Scientific Animal Names

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Scientific Name (Linked to Species Profile)	Common Name	Hawaiian Name	Abundance	Nativity	Photo
Halocordylidae
Haminoeidae
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis	coral gall crab		Occasional	Native
Hastula strigilata			rare	Native
Haumea juddi	Judd's scallop		Uncommon	Native
Heliacus variegatus			rare	Native
Herdmania momus	Herdman's sea squirt		Occasional	Native
Herviera gliriella			Occasional	Native
Heterocentrotus mammilatus	red pencil urchin	hauke'uke 'ula'ula	Common	Native
Hexibranchidae
Hexibranchus sanguineus	Spanish dancer		Common	Native
Hippolytidae	hump-backed shrimp
Hipponicidae	hoof shells
Hipponix australis	conical hoof shell		Occasional	Native
Hipponix imbricatus	shingly hoof shell		Abundant	Native
Hodometrica prolixa			occasional	Native
Hololepidella nigropunctata			Occasional	Native
Holothura arenicola	sand sea cucumber	kohe lelewa	occasional	Native
Holothura atra	black sea cucumber	loli okuhi kuhi	Common	Native
Holothura cf. rigida			occasional	Native
Holothura difficilis	difficult sea cucumber	loli	occasional	Native
Holothura hilla	light-spotted sea cucumber	loli	Common	Native
Holothura impatiens	impatient sea cucumber	koko	occasional	Native
Honothura inhabilis			occasional	Native
Holothuia pardalis	leopard sea cucumber	loli	Uncommon	Native
Holothura pervicax	stubborn sea cucumber	loli ka'e	rare	Native
Holothura whitmaei	teated sea cucumber	loli	Occasional	Native
Holothura n. sp.			rare	Native
Holothuriidae	sea cucumbers	loli
Hydatina amplustra	swollen bubble shell	pupu leholeho'oni'oni'o	Occasional	Native
Hydalina physis	brown-line paperbubble	pupu leholeho	Rare	Native
Idoteidae
Iotrochota protea			Uncommon	Native
Iotrochotlidae
Iphione muricata	spiny scale worm		Occasional	Native
Isaeidae
Isaurus tuberculatus			Rare	Native
Ischyroceridae
Ischyrocerus oahu			occasional	Native
Ischnochitonidae	chitons	pupu mo'o
Ischnochiton petaloides	flat chiton		occasional	Native
Isognomidae	purse shells
Isognomom californicum	black purse shell	nahawele	Common	Native
Isognomom incisum			Occasional	Native
Isognomom legumen			Rare	Native
Isognomom perna	brown purse shell	nahawele	Common	Native
Ittibittium parcum			Occasional	Native
Ittibittium zebrum			Uncommon	Native
Jacforus cavatus			rare	Native
Jaeropsidae
Jaeropsis hawaiiensis			uncommon	Native
Janiridae
Joculator sp. (ridicula?)			Uncommon	Native
Julia exquisita			Occasional	Native
Juliidae
Kermia sp.			Occasional	Native
Labidodemus semperianum	white sea cucumber		Uncommon	Native
Lembos leapakahi			uncommon	Native
Lembos waipio			occasional	Native
Lepadidae	goose barnacles
Lepas anserifera	goose barnacle		Uncommon	Native
Leptastrea bewickensis			rare	Native
Leptastrea purpurea				Native
Leptocheilia dubia			uncommon	Native
Leptodius gracilis			rare	Native
Leptodius sanguineus			occasional	Native
Leptodius waialuanus			rare	Native
Leptothyra rubricincta			Occasional	Native
Leptothyra verruca			Occasional	Native
Leucetta sp. 1. (solida?)	white leucetta (sponge)		Occasional	Native
Leucetta sp. 2.	leucetta (sponge)		Uncommon	Native
Leucettidae	(sponge)
Leucosiidae	purse crabs
Leucothoe tridens			uncommon	Native
Leucothoidae
Ligia sp.	rock louse			Native
Liljeborgia heeia			rare	Native
Liljeborgiidae
Lima sp. (juv)			Uncommon	Native
Limidae	file shells
Liocarpilodes biunguis			occasional	Native
Liocarpilodes integerrimus			occasional	Native
Liomera bella	pretty liomera		occasional	Native
Liomera rugata	corrugated liomera		rare	Native
Littoraria pinado	dotted periwinkle		Abundant	Native
Littorinidae	periwinkles
Loimia medusa	Medusa spaghetti worm	kauna'oa	Common	Native
Loliginidae
Lophocochlias minutissimus			Occasional	Native
Lophozozymus dodone			rare	Native
Lophozozymus pulchellus			rare	Native
Lophozozymus sp. (juv)			rare	Native
Lucinidae	lucines
Lumberineresis dentata			rare	Native
Lumbrineridae
Lybia edmondsoni	Hawaiian pom-pom crab	kumimi pua	rare	Native
Lysianassidae
Lysidice ninetta				Native
Macrothricidae	spiny oysters
Maculotriton bracheatus			rare	Native
Maera insignis			occasional	Native
Maera pacifica			occasional	Native
Maera quadrimana			occasional	Native
Majidae	spider crabs
Marginellidae
Medaeops neglectus			rare	Native
Melampidae
Melampus castaneus			Uncommon	Native
Merelina granulosa			Occasional	Native
Merelina wanawana			Occasional	Native
Mesanthura hieroglyphica			rare	Native
Metopograpsus messor		'alamihi	occasional	Native
Metopograpsus thukuhar		kukuau	rare	Native
Miralda paulbatschi			Uncommon	Native
Mitra fastigium			rare	Native
Mitra luctuosa			Uncommon	Native
Mitra saltata			Uncommon	Native
Mitra stictica	punctured mitre		Uncommon	Native
Mitrella margarita			Occasional	Native
Mitridae	mitres	'aha'aha
Mitridae sp.			Uncommon	Native
Modulidae	modulus shells
Modulus tectum			occasional	Native
Monocorrophium acherusicum			rare	Native
Montipora capitata	rice coral		Uncommon	Native
Montipora flabella	blue rice coral		Uncommon	Native
Montipora patula			Occasional	Native
Morula foliacea			rare	Native
Morula granulata	granular drupe	maka'awa	Occasional	Native
Morula uva	grape morula		Common	Native
Munnidae
Muricidae
Mytilidae	mussels

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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