Bio 412 Marine Biology Field Guide

The guide below is being developed as an ongoing project of the Marine Biology course at Ashland University. Each semester's class takes a three day trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina and develops field guide entries for species seen in the field.

Plants
Distichlis spicata

Juncus roemerianus

Spartina alterniflora

Spartina patens

Ectoprocta
Alyconidium verrilli

Cnidarians
Mnemiopsis leidyi

Sample species

Mollusks
Aequipecten muscosus

Argopecten irradians

Busycon carica

Crepidula convexa

Crepidula fornicata

Dosinia elegans

Geukensia demissa

Mercenaria mercenaria

Neverita duplicata

Littoraria irrorata

Arthropoda
Callinectes sapidus

Emerita talpoida

Ligia exotica

Palaemonetes sp.

Balanus sp.

Ocypode quadrata

Limulus polyphemus

Persephona punctata

Fishes
Raja eglanteria

Abudefduf saxatilis

Amia calva

Epalzeorhynchos frenatus

Hippocampus erectus

Lepisosteus osseus

Odontaspis taurus

Gymnothorax funebris

Acanthocybium solandri

Pomatomus saltatrix

Coryphaena hippurus

Lagodon rhomboides

Ginglymostoma cirratum

Amphibians
Ambystoma tigrinum

Turtles, lizards and snakes
Chelonia mydas

Chelydra serpentina

Chrysemys picta

Nerodia sp.

Opheodrys aestivus

Agkistrodon contortrix

Anolis carolinensis

Birds
Branta canadensis

Charadrius melodus

Charadrius vociferus

Ardea alba

Eudocimus albus

Calidris mauri

Larus atricilla

Pandion haliaetus

Pelecanus occidentalis

Quiscalus major

Phalacrocorax auritus

Tringa melanoleuca

Mammals
Lontra canadensis

Tursiops truncatus