Species of Greatest Conservation Need By Taxon

Marine Invertebrate

Scientific Name Common Name RSGCN Concern Level
Uca minax Red-jointed Fiddler Crab
Pagurus pollicaris Flat Claw Hermit Crab
Palaemonetes spp. Grass Shrimp sp.
Pandalus borealis Northern Shrimp
Panopeus herbstii Atlantic Mud Crab
Paracyclops poppei A Copepod
Crangon septemspinosa Bay/Sand Shrimp
Diacyclops harryi A Copepod
Diacyclops navus A Copepod
Rithropanopeus harrisii Harris Mud Crab
Sesarma reticulatum Purple Marsh Crab
Skistodiaptomus pallidus Calanoid Copepod
Squilla empusa Mantis Shrimp
Ovalipes ocellatus Lady Crab
Uca pugilator Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Uca pugnax Mud Fiddler Crab
Uca spp. Fiddler Crab sp.
Upogebia affinis Coastal Mud Shrimp
Xanthidae spp. Mud Crab sp.
Attheyella (mrazekiella) carolinensis A Copepod
Attheyella (mrazekiella) obatogamensis A Copepod
Attheyella spinipes A Harpacticoid Copepod
Bryocamptus hutchinsoni A Copepod
Bryocamptus minutus A Copepod
Bryocamptus nivalis A Copepod
Bryocamptus zschokkei alleganiensis A Copepod
Gorgonocephalus arcticus Northern Basket Starfish
Psolus phantapus A Psolus
Sclerodactyla briareus Hairy Sea Cucumber
Solaster endeca Purple Sunstar
Asterias forbesi Common Seastar
Asterias rubens Common Sea Star
Spongilla aspinosa Smooth Branched Sponge
Spongilla spp. Freshwater Sponge sp.
Asteriid spp. Starfish sp.
Stephanasterias albula White Sea Star
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis Green Sea Urchin
Terebratulina septentrionalis Lamp Shell
Thyonidium drummondii Sea Cucumber
Psolus fabricii A Psolus
Heteromeyenia longistylus Pennsylvania Sponge
Loligo pealeii Long Finned Squid
Ophioderma brevispinum Short-spined Brittle Star
Cucumaria frondosa Orange-footed Sea Cucumber
Crossaster papposus Common Sun Star
Echinarachnius parma Common Sand Dollar
Ephydatia spp. A Freshwater Sponge
Actinothoe modesta A Burrowing Anemone
Ceriantheopsis americana American Tube-dwelling Anemone
Edwardsia elegans A Burrowing Anemone