AMRAT Results

Identified plant & algae species and their abundances (PDF 322k)

Aquatic Invasive Plants  

Alternanthera philoxeroides (alligator weed) Myriophyllum aquaticum (parrot feather, water milfoil)  
Azolla pinnata (mosquito fern) Myriophyllum spicatum (Eurasian water milfoil)  
Egeria densa (Brazilian waterweed) Potamogeton crispus (curly pondweed)  
Eichhornia crassipes (common water hyacinth)   Salvinia minima (waterspangles)  
Hydrilla verticillata (waterthyme, hydrilla)    

 

Terrestrial Invasive Plants  

Arundo donax (giant reed)   Panicum repens (torpedo grass)  
Chenopodium album (lamb’s quarters)   Paspalum urvillei (vaseygrass)  
Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass)   Phragmites australis (common reed) 
Imperata cylindrica (cogangrass)   Sagittaria montevidensis (giant arrowhead)  
Ipomoea purpurea (tall morning glory)   Triadica sebifera (popcorn tree, Chinese tallow tree)  
Ligustrum sinensis (Chinese privet)   Veronica arvensis (corn speedwell)  
Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle)   Wisteria japonica (Japanese wisteria) 
Lygodium japonicum (small leaf climbing fern)   Xanthium strumarium (cocklebur)  
Melia azedarach (chinaberry tree)    

The following is a list of species found, invasive and noninvasive:

Fish

Genus species Number saved Genus species Number saved
Strongylura marina 1 adult & 2 juvenile Chloroscombrus chrysurus 2 juvenile
Mugil curema 1 juvenile Harengula jaguana 5
Trachinotus carolinas 1 juvenile Synodus foetens 1 juvenile
Lagodon rhomboides 1 adult + 6 (A and SA) Lepomis miniatus 2 juvenile
Harengula jaguana 1 adult Lepomis microlophus 4 juvenile
Menticirrhus littoralis 1 juvenile; Syngnatlus scovelli 2 adult
Mugil cephalus 1 juvenile Lucania parva 7 adult / juvenile
Menidia beryllina 3 adults Notropis candidus 4 adult
Leiostomas xanthurs 5 juvenile Trachinotus falcata 2 juveniles
Eucinostomus argenteus 4 juveniles + 1 larvae Lutjanus griseus 1 juvenile
Fundulus majalis 4 adults Chaetodipterus faber 1 juvenile
Bairdiella chrysoura 4 juveniles Lutjanus synagris 1 juvenile
Opsanus beta 1 juvenile Aurius felis 3 juvenile
Oligoplites saurus 2 juveniles Membras martinica 7 (SA, 2 juvenile)
Anchoa hepsetus 3 juvenile Bagre marinus 4 juvenile
Anchoa mitchilli 7 juveniles Hypsoblennius hentzi 1
Symphurus plagiusa 1 juvenile +5 juveniles Bairdiella chrysoura 4 juvenile +5 J
Menticirrhus americanus 2 juveniles Etropus crossotus 1 adult
Cynoscion arenarius 1 J + 9 J Chilomycterus schoepfi 1 juvenile
Gobiosoma bosc 1 adult + 67 larval Myrophis punctatus 1 juvenile
Chilomicturus schoepfi 1 Dasyatis sabina 1 juvenile
Prionotus tribules 1 Gobionellus boleosoma 4 juvenile, 1 adult
Citharichthys spilopterus 3 Citharichthyes spilopterus 5 juvenile
Hypsoblennius ionthos 1 Paralichthys lethostigma 2
Selene vomer 1 juvenile Cynoscion nebulosus 1 larvae
Gobionellus schufeldti 1 sa Sciaenopsocellatus 2 larvae, 1 larva
Caranx hippos 2 juvenile  

 

Mollusca

Genus species Number saved Genus species Number saved
Ischadium recurvum 1 + 6 Amygdalum paprium 1
Epitonium rupicola 1 Mytilopsis leucophaeta 4 + 8 + 10
Neritina usnea 22 Stramonita rustica 1
Mulinia lateralis 1 Lithophaga aristata 2
Corbula contracta 1 * Isognomon bicolor 4
Paranachia obesa 1 Terebra dislocata 1
Texadina sphinctostoma 3 Ervilia nitens 1
Nassarius acuta 1 + 2 Pitar fulminatus 1
* Turbonilla puncta 1 Caecum johnsoni 1
Gastrochaena hians 1 Caecum cooperi 1
Rangia cuneata 1 (juvenile) + 6 ~? Brachidontes species 1
Codakia orbiculata 1 Crassostria virginica 1
Crepidula plana 2 Probythinella protera 1
Nodilittorina riisei 10 Nassarius viber 2
Littoraria irrorata 12 + 3 Littoridinops monroensis 1
Polymesoda caroliniana 2 Heleobops cf. carrigeri 10


Arthropoda

Genus species Number saved Genus species Number saved
Clibanarius vittalus 1 adult Elasmopus cf. pocillimanus 1 juvenile
Callinectes sapidus 2 adult, M & F; 1 juvenile Balanus amphitrite 3
Eurypanopeus depressus 1 juvenile, 1 adult Panopeus simpsoni 1 adult + 2 + 1
Farfantepeaneus aytecus 1 juvenile Eurypanopeus cf. dissimilis 7 (4 adult, 3 juvenile) + 2m
Litopenaeus setiferus 1 adult 7 juvenile; 1 adult 8 juvenile Melita longisetosa 1 subadult + 1 adult
Rhithropanopeus harrisi 4 juveniles + 3 (2 m 1 f) Pseudomedeus agassizii 8, 1 adult male, 7 female + 3
Alpheus heterochaelis 1 Elasmopus cf. rapax 46
Palaemonetes intermedius 12 adults Stenothoe gallensis 17
Menippe adina 1; 6 Laticorophium baconi 2 (male & female)
Farfantepeaneus sp. 1 adult Litopenaeus setiferas 64 pls
Cyclaspis varians 1 F Podocerus sp. 3 (male sa; 2 sa female)
Clibanarias vittatus 1 Synalpheus fritzmuelleri 1 + 3
Lironeca ovalis 1 Americamysis almyra 112
C. sapidus 3 juvenile Balamus sabalbidus 25+ frags
Bowmaniella portoricensis 1 subadult male Balamus trigonus 4 + 7
Monocorophium acherusicum 10 Gammarus cf. tigrinus 1 female + 1F + 1 SA male + 3 (m f J)
Cyclaspis pustulata 1 subadult F Gammarus sp. A (n sp) [macromucronate] 100 + 31
Eudevenopus honduranus 1 adult M; 1 adult M Uromanna reynoldei 2
Metharpmia floridana 1 adult M; 1 adult M Balanus eburneus 3 + 5
Rhithropanopeus harriscii 4 juvenile Lucifer faxoni 1
Litopenaeus setiferus 9 (1 adult, 8 juvenile) Macrobrachium ohione 1 juvenile
Farfantepenaeus sp. 1 adult Crustace (cmt) Taphromysis bowman 5 + 4
Chironomus sp. 4 larvae,+ 29 Farfantepanaeus duorarum 4 juvenile
Apocorophium lacustre 129 Platorchestia cf. platensis 1 female
Apocorophium lousianum 1 F + 76 Bowmaniella dissimilis 1 male + 57
Melita nitida 39 + 15 Ligia exotica 1 + 6
Hourstonius laguna 8 +14 + 81 Taphromysis cf. lousianae 54
Sinelobus stanfordi 8 Unid. Leptostraca 1
Balanus improvisus 24 Cerapus benthophillus 3
 

Annelida

Genus species Number saved Genus species Number saved
Phyllodoce arenae 1 Parandalia americana 1
Magelona polydentata 3 Stenoninereis martini 1
Neanthes micromma 1 Ancistrosyllis hartmanae 1
Glycinde solitaria 2 Syllis gracilis 1
Mediomastus ambiseta 2 Lumbrineris sp 1
Eteone foliosa 2 Synelmis ewingi 1
Sigambra bassi 2 Streblospio gynobranchiata 1
Boccardiella sp. 1 + 1 Diopatra cuprea 1
Neanthes succinea 6 + 25 Laonereis culveri 2
Polydora cornuta 11    


Miscellaneous
Genus species Number saved Genus species Number saved
Branchiostoma florida 5 Bougainvillia sp. 1 colony
Membranipora cf. tenella 1 colony Bimeria franciscana 1 colony
Obelia dichotoma 1 colony Cupuladria doma 1 colony
Unid. Nemertean 1 Savignyella lafontii 1 colony
Unid. Turbellaria (flatworms) 5 + 24 Chrysaora quinquacirrha 1
 
 

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