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Sponges
(Porifera)


 


Flatworms
(Platyhelminthes)


 


Ribbon Worms
(Nemertea)

 


Jellyfishes
(Cnidaria: Scyphozoa & Hydrozoa)


 


Corals
(Cnidaria: Anthozoa)


 


Sea Anemones
(Cnidaria: Anthozoa)


 


Segmented Worms
(Annelida)


 


Bryozoans
(Ectoprocta)


 


Bivalves
(Mollusca: Bivalvia)



 


Snails
(Mollusca: Gastropoda)



 


Sea Hares
(Mollusca: Gastropoda)


 


Horseshoe Crabs
(Arthropoda: Chelicerata)


 


Shrimps and Lobsters
(Arthropoda: Crustacea)


 


Crabs
(Arthropoda: Crustacea)

 


Sea Stars
(Echinodermata: Stelleriodea, Asteroidea)


 


Sea Cucumbers
(Echinodermata: Holothuroidea)

 


Brittle Stars
(Echinodermata: Stelleriodea, Ophiuroidea)



 


Sea Urchins and Sand Dollars
(Echinodermata: Echinoidea)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click any of the PHOTOS to view characteristics of  each group. 


Click GROUP NAMES to view a list of IRL species included in this guide.