Other Invertebrates

From RTAW Reefpedia

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Sponges 3 Cnidarians 4 Crustaceans 5 Molluscs 6 Echinoderms 7 Resources

Introduction

Links to the various organisms within a marine aquarium that are not vertebrates (fish) and aren't corals.

Sponges

 

Cnidarians

• Anemones
• Zoanthids
• Corallimorphs

Crustaceans

• Pods - Copepods, Amphipods, Isopods
• Crabs
• Hermit Crabs
• Pistol Shrimp
• Crayfish - Painted Crayfish, Reef Lobsters
• Stomatopods - Mantis Shrimp
• Hippolytidae - Cleaner Shrimp, Broken Backed Shrimp

• Stenopodidae - Banded Coral Shrimp
• Porcellanidae - Porcelain Crab
• Rhynchocinetidae - Hingebeak Shrimp

Molluscs

• Snails
• Tridacnids - Giant clams
• Nudibranchs

Echinoderms

• Sea Apples
• Sea Cucumbers
• Sea Urchins
• Crinoids - Basket Stars and Feather Stars
• Sea Stars
• Brittle stars - Ophiurods

Resources

• Sea Stars -
• Sea Stars — The Whys, Why Nots and Wherefores -
• Starfish Acclimatisation -
• Sea Stars - Linckia spp. by Rob Toonen
• Echinoderm Redux -