Species of Greatest Conservation Need By Taxon

Marine Invertebrate

Scientific Name Common Name RSGCN Concern Level
Macrobdella sestertia New England Medicinal Leech
Macrobrachium ohione Ohio River Shrimp
Macrocyclops albidus A Copepod
Marphysa belli Red Gilled Worm
Ophioderma brevispinum Short-spined Brittle Star
Ovalipes ocellatus Lady 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
Pectinaria gouldii Cone Worm
Placopecten magellanicus Atlantic Sea Scallop High
Psolus fabricii A Psolus
Psolus phantapus A Psolus
Rithropanopeus harrisii Harris Mud Crab
Sclerodactyla briareus Hairy Sea Cucumber
Sesarma reticulatum Purple Marsh Crab
Skistodiaptomus pallidus Calanoid Copepod
Solaster endeca Purple Sunstar
Spelaedrilus multiporus A Cave Lumbriculid Worm
Spiochaetopterus costarum oculatus Parchment Tube Worm
Spongilla aspinosa Smooth Branched Sponge
Spongilla spp. Freshwater Sponge sp.
Squilla empusa Mantis Shrimp
Stephanasterias albula White Sea Star
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis Green Sea Urchin
Stylodrilus beattiei A Cave Lumbriculid Worm
Terebratulina septentrionalis Lamp Shell
Thyonidium drummondii Sea Cucumber
Trichodrilus culveri An Oligochaete
Uca minax Red-jointed Fiddler 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.