Scientific Names

Species: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Scientific Name (Linked to Species Profile)	Samoan Name	Common Name	Park Status	Abundance	Residency	Nativity	Photo
Calappa calappa		smooth box crab	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Calappa hepatica		common box crab	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Calcinus morgani			Probably present		Breeder	Native
Camposcia retusa		decorator crab	Probably present	Common		Native
Caridina weberi		pugnose caridina	Present in Park	Common	Breeder	Native
Carpilius maculatus	kuku	seven-eleven crab	Probably present	Common		Native
Cerithium echinatum		prickly horn	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Charopa sp.			Probably present		Breeder	Native
Chelidonura varians		velvet sea slug	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Chelonaplysilla erecta			Probably present		Breeder	Native
Chicoreus brunneus		murex	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Chiton sp.		chiton	Probably present	Common	Breeder	Native
Chondrilla australiensis			Probably present		Breeder	Native
Chondrocidaris brevispina		rough spined urchin	Probably present	Rare	Breeder	Native
Chromodoris aspersa		purple-spotted nudibranch	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Chromodoris decora		decorated nudibranch	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Chromodoris fidelis		nudibranch	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Chromodoris kuniei		nudibranch	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Chromodoris lochi		nudibranch	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Chromodoris rufomarginata		nudibranch	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Chromodoris sp.		doris nudibranch	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Chthamalus proteus		rock barnacle	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Ciliopagurus strigatus		cone shell hermit crab	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Cinachyra sp.			Probably present		Breeder	Native
Clithon chlorostoma			Probably present		Breeder	Native
Clithon corona			Probably present		Breeder	Native
Clithon pritchardi			Probably present		Breeder	Native
Comanthus parvicirrus		featherstar	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Comanthus wahlbergii		featherstar	Probably present	Common	Breeder	Native
Comaster multifidus		featherstar	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Coneuplecta microconus			Probably present		Breeder	Native
Conus balteatus			Probably present		Breeder	Native
Conus distans		knobby-top cone	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Conus leopardus		leopard cone	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Conus miles		soldier cone	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Conus nussatella		slender cone	Probably present	uncommon	Breeder	Native
Conus omaria			Probably present	common	Breeder	Native
Conus pulicarius		flea cone	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Conus rattus		rat cone	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Conus striatus		striated cone	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Conus tulipa			Probably present	common	Breeder	Native
Conus varius			Probably present		Breeder	Native
Coralliophila violacea			Probably present		Breeder	Native
Coriocella nigra			Probably present		Breeder	Native
Craniella abracadabra		sponge	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Crinoidea		featherstar	Present in park		Breeder	Native
Crinoidea		featherstar	Present in park		Breeder	Native
Cryptodendrum adhaesivum			Probably present		Breeder	Native
Cryptodromia sp.		sponge crab	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Cryptoplax larvaeformis		chiton	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Culcita novaeguineae		cushion star	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Cyerce elegans		glass slug	Probably present	Rare	Breeder	Native
Cyerce nigricans			Probably present		Breeder	Native
Cypraea annulus		ringed cowry	Present in park	Common	Breeder	Native
Cypraea arabica		Arabian cowry	Present in park	Common	Breeder	Native
Cypraea argus		eyed cowry	Present in park		Breeder	Native
Cypraea asellus		cowry	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Cypraea caputserpentis		snakehead cowry	Present in park		Breeder	Native
Cypraea depressa			Present in park		Breeder	Native
Cypraea erosa		eroded cowry	Probably present	Common	Breeder	Native
Cypraea isabella		Isabella's cowry	Probably present	Common	Breeder	Native
Cypraea kieneri		swallow cowry	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Cypraea lynx		lynx cowry	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Cypraea mauritiana		humpback cowry	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Cypraea poraria		porous cowry	Present in park		Breeder	Native
Cypraea tigris		tiger cowry	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Cypraea ursellus		swallow cowry	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Dactylosaster cylindricus		cylindrical star	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Daldorfia horrida		horrid elbow crab	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Dardanus sp.			Probably present		Breeder	Native
Dardanus lagopodes			Probably present		Breeder	Native
Dardanus megistos		white-spotted hermit crab	Probably present	Common	Breeder	Native
Dardanus pedunctulatus		anemone crab	Probably present	Common	Breeder	Native
Dendrodoris albobrunnea		white and brown dendrodorid	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Dendrodoris fragilis		fragile dendrodorid	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Dendrodoris nigra		black dendrodorid	Probably present	Uncommon	Breeder	Native
Dendropoma maxima			Probably present		Breeder	Native
Dermatobranchus sp.			Probably present	Common	Breeder	Native
Diadema savignyi	vaga	long-spined urchin	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Didemnum sp.		orange-red didemnid	Present in park		Breeder	Native
Didemnum molle		didemnid	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Didemnum rubium		didemnid	Probably present	Common	Breeder	Native
Discocharopa sp.			Present in Park		Breeder	Native
Dolabella auricularia	gau	eared sea hare	Probably present	Common	Breeder	Native
Dolabrifera dolabrifera		common sea hare	Probably present	Common	Breeder	Native
Dorometra nana		featherstar	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Drupa grossularia		finger drupe	Probably present		Breeder	Native
Drupa morum		mulberry drupe	Present in park		Breeder	Native
Drupa ricina		spotted drupe	Present in park		Breeder	Native
Drupa rubrocideus			Present in park		Breeder	Native
Drupella elata			Probably present		Breeder	Native
Drupella fragum			Probably present		Breeder	Native
Dysidea sp.		sponge	Probably present		Breeder	Native

Species: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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