Below is the list of invertebrates and algae species that are monitored as part of REEF's Volunteer Fish Survey Project in the Northeast US & Eastern Canada. For most species, the count data is: Single (1), Few (2-10), Many (11-100), Abundant (>100). For some species, a simple Presence / Absence count is used. (*they are noted below)

List of Species Monitored Since 2014

PORIFERA

  • Boring Sponge, Cliona celata *(Presence/Absence)
  • Chalice Sponge, Phakellia ventilabrum
  • Finger Sponge, Haliclona oculata

CNIDARIA

  • Frilled Anemone, Metridium senile
  • Northern Cerianthid, Cerianthus borealis
  • Northern Red Anemone, Urticina felina
  • Lion's Mane Jelly, Cyanea capillata
  • Moon Jelly, Aurelia aurita
  • Stalked Jelly, Haliclystus sp., Lucernaria quadricornis
  • Dead Man's Fingers, Alcyonium digitatum
  • Northern Star Coral, Astrangia poculata
  • Sea Strawberry Soft Coral, Gersemia rubiformis
  • Tubularian Hydroid, Ectopleura crocea

ANNELIDA

  • Sabellid Worm, Sabella sp.
  • Slime Worm, Myxicola infundibulum

BRYOZOA

  • Sea Lace / Lacy Crust, Membranipora membranacea
  • Spiral Tufted Bryozoan, Bugula turrita

ARTHROPODA

  • Anemone Sea Spider, Pycnogonum littorale
  • Aesop Shrimp, Pandalus montagui
  • Skeleton Shrimp, Caprella sp.
  • Atlantic Horseshoe Crab, Limulus polyphemus
  • American Lobster, Homarus americanus
  • Atlantic Rock Crab, Cancer irroratus
  • Blue Crab, Callinectes sapidus
  • Green Crab, Carcinus maenus
  • Jonah Crab, Cancer borealis
  • Ocellate Lady Crab, Ovalipes ocellatus
  • Rough Barnacle, Balanus balanus

MOLLUSCA

  • Bushy-Backed Nudibranch, Dendronotus frondosus
  • Painted Balloon Aeolis, Eubranchus tricolor
  • Red-Gilled Nudibranch, Flabellina verrucosa
  • Shag-Rug Aeolis, Aeolidia papillosa
  • White / Yellow Cadlina, Cadlina laevis
  • Moon Snail, Euspira heros
  • Wrinkle Whelk, Neptunea lyrata decemcostata
  • Mottled / Red Chiton, Tonicella sp.
  • Blue Mussel, Mytilus edulis
  • Sea Scallop, Placopectin magellanicus
  • Longfin Inshore Squid, Loligo pealeii

ECHINODERMATA

  • Orange-Footed Cucumber, Cucumaria frondosa
  • Scarlet Psolus, Psolus fabricii
  • Blood Star, Henricia sanguinolenta
  • Forbes' Sea Star, Asterias forbesi
  • Northern Sea Star, Asterias rubens
  • Northern Basket Star, Gorgonocephalus arcticus
  • Daisy Brittle Star, Ophiopholis aculeata
  • Green Sea Urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
  • Purple-Spined Sea Urchin, Arbacia punctulata
  • Common Sand Dollar, Echinarachnius parma

UROCHORDATA

  • Sea Peach, Halocynthia pyriformis
  • Sea Vase, Ciona intestinalis
  • Stalked Tunicate, Boltenia ovifera

INVASIVE TUNICATES

  • Club Tunicate, Styela clava
  • Golden Star Tunicate, Botryllus schlosseri *(Presence/Absence)
  • Invasive Didemnum Tunicate, Didemnum vexillum *(Presence/Absence)
  • Orange Sheath Tunicate, Botrylloides violaceus *(Presence/Absence)

ALGAE & MARINE PLANTS

  • Green Fleece, Codium fragile
  • Sargassum Weed, Sargassum filipendula
  • Sea Lettuce, Ulva sp.
  • Eel Grass, Zostera marina