Species of Greatest Conservation Need By Taxon

Marine Invertebrate

Scientific Name Common Name RSGCN Concern Level
Loligo pealeii Long Finned Squid
Heteromeyenia longistylus Pennsylvania Sponge
Gorgonocephalus arcticus Northern Basket Starfish
Thyonidium drummondii Sea Cucumber
Ceriantheopsis americana American Tube-dwelling Anemone
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis Green Sea Urchin
Stephanasterias albula White Sea Star
Asteriid spp. Starfish sp.
Spongilla spp. Freshwater Sponge sp.
Spongilla aspinosa Smooth Branched Sponge
Asterias rubens Common Sea Star
Asterias forbesi Common Seastar
Solaster endeca Purple Sunstar
Sclerodactyla briareus Hairy Sea Cucumber
Psolus phantapus A Psolus
Crangon septemspinosa Bay/Sand Shrimp
Uca spp. Fiddler Crab sp.
Uca pugnax Mud Fiddler Crab
Uca pugilator Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Uca minax Red-jointed Fiddler Crab
Squilla empusa Mantis Shrimp
Skistodiaptomus pallidus Calanoid Copepod
Sesarma reticulatum Purple Marsh Crab
Rithropanopeus harrisii Harris Mud Crab
Diacyclops navus A Copepod
Diacyclops harryi A Copepod
Upogebia affinis Coastal Mud Shrimp
Paracyclops poppei A Copepod
Panopeus herbstii Atlantic Mud Crab
Pandalus borealis Northern Shrimp
Palaemonetes spp. Grass Shrimp sp.
Pagurus pollicaris Flat Claw Hermit Crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Lady Crab
Edwardsia elegans A Burrowing Anemone
Eulimnadia agassizii Agassiz Clam Shrimp High
Homarus americanus American Lobster High
Placopecten magellanicus Atlantic Sea Scallop High