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NOMENCLATURE & TAXONOMY

Nomenclature follows the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) which is more up-to-date than most recent published literature, and is being continually updated. Older names can be cross-referenced there.

It should be emphasised that this web site is not intended to be a taxonomic guide.

References

WoRMS: Appeltans W., Bouchet P., Boxshall G.A., Fauchald K., Gordon D.P., Hoeksema B.W., Poore G.C.B., van Soest R.W.M., Stöhr S., Walter T.C., Costello M.J. (eds) (2010). World Register of Marine Species. Accessed at http://www.marinespecies.org on [2014].


ILLUSTRATIONS

Illustrations have been chosen that clearly represent the species or habitats.


ABBREVIATIONS

BEP Bernard Picton
DM Dan Minchin
JDN Julia Nunn
JMCH Mark Holmes
LH Lough Hyne
NHM Natural History Museum, London
NMGW National Museums & Galleries of Wales, Cardiff
NMI National Museums of Ireland, Dublin
UM Ulster Museum, National Museums Northern Ireland


GENERAL TEXT

This list has been compiled based on the following criteria:

  • All genera, species or subspecies are included.
  • Littoral from splash zone down to the deepest waters within the marine reserve of Lough Hyne, including Carrigathorna.
  • All vagrants, aliens and strandings.
  • Dead shells (molluscs, crustaceans etc.) or other groups have been included.
Any assistance with improving our knowledge of species in Lough Hyne would be welcomed.

Where available, the following taxonomic headings are given: PHYLUM, CLASS, Order, Family, Genus, Species. Other taxonomic levels are given where considered appropriate.

Orders are listed alphabetically within their Class. Families are listed alphabetically within their Order. Genera are listed alphabetically within their Family. This is subject to the change if required by the specific authors of a taxonomic group, particularly with regard to the order of Classes.

Approximate number of living taxa (genus only known, species or subspecies)

a minimum of 1855 taxa are listed, excluding unconfirmed records

PORIFERA sponges
159
CNIDARIA sea firs, jellyfish, sea fans, sea pens, anemones, corals
90
CTENOPHORA comb jellies
3
PLATYHELMINTHES flatworms
8
NEMERTEA ribbon worms
5
ROTIFERA wheel animals
1
GASTROTRICHA hairy backs
0
CEPHALORHYNCHA kinorhynchs, loriciferans, horse hair worms, priapulids
1
NEMATODA roundworms
0
GNATHOSTOMULIDA jaw worms
0
ENTOPROCTA goblet worms
1
CHAETOGNATHA arrow worms
4
SIPUNCULA peanut worms
4
ECHIURA spoon worms
0
ANNELIDA segmented worms
160
ARTHROPODA: Pycnogonida & Insecta sea spiders, insects
17
ARTHROPODA: Crustacea barnacles, prawns, crabs, lobsters
589
TARDIGRADA water bears
0
MOLLUSCA chitons, snails, bivalves, squid, octopus
239
BRACHIOPODA lamp shells
1
BRYOZOA sea mats
89
CYCLIOPHORA no common name
0
PHORONIDA horseshoe worms
1
ECHINODERMATA sea feathers, starfish, brittlestars, urchins, sea cucumbers
31
HEMICHORDATA acorn worms
0
CHORDATA: Ascidiacea sea squirts
39
CHORDATA: Cephalochordata lancelets
0
CHORDATA: Agnatha lampreys, hagfish
0
CHORDATA: Elasmobranchii cartilaginous fish
6
CHORDATA: Actinopterygii bony fish
75
CHORDATA: Reptilia reptiles
1
CHORDATA: Mammalia mammals
3
ALGAE seaweeds
318
ANGIOSPERMES flowering plants
2
FUNGI lichens
8

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