Species of Greatest Conservation Need By Taxon

Marine Invertebrate

Scientific Name Common Name RSGCN Concern Level
Hippolyte spp. Zostera Shrimp sp.
Stephanasterias albula White Sea Star
Diopatra cuprea Tube Worm
Asteriid spp. Starfish sp.
Lebbeus groenlandicus Spiny Lebbeid Shrimp
Libinia emarginata Spider Crab
Spongilla aspinosa Smooth Branched Sponge
Ophioderma brevispinum Short-spined Brittle Star
Thyonidium drummondii Sea Cucumber
Cancer irroratus Rock Crab
Uca minax Red-jointed Fiddler Crab
Marphysa belli Red Gilled Worm
Solaster endeca Purple Sunstar
Sesarma reticulatum Purple Marsh Crab
Lebbeus polaris Polar Lebbeid Shrimp
Heteromeyenia longistylus Pennsylvania Sponge
Chaetopterus variopedatus Parchment Worm
Spiochaetopterus costarum oculatus Parchment Tube Worm
Cucumaria frondosa Orange-footed Sea Cucumber
Macrobrachium ohione Ohio River Shrimp
Pandalus borealis Northern Shrimp
Gorgonocephalus arcticus Northern Basket Starfish
Macrobdella sestertia New England Medicinal Leech
Uca pugnax Mud Fiddler Crab
Xanthidae spp. Mud Crab sp.
Squilla empusa Mantis Shrimp
Libinia dubia Longnose Spide Crab
Loligo pealeii Long Finned Squid
Terebratulina septentrionalis Lamp Shell
Ovalipes ocellatus Lady Crab
Cancer borealis Jonah Crab
Rithropanopeus harrisii Harris Mud Crab
Sclerodactyla briareus Hairy Sea Cucumber
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis Green Sea Urchin
Carcinus maenas Green Crab
Palaemonetes spp. Grass Shrimp sp.
Spongilla spp. Freshwater Sponge sp.
Eurypanopeus depressus Flatback Mud Crab
Pagurus pollicaris Flat Claw Hermit Crab
Uca spp. Fiddler Crab sp.
Limnadia lenticularis Euroamerican Clam Shrimp
Dodecaceria coralii Coral Worm
Pectinaria gouldii Cone Worm
Crossaster papposus Common Sun Star
Asterias forbesi Common Seastar
Asterias rubens Common Sea Star
Echinarachnius parma Common Sand Dollar
Upogebia affinis Coastal Mud Shrimp
Alitta virens Clam Worm
Skistodiaptomus pallidus Calanoid Copepod