarcinus pusillus
Macropodia linaresi
Macropodia rostrata
Maja squinado
Pagurus bernhardus
Pagurus cuanensis
Pagurus pubescens
Palaemon adspersus
Palaemon elegans
Palaemon serratus
Palaemonetes varians
Pandalus montagui
Pandalus sp.
Pilumnus hirtellus
Pinnotheres pisum
Pirimela denticulata
Pisa tetraodon
Pisidia longicornis
Pontophilus fasciatus
Porcellana platycheles
Rissoides desmaresti (see Howson & Picton,1997)
Mollusca
(Additional records for the region are contained within Light, 1994) Polyplacophora
Acanthochitona crinitus
Acanthochitona fascicularis
Lepidochitona cinereus
Leptochiton scabridus
Tonicella rubra Gastropoda
Akera bullata
Berthella plumula
Bittium reticulatum
Brachystomia rissoides
Buccinum undatum
Calliostoma zizyphinum
Calliostoma zizyphinum var. lyonsii
Calyptraea chinensis
Crepidula fornicata
Dikoleps nitens
Elysia viridis
Epitonium clathrus
Gibbula ? tumida
Gibbula cineraria
Gibbula magus
Gibbula umbilicalis
Helcion pellucidum
Hermaeopsis variopicta
Hinia incrassatus
Hinia reticulatus
Hydrobia ulvae
Hydrobia ventrosa
Lacuna pallidula
Lacuna parva
Lacuna vincta
Lamellaria latens
Lamellaria perspicua
Leucophytia bidentata
Limapontia senestra
Littorina littorea
Littorina mariae
Littorina neritoides
Littorina obtusata
Littorina saxatilis
Lunatia poliana
Manzonia crassa
Neptunea antiqua
Nucella lapillus
Ocenebra erinacea
Oenopota rufa
Onoba semicostata
Paludinella litorina
Patella depressa
Patella ulyssiponensis
Patella vulgata
Placida dendritica
Rissoa guerini
Rissoa membranacea
Rissoa parva
Skenea serpuloides
Tectura virginea
Tricolia pullus
Trivia arctica
Trivia monacha
Turbonilla lactea Nudibranchia
Acanthodoris pilosa
Aeolidia papillosa
Aeolidiella alderi
Ancula gibbosa
Archidoris pseudoargus
Coryphella gracilis
Coryphella lineata
Dendronotus sp.
Facelina bostoniensis
Facelina coronata
Facelina sp.
Janolus cristatus
Pallio dubia Pelecypoda Abra alba
Abra tenuis
Angulus tenuis
Anomia ephippium
Antalis vulgaris
Arcopagia crassa
Barnea candida
Barnea parva
Cerastoderma edule
Chlamys varia
Dosinia exoleta
Ensis ensis
Ensis siliqua
Goodallia triangularis
Hiatella arctica
Kellia suborbicularis
Loripes lucinalis
Lucinella divaricata
Lucinoma borealis
Macoma balthica
Martesia striata
Modiolus barbatus
Musculus discors
Mya truncata
Mytilus edulis
Nucula nucleus
Nucula nitidosa
Ostrea edulis
Paphia aurea
Paphia rhomboides
Parvicardium exiguum
Pecten maximus
Petricola pholadiformis
Pholas dactylus
Pododesmus patelliformis
Scrobicularia plana
Solen marginatus
Spisula elliptica
Tapes decussatus
Venerupis senegalensis
Venus verrucosa
Cephalopoda
Eledone cirrhosa
Octopus vulgaris
Sepia officinalis
Sepiola scandica
Sepiola sp.
Bryozoa
Aetea anguina
Alcyonidium gelatinosum
Alcyonidium hirsutum
Alcyonidium mytili
Alcyonidium spp.
Amathia lendigera
Amathia sp.
Amphiblestrum flemingii
Anguinella palmata
Bicellariella ciliata
Bowerbankia gracilis
Bowerbankia imbricata
Bugula flabellata
Bugula fulva
Bugula plumosa
Bugula turbinata
Bugula sp.
Buskia nitens
Callopora aurita
Callopora dumerilii
Callopora lineata
Celleporella hyalina
Cribrilina punctata
Crisia aculeata
Crisia denticulata
Crisia eburnea
Crisidia cornuta
Cryptosula pallasiana
Disporella hispida
Electra pilosa
Electra sp.
Epistomia bursaria
Escharella immersa
Escharella ventricosa
Escharoides coccinea
Filicrisia geniculata
Flustra foliacea
Flustrellidra hispida
Haplopoma graniferum
Hippothoa divaricata
Membranipora membranacea
Microporella ciliata
Nolella dilatata
Phaeostachys spinifera
Palmicellaria skenei
Pedicellina cernua
Pentapora foliacea
Schizomavella linearis
Schizoporella unicornis
Scruparia ambigua
Scruparia chelata
Vesicularia spinosa
Walkeria uva
Phoronida
Phoronis hippocrepia
Echinodermata
Amphipholis squamata
Aslia lefevrei
Asterias rubens
Crossater papposus
Henricia oculata
Leptosynapta inhaerens
Ocnus lactea
Ophiothrix fragilis
Psammechinus miliaris
Trachythyone elongata
Tunicata
? Aplidium punctum
Aplidium proliferum
Aplidium sp.
Ascidia conchilega
Ascidia mentula
Ascidiella scabra
Ascidiella aspersa
Botrylloides leachi
Botryllus schlosseri
Ciona intestinalis
Clavelina lepadiformis
Dendrodoa grossularia
Didemnum maculosum
Didemnum sp.
Didemnidea sp.
Diplosoma listerianum
Diplosoma sp.
Molgula manhattensis
Molgula oculata
Morchellium argus
Polycarpa rustica
Polyclinum sp.
Styela clava
Styela coriacea
Trididemnum tenerum Verrill, 1871.
Insecta
Anurida maritima
Chironomid spp. (larvae)
Lasius fulginosus
Pisces
(some of these records from 'Bembridge' may have been obtained beyond 5km of shore)
Alopias vulpinus (thresher shark)
Ammodytes tobianus (sand eel)
Anguilla anguilla (silver eel)
Apletodon microcephalus (small headed clingfish)
Aspitrigla cuculus (red gurnard)
Boops boops (bogue)
Callionymus lyra (dragonet)
Capros aper (boar-fish)
Centrolabrus exoletus (rock cook)
Ciliata mustela (five bearded rockling)
Clupea harengus (herring)
Conger conger (conger eel)
Coryphoblennius galerita (montagu's blenny)
Crenilabrus melops (corkwing wrasse)
Ctenolabrus rupestris (goldsinny wrasse)
Cyclopterus lumpus (lumpsucker)
Dicentrarchus labrax (bass)
Entelurus aequoreus (snake pipefish)
Gobius niger (black goby)
Gobius paganellus (rock goby)
Gobiusculus flavescens (two spotted goby)
Hippocampus guttulatus (long snouted sea horse)
Labrus bergylta (ballan wrasse)
Lamna nasus (porbeagle shark)
Limanda limanda (dab)
Liparis sp. (sea snail)
Lipophrys pholis (shanny)
Liza ramada (thin-lipped grey mullet)
Merlangius merlangus (whiting)
Myoxocephalus scorpius (bull rout)
Nerophis lumbriciformis (worm pipefish)
Pagellus bogaraveo (red sea bream)
Parablennius gattorugine (tompot blenny)
Pholis gunnellus (butterfish)
Platichthys flesus (flounder)
Pleuronectes platessa (plaice)
Pollachius pollachius (pollack)
Pomatoschistus microps (common goby)
Pomatoschistus minutus (spotted goby)
Scomber scombrus (mackerel)
Scophthalmus rhombus (brill)
Scyliorhinus canicula (dogfish)
Solea solea (sole)
Sparus aurata (gilthead bream)
Spinachia spinachia (fifteen spined stickleback)
Spondyliosoma cantharus (black sea-bream)
Squalus acanthius (spurdog)
Syngnathus acus (greater pipefish)
Taurulus bubalis (sea scorpion)
Thorogobius ephippiatus (leopard spotted goby)
Trisopteris luscus (bib)
Mammals
Phoca vitulina (common seal)
Tursiops truncatus (bottlenose dolphin)
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