Aquatic Invertebrates
32 entries in the Aquatic Invertebrates compendium.
RotiferMicroscopic wheel-bearing animals vital to freshwater ecosystems.RudistsExtinct bivalves that built vast Cretaceous reefs.SalpBarrel-shaped planktonic tunicates with efficient jet propulsion.Sand dollarFlat, burrowing sea urchins of the order Clypeasteroida.Sea appleColorful sea cucumbers of the genus Pseudocolochirus.Sea cucumberEchinoderms that recycle nutrients and are harvested as seafood.Sea slugShell-less marine gastropods with vivid colors and diverse defenses.Sea snailMarine gastropod molluscs with coiled shells, eaten worldwide.Sea spiderMarine arthropods with reduced bodies and long legs.Sea urchinSea urchins are spiny, globular echinoderms found in all oceans and depths from the intertShipwormMarine bivalves that bore into and consume submerged wood.Slipper lobsterFamily of edible crustaceans with distinctive flattened antennae.SlugShell-less terrestrial gastropods from multiple evolutionary lineages.SnailShelled gastropods inhabiting land, sea, and freshwater worldwide.Spanish dancerA large, colorful sea slug that swims like a dancer.Spiny lobsterMarine crustaceans known for spiny antennae and lack of claws.SpirulaDeep-sea squid with a buoyant, chambered internal shell.Squat lobsterDorsoventrally flattened crustaceans with curled tails, found worldwide.Squilla mantisCommercially fished mantis shrimp of the Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic.StenopodideaBoxer shrimps are a distinct decapod group, not true shrimp or prawns.TunicateMarine chordates with a tunic exoskeleton and tadpole-like larvae.TurritellidaeFilter-feeding sea snails with high-spired, convex shells.Tusk shellExclusively infaunal marine molluscs with tusk-shaped shells.Umbrella octopusDeep-sea octopuses with a webbed umbrella-like appearance.UnionidaOrder of freshwater mussels with parasitic larvae and nacreous shells.Vampire squidA deep-sea cephalopod that thrives in oxygen-poor waters.Velvet crabA commercially important crab from the North-East Atlantic.VeneridaeA large family of edible marine bivalves.WentletrapSmall predatory sea snails with spiral staircase-like shells.WhelkCarnivorous sea snails used as food and for dye.Whiteleg shrimpA key species in global shrimp aquaculture and fisheries.SlimeheadDeep-sea fish with mucus-filled heads and disputed longevity.
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