All the Sea Creatures of Bermuda
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Complete list (1399 species)
Every marine invertebrate species in these groups with a documented record from Bermuda. Many live in deep water far offshore or in Bermuda’s flooded caves, or are so small that only a specialist would notice them: most were found by scientific surveys, as Bermuda has hosted marine research for well over a century. Grouped by type of animal, then by family; use the search box or the buttons to find one.
Jump to: Crabs, lobsters and shrimps | Mantis shrimps | Sea lice, gribbles and other isopods | Amphipods (sand hoppers and their relatives) | Other small crustaceans | Barnacles | Sea urchins and sand dollars | Sea stars | Brittle stars | Sea cucumbers | Feather stars | Octopus and squid | Jellyfish | Box jellyfish | Hydroids, siphonophores and small jellyfish | Sea anemones, zoanthids and corallimorphs | Comb jellies | Sponges | Bristle worms | Marine oligochaete worms | Peanut worms
Crabs, lobsters and shrimps (Decapoda; 281)
Mantis shrimps (Stomatopoda; 12)
| Common name | Scientific name | |
|---|---|---|
| Gonodactylidae | ||
| – | Gonodactylellus spinosus | |
| Chiragra Mantis Shrimp | Gonodactylus chiragra | |
| – | Neogonodactylus bredini | |
| Lightbourn's mantis shrimp | Neogonodactylus lightbourni | |
| Swollen-claw Mantis | Neogonodactylus oerstedii | |
| – | Neogonodactylus spinulosus | |
| Caribbean Rock Mantis Shrimp | Neogonodactylus wennerae | |
| Lysiosquillidae | ||
| Tiger Mantis | Lysiosquilla maculata | |
| Pseudosquillidae | ||
| Common Mantis Shrimp | Pseudosquilla ciliata | |
| – | Pseudosquillisma oculata | |
| Squillidae | ||
| – | Alima neptuni | |
| – | Meiosquilla lebouri | |
Sea lice, gribbles and other isopods (Isopoda; 84)
Amphipods (sand hoppers and their relatives) (Amphipoda; 157)
Other small crustaceans (tanaids, cumaceans, mysids and more; 64)
Barnacles (Cirripedia; 18)
| Common name | Scientific name | |
|---|---|---|
| Balanidae | ||
| Striped Barnacleintroduced | Amphibalanus amphitrite | |
| Ivory Barnacle | Amphibalanus eburneus | |
| Bay barnacle | Amphibalanus improvisus | |
| Catophragmidae | ||
| – | Catophragmus imbricatus | |
| Chelonibiidae | ||
| – | Chelonibia caretta | |
| Turtle Barnacle | Chelonibia testudinaria | |
| Chthamalidae | ||
| – | Chthamalus angustitergum | |
| Coronulidae | ||
| – | Coronula diadema | |
| Lepadidae | ||
| Buoy Barnacle | Dosima fascicularis | |
| Pelagic Gooseneck Barnacle | Lepas anatifera | |
| Goose Barnacle | Lepas anserifera | |
| – | Lepas australis | |
| – | Lepas indica | |
| Small Goose Barnacle | Lepas pectinata | |
| Poecilasmatidae | ||
| – | Octolasmis hoeki | |
| Pyrgomatidae | ||
| – | Ceratoconcha domingensis | |
| Tetraclitidae | ||
| – | Tesseropora atlantica | |
| Ribbed Barnacle | Tetraclita stalactifera | |
Sea urchins and sand dollars (Echinoidea; 25)
| Common name | Scientific name | |
|---|---|---|
| Aeropsidae | ||
| Crooked heart sea urchin | Aeropsis rostrata | |
| Brissidae | ||
| Groove Burrowing Urchin | Brissus unicolor | |
| Red Heart Urchin | Meoma ventricosa | |
| Cidaridae | ||
| Abyssal sea urchin | Cidaris abyssicola | |
| Slate Pencil Urchin | Eucidaris tribuloides | |
| Red Sea Urchin | Stylocidaris affinis | |
| Diadematidae | ||
| Long-spined sea urchinprotectedin our photo guide | Diadema antillarum | |
| – | Diadema setosum | |
| Echinidae | ||
| Uniform sea urchin | Gracilechinus affinis | |
| Echinometridae | ||
| Rock-boring urchinin our photo guide | Echinometra lucunter | |
| Green Rock-boring Urchin | Echinometra viridis | |
| Echinoneidae | ||
| Round-mouth Bean Urchin | Echinoneus cyclostomus | |
| Echinothuriidae | ||
| Peters's sea urchin | Hygrosoma petersii | |
| – | Tromikosoma koehleri | |
| Fibulariidae | ||
| – | Echinocyamus grandiporus | |
| Hemiasteridae | ||
| Awakened heart sea urchin | Holanthus expergitus | |
| Mellitidae | ||
| Six-keyhole Sand Dollar | Leodia sexiesperforata | |
| Phormosomatidae | ||
| Flattened Sea Urchin | Phormosoma placenta | |
| Saleniidae | ||
| – | Salenocidaris profundi | |
| Schizasteridae | ||
| – | Aceste bellidifera | |
| Mud Heart Urchin | Moira atropos | |
| – | Schizaster floridiensis | |
| Toxopneustidae | ||
| Variegated Sea Urchin | Lytechinus variegatus | |
| West Indian sea eggprotectedin our photo guide | Tripneustes ventricosus | |
| Trigonocidaridae | ||
| – | Genocidaris maculata | |
Sea stars (Asteroidea; 9)
| Common name | Scientific name | |
|---|---|---|
| Asteriidae | ||
| – | Coronaster briareus | |
| White Sea Star | Coscinasterias tenuispina | |
| Odd-rayed Star | Stephanasterias albula | |
| Asterinidae | ||
| Common blunt armed sea star | Asterinides folium | |
| Chaetasteridae | ||
| – | Chaetaster nodosus | |
| Luidiidae | ||
| Gray Sea Star | Luidia clathrata | |
| Ophidiasteridae | ||
| – | Copidaster schismochilus | |
| Guilding's Sea Star | Linckia guildingi | |
| Oreasteridae | ||
| Red Cushion Sea Star | Oreaster reticulatus | |
Brittle stars (Ophiuroidea; 34)
Sea cucumbers (Holothuroidea; 19)
| Common name | Scientific name | |
|---|---|---|
| Chiridotidae | ||
| – | Chiridota peloria | |
| Worm cucumber | Chiridota rotifera | |
| Cucumariidae | ||
| Surinam Parathyone | Parathyone surinamensis | |
| Holothuriidae | ||
| Five-toothed Sea Cucumber | Actinopyga agassizii | |
| Sand Sea Cucumber | Holothuria arenicola | |
| – | Holothuria cubana | |
| Impatient Sea Cucumber | Holothuria impatiens | |
| Golden Sea Cucumber | Holothuria parvula | |
| Surinam Sea Cucumber | Holothuria surinamensis | |
| Tiger tail sea cocumber | Holothuria thomasi | |
| Myriotrochidae | ||
| – | Myriotrochus bathybius | |
| – | Siniotrochus phoxus | |
| Psolidae | ||
| – | Lissothuria antillensis | |
| Stichopodidae | ||
| Four-sided sea cucumberprotectedin our photo guide | Isostichopus badionotus | |
| Synaptidae | ||
| Rosy footless sea cucumber | Epitomapta roseola | |
| Beaded Sea Cucumber | Euapta lappa | |
| – | Eupatinapta acanthia | |
| – | Protankyra brychia | |
| – | Synaptula hydriformis | |
Feather stars (Crinoidea; 1)
| Common name | Scientific name | |
|---|---|---|
| Comatulidae | ||
| – | Davidaster rubiginosus | |
Octopus and squid (Cephalopoda; 85)
| Common name | Scientific name | |
|---|---|---|
| Alloposidae | ||
| Haliphron | Haliphron atlanticus | |
| Amphitretidae | ||
| Pygmy Pelagic Octopod | Bolitaena pygmaea | |
| Diaphanous Pelagic Octopus | Japetella diaphana | |
| Glass Octopus | Vitreledonella richardi | |
| Ancistrocheiridae | ||
| Sharp-eared Enope Squid | Ancistrocheirus lesueurii | |
| Argonautidae | ||
| Common Paper Nautilus | Argonauta argo | |
| Brown Argonaut | Argonauta hians | |
| Bathypolypodidae | ||
| Arctic deepsea octopus | Bathypolypus arcticus | |
| Bathyteuthidae | ||
| Abyssal Squid | Bathyteuthis abyssicola | |
| Brachioteuthidae | ||
| – | Brachioteuthis beanii | |
| Common arm squid | Brachioteuthis riisei | |
| Chiroteuthidae | ||
| – | Chiroteuthis joubini | |
| Long-armed squid | Chiroteuthis mega | |
| – | Chiroteuthis spoeli | |
| Long-armed squid | Chiroteuthis veranii | |
| Bonpland's squid | Grimalditeuthis bonplandii | |
| Chtenopterygidae | ||
| Comb-finned squid | Chtenopteryx sicula | |
| Cranchiidae | ||
| Lyre Cranch Squid | Bathothauma lyromma | |
| Glass squid | Cranchia scabra | |
| Glass squid | Egea inermis | |
| Armed cranch squid | Galiteuthis armata | |
| – | Helicocranchia papillata | |
| Banded Piglet Squid | Helicocranchia pfefferi | |
| Atlantic Cranch Squid | Leachia atlantica | |
| Leach's Cranch Squid | Leachia cyclura | |
| – | Leachia dislocata | |
| – | Leachia lemur | |
| Reinhardt's cranch squid | Liocranchia reinhardtii | |
| – | Megalocranchia oceanica | |
| Antarctic Cranch Squid | Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni | |
| Peacock Cranch Squid | Taonius pavo | |
| Atlantic cranch squid | Teuthowenia megalops | |
| Cycloteuthidae | ||
| – | Cycloteuthis sirventi | |
| – | Discoteuthis laciniosa | |
| Enoploteuthidae | ||
| – | Abralia redfieldi | |
| Eye-flash squid | Abralia veranyi | |
| – | Abraliopsis morisii | |
| – | Enoploteuthis anapsis | |
| Hooked enope squid | Enoploteuthis leptura | |
| Histioteuthidae | ||
| – | Histioteuthis celetaria | |
| – | Histioteuthis corona | |
| Jewell squid | Histioteuthis meleagroteuthis | |
| Jewel squid | Histioteuthis reversa | |
| Arcturus Cock-eyed Squid | Stigmatoteuthis arcturi | |
| – | Stigmatoteuthis dofleini | |
| Joubiniteuthidae | ||
| – | Joubiniteuthis portieri | |
| Lampadioteuthidae | ||
| Wonderful firefly squid | Lampadioteuthis megaleia | |
| Lepidoteuthidae | ||
| Grimald's Scaled Squid | Lepidoteuthis grimaldii | |
| Loliginidae | ||
| Long-finned Inshore Squid | Doryteuthis pealeii | |
| Slender inshore squid | Doryteuthis pleii | |
| Caribbean reef squidin our photo guide | Sepioteuthis sepioidea | |
| Lycoteuthidae | ||
| Crowned Firefly Squid | Lycoteuthis lorigera | |
| Moon Squid | Selenoteuthis scintillans | |
| Mastigoteuthidae | ||
| Whip-lash squid | Magnoteuthis magna | |
| Hjort's Whiplash Squid | Mastigopsis hjorti | |
| – | Mastigoteuthis grimaldii | |
| Neoteuthidae | ||
| Thiele’s new squid | Neoteuthis thielei | |
| Octopodidae | ||
| Caribbean two-spot octopus | Octopus hummelincki | |
| Reef octopusin our photo guide | Octopus insularis | |
| Common Octopus | Octopus vulgaris | |
| Brazilian eastern octopus | Pinnoctopus furvus | |
| Atlantic White-spotted Octopus | Pinnoctopus macropus | |
| Dana Octopus | Pteroctopus schmidti | |
| Atlantic warty octopus | Scaeurgus unicirrhus | |
| Octopoteuthidae | ||
| Taning's Octopus-squid | Octopoteuthis danae | |
| Ruppell's octopus squid | Octopoteuthis sicula | |
| Dana Octopus-Squid | Taningia danae | |
| Ocythoidae | ||
| Football octopus | Ocythoe tuberculata | |
| Ommastrephidae | ||
| Glassy flying squid | Hyaloteuthis pelagica | |
| Akaika | Ommastrephes bartramii | |
| Webbed Flying Squid | Ommastrephes caroli | |
| Atlantic Bird Squid | Ornithoteuthis antillarum | |
| Orangeback flying squid | Sthenoteuthis pteropus | |
| European flying squid | Todarodes sagittatus | |
| Onychoteuthidae | ||
| Common Clubhook Squid | Onychoteuthis banksii | |
| – | Onychoteuthis mollis | |
| Caribbean Clubhook Squid | Onykia carriboea | |
| – | Walvisteuthis rancureli | |
| Pyroteuthidae | ||
| Roundear Fire Squid | Pterygioteuthis giardi | |
| Jewel enope squid | Pyroteuthis margaritifera | |
| Sepiolidae | ||
| Odd bobtail squid | Heteroteuthis dispar | |
| Spirulidae | ||
| Ram’s horn squidin our photo guide | Spirula spirula | |
| Thysanoteuthidae | ||
| Diamondback Squid | Thysanoteuthis rhombus | |
| Tremoctopodidae | ||
| Atlantic Blanket Octopus | Tremoctopus violaceus | |
| Vampyroteuthidae | ||
| Deep-sea Vampire Squid | Vampyroteuthis infernalis | |
Jellyfish (Scyphozoa; 19)
| Common name | Scientific name | |
|---|---|---|
| Atollidae | ||
| – | Atolla bairdii | |
| – | Atolla parva | |
| – | Atolla russelli | |
| – | Atolla vanhoeffeni | |
| Atolla Jelly | Atolla wyvillei | |
| Cassiopeidae | ||
| Upside-down jellyfishin our photo guide | Cassiopea andromeda | |
| Caribbean Upsidedown Jelly | Cassiopea frondosa | |
| Upside-down jellyfish | Cassiopea xamachana | |
| Drymonematidae | ||
| Dalmatian mane jelly | Drymonema dalmatinum | |
| Purple Sea Mane | Drymonema gorgo | |
| Pink Meanie | Drymonema larsoni | |
| Linuchidae | ||
| Thimble Jelly | Linuche unguiculata | |
| Nausithoidae | ||
| Crown jellyfish | Nausithoe punctata | |
| Pelagiidae | ||
| Mauve Stinger | Pelagia noctiluca | |
| Periphyllidae | ||
| Helmet Jellyfish | Periphylla periphylla | |
| Ulmaridae | ||
| Common Moon Jelly | Aurelia aurita | |
| Southern Moon Jelly | Aurelia marginalis | |
| – | Deepstaria reticulum | |
| Red Jelly | Poralia rufescens | |
Box jellyfish (Cubozoa; 3)
| Common name | Scientific name | |
|---|---|---|
| Alatinidae | ||
| Winged Box Jelly | Alatina alata | |
| Carybdeidae | ||
| Mediterranean Box Jelly | Carybdea marsupialis | |
| Box jelly | Carybdea xaymacana | |
Hydroids, siphonophores and small jellyfish (Hydrozoa, including the Portuguese man o’ war; 164)
Sea anemones, zoanthids and corallimorphs (Anthozoa other than corals; 36)
Comb jellies (Ctenophora; 4)
| Common name | Scientific name | |
|---|---|---|
| Cestidae | ||
| Venus' Girdle | Cestum veneris | |
| Coeloplanidae | ||
| Vallicula Comb Jelly | Vallicula multiformis | |
| Eurhamphaeidae | ||
| Redspot Comb Jelly | Eurhamphaea vexilligera | |
| Leucotheidae | ||
| Warty Comb Jelly | Leucothea multicornis | |
Sponges (Porifera; 154)
Bristle worms (Polychaeta; 152)
Marine oligochaete worms (Clitellata; 59)
Peanut worms (Sipuncula; 19)
| Common name | Scientific name | |
|---|---|---|
| Aspidosiphonidae | ||
| – | Aspidosiphon fischeri | |
| – | Aspidosiphon laevis | |
| Golfingiidae | ||
| – | Golfingia elongata | |
| – | Nephasoma constricticervix | |
| Peanut worm | Nephasoma diaphanes | |
| – | Nephasoma flagriferum | |
| Phascoliidae | ||
| – | Onchnesoma magnibathum | |
| Peanut worm | Phascolion strombus | |
| Phascolosomatidae | ||
| – | Apionsoma misakianum | |
| – | Apionsoma murinae | |
| – | Phascolosoma nigrescens | |
| – | Phascolosoma perlucens | |
| – | Phascolosoma scolops | |
| – | Phascolosoma stephensoni | |
| Sipunculidae | ||
| – | Siphonosoma cumanense | |
| – | Sipunculus indicus | |
| Common Peanut Worm | Sipunculus nudus | |
| – | Sipunculus polymyotus | |
| Themistidae | ||
| – | Themiste lageniformis | |