Maine Biota Project

Anemones and Jellyfish of Maine

(Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Cnidaria)


Below is a working list of Maine’s anemones and jellyfish. Species attributed to Pollock (1998) are those that were reported as occurring between Cape Cod and Newfoundland.
Class Order Family Genus Species Authority Common Name Sources (full citations given below this table)
Anthozoa Actiniaria Actiniidae Aulactinia stella (Verrill) ? DMC (as Bunodea stella
Anthozoa Actiniaria Actiniidae Bolocera tuediae (Johnston) ? DMC
Anthozoa Actiniaria Actiniidae Urticina felina (L.) ? Procter (1933, p. 126., as Tealia felina)
Anthozoa Actiniaria Edwardsiidae Edwardsia elegans Verrill ? DMC
Anthozoa Actiniaria Edwardsiidae Nematostella vectensis Stephenson ? DMC
Anthozoa Actiniaria Halcampidae Halcampa duodecimcirrata (Sars) twelve-tentacle burrowing anemone DMC
Anthozoa Actiniaria Haliplanellidae Haliplanella lineata (Verrill) ? DMC (as Haliplanella (= Sagartia) luciae)
Anthozoa Actiniaria Haloclavidae Peachia parasitica (Agassiz) ? DMC
Anthozoa Actiniaria Metridiidae Metridium senile (L.) ? DMC
Anthozoa Ceriantharia Cerianthidae Cerianthus borealis Verrill ? DMC
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Acaulidae Acaulis primarius Stimpson ? DMC; Pollock (1998); Procter (1993, p. 117.)
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Bougainvilliidae Bougainvillia carolinensis (McCrady) ? Procter (1993, p. 116.), Pollock (1998)
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Bougainvilliidae Bougainvillia superciliaris (L. Agassiz) ? DMC; Pollock (1998)
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Bougainvilliidae Garveia franciscana (Torrey) rope-grass Pollock (1998)
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Corymorphidae Corymorpha pendula L. Agassiz nodding bouquet hydroid Procter (1933, p. 117.), Pollock (1998)
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Corynidae Coryne eximia Allman ? DMC (as Sarsia eximia
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Corynidae Linvillea agassizi (McCrady) ? Procter (1933, p. 116., as Corynitis agassizii)
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Corynidae Sarsia tubulosa (M. Sars) clapper hydroid DMC; Pollock (1998)
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Eudendriidae Eudendrium album Nutting white stickhydroid DMC; Procter (1933, p. 117.)
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Eudendriidae Eudendrium carneum Clarke red stickhydroid Procter (1933, p. 117.)
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Eudendriidae Eudendrium dispar L. Agassiz ? Procter (1933, p. 116.)
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Eudendriidae Eudendrium ramosum (L.) stickhydroid Procter (1933, p. 116.)
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Hydractiniidae Clava multicornis (Forsskål) club hydroid DMC (as Clava leptostyla); Pollock (1998); Procter (1933, p. 116. as Clava leptostyla)
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Hydractiniidae Hydractinea carnea (M. Sars) ? DMC (as Podocoryne carnea
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Hydractiniidae Hydractinia polyclina L. Agassiz ? Procter (1933, p. 116.)
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Oceanidae Cordylophora caspia (Pallas) freshwater hydroid Pollock (1998)
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Oceanidae Rhizogeton fusiformis L. Agassiz freshwater hydroid Pollock (1998)
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Rathkeidae Rathkea octopunctata (M. Sars) ? DMC
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Tubulariidae Ectopleura crocea (L. Agassiz) ? DMC (as Tubularia crocea); Procter (1933, p. 117., as Tubularia crocea)
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Tubulariidae Ectopleura larynx (Ellis and Solander) ringed tubularia Procter (1933, p. 117., as Tubularia tenella)
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Tubulariidae Ectopleura tenella (Ellis and Solander) ? DMC (as Tubularia tenella)
Hydrozoa Anthoathecatae Tubulariidae Hybocodon prolifer L. Agassiz ? DMC
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Calycellidae Calycella syringa (L.) creeping bell hydroid Procter (1933, p. 122.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Campanulariidae Campanularia amphora (Agassiz) ? Procter (1933, p. 119.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Campanulariidae Campanularia calceolifera Hincks ? Procter (1933, p. 119.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Campanulariidae Campanularia caliculata ? ? Procter (1933, p. 120., [as Orthopyxis caliculata (Hincks)?])
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Campanulariidae Campanularia flexiosa (Hincks) ? Procter (1933, p. 119., [as Campanularia flexuosa (Alder)?])
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Campanulariidae Campanularia neglecta (Alder) ? Procter (1933, p. 119.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Campanulariidae Campanularia volubilis (L.) ? Procter (1933, p. 119.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Campanulariidae Clytia gracilis (M. Sars) ? Procter (1933, p. 120., as Clytia cylindrical)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Campanulariidae Clytia hemisphaerica (L.) ? Procter (1933, p. 120., as Clytia bicophora)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Campanulariidae Gonothyraea loveni (Allman) ? DMC; Procter (1933, p. 121.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Campanulariidae Hartlaubella gelatinosa (Pallas) ? DMC
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Campanulariidae Laomedea neglecta Alder ? DMC; Procter (1933, p. 119., as Campanularia fragilis)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Campanulariidae Phialidium bicophorum (A. Agassiz) ? DMC
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Campanulariidae Phialidium languidum (A. Agassiz) ? DMC
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Campanulariidae Obelia dichotoma (L.) sea thread hydroid Procter (1933, p. 120., also as Obelia gracilis)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Campanulariidae Obelia geniculata (L.) knotted thread hydroid DMC; Procter (1933, p. 120.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Campanulariidae Obelia longissima (Pallas) ? DMC (also as Obelia commissuralis);Procter (1933, p. 120., also as Obelia commissuralis)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Campanulariidae Obelia trichomata (L.) sea thread hydroid DMC
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Campanulariidae Orthopyxis integra (MacGillivray) ? Procter (1933, p. 119., as Campanularia integra)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Eirenidae Tima formosa L. Agassiz ? DMC
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Haleciidae Halecium articulosum Clark ? DMC; Procter (1933, p. 119.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Haleciidae Halecium beanii (Johnston) ? Procter (1933, p. 117.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Haleciidae Halecium halecinum (L.) herringbone hydroid Procter (1933, p. 118.), Pollock (1998)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Haleciidae Halecium tenellum Hincks ? Procter (1933, p. 119.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Halopterididae Halopteris tenella (Verrill) ? DMC (as Schizotricha tenella); Pollock (1998, as Schizotricha tenella)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Lafoeidae Filellum serpens (Hassall) ? Procter (1933, p. 123.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Lafoeidae Hebella venusta (Allman) ? Procter (1933, p. 121., as Hebella calcarata)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Lafoeidae Lafoea dumosa (Fleming) ? Procter (1933, p. 123.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Lovenellidae Lovenella grandis Nutting ? Procter (1933, p. 123.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Melicertidae Melicertum campanula ? ? DMC
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Phialellidae Opercularella lacerata (Johnston) ? Procter (1933, p. 122.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Phialellidae Opercularella pumila Clark ? DMC
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Sertulariidae Abietinaria abietina (L.) sea-fir Procter (1933, p. 124.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Sertulariidae Diphasia fallax (Johnston) ? Procter (1933, p. 123.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Sertulariidae Diphasia rosacea (L.) lily hydroid DMC; Procter (1933, p. 123.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Sertulariidae Dynamena pumila (L.) ? DMC
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Sertulariidae Hydrallmania falcata (L.) sickle hydroid Procter (1933, p. 124.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Sertulariidae Sertularella polyzonias (L.) great tooth hydroid Procter (1933, p. 124.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Sertulariidae Sertularella rugosa (L.) snail trefoil hydroid Procter (1933, p. 124.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Sertulariidae Sertularella tricuspidata (Alder) ? Procter (1933, p. 124.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Sertulariidae Sertularia argentea L. squirrel's tail hydroid Procter (1933, p. 124., as Thuiaria argentea)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Sertulariidae Sertularia cupressina L. sea cypress hydroid DMC (as Sertularia cupressina argentea); Procter (1933, p. 124., as Thuiaria cupressina)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Sertulariidae Sertularia pumila L. ? DMC; Procter (1933, p. 123.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Sertulariidae Thuiaria thuja (L.) bottlebrush hydroid Procter (1933, p. 124.)
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae ? Cuspidella grandis Hincks ? Procter (1933, p. 122.)
Hydrozoa Siphonophorae Agalmatidae Nanomia cara A. Agassiz ? DMC
Hydrozoa Leptothecatae Tiaropsidae Tiaropsis multicirrata (M. Sars) ? DMC
Hydrozoa Trachymedusae Rhopalonematidae Aglantha digitale (O. F. Müller) ? DMC
Hydrozoa ? ? Cuspidella humilis (Alder) ? DMC
Hydrozoa ? ? Hydratinia echinata ? ? DMC
Hydrozoa ? ? Tiaropsis diademata ? ? DMC
Hydrozoa ? ? Tubularia larynx ? ? DMC
Scyphozoa Semaeostomeae Cyaneidae Cyanea capillata (L.) lion’s mane DMC; Procter (1933, p. 125., as Cyanea artica)
Scyphozoa Semaeostomeae Ulmaridae Aurelia aurita (L.) moon jelly DMC; Procter (1933, p. 125., as Aurelia aurita (flavidula))
Staurozoa Stauromedusae Lucernariidae Haliclystus auricula (Rathke) ? DMC
Staurozoa Stauromedusae Lucernariidae Lucernaria quadricornis O. F. Müller ? DMC; Procter (1933, p. 125.)


Sources:
DMC = Darling Marine Center website (https://dmc.umaine.edu/research/species-list/) accessed 11 August 2020.
Pollock, Leland W. 1998. A Practical Guide to the Marine Animals of Northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press; New Brunswick, New Jersey. (ISBN 0-8135-2398-2)
Procter, William. 1933. Biological Survey of the Mount Desert Region, Part V. Philadelphia: The Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology.