a checklist of marine plants and animals of the south coast of the ...

A CHECKLIST OF MARINE PLANTS AND ANIMALS 

OF THE SOUTH COAST 

OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 

E RNEST H. WILLIAMS , JR ., ILEANA C LAVIJO, JOSEPH J. KIMMEL, 

P ATRICK L. COLIN, CECILIO DIAZ CARELA, ANA T. BARDALES, 

R OY A. ARMSTRONG, LUCY B UNKLEY W ILLIAMS, 

R ALF H. BOULON, AND J ORGE R. GARCIA 

Department of Marine Sciences 

University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 00708 

INTRODUCTION 

ARESEARCH cruise on the R/V Crawford to 

the South Coast of the Dominican Republic 

was conducted 14-22 May 1979 by the Department 

of Marine Sciences in cooperation 

with Centro de Investigaciones de Biologia Marina 

de la Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo. 

Almost 500 species of plants and animals 

were collected or observed during more 

than 100 man-hours underwater. 

M ATERIALS AND M ETHODS 

One hundred sixty-eight scuba dives were 

made by 14 members of the Department of Marine 

Sciences and four members of Centro de 

Investigaciones de Biologia Marina. Three 

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study areas were selected (Fig. 1): (1) La Caleta, 

18°26.2’N, 69°41.3’W, (2) Isla Saona, 

18°06’N, 68°40W (3) Isla Catalina, 18°21.4’W , 

69°01‘W. 

Scientific names and author(s) are listed for 

each species in the checklist. Common names 

are noted whenever possible. The compiler(s) 

responsible for each segment of the checklist 

is(are) noted in the beginning of the segment. 

Segments are separated by horizontal lines. The 

three letter code in the righthand margin corresponds 

to the three study areas (Fig. 1). The letters 

indicate: (C) specimen collected, (0) specimen 

observed and identified in the field. 

Luis H. Mendoza served as Captain, Ernest 

H. Williams as chief Scientist, Walter F. 

Hendrick as safety officer for this cruise.

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Lymphocystis Disease Virus in Eupomacentrus partitus 

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VIRUSES — Lucy Bunkley Williams 

PLANTS — David L. Ballantine 

Phylum Chlorophyta 

Order Cladophoraceae 

Family Cladophoraceae 

Cladophora sp. 

Order Siphonocladiales 

Family Dasycladaceae 

Neomeris annulata Dickie 

Family Valoniaceae 

Anadyomene stellata (Wulfen) C. Agardh 

Valonia ventricosa J. Agardh 

Microdictyon boergesenii Setchell 

Order Siphonales 

Family Caulerpaceae 

Caulerpa cupressoides (West) C. Agardh 

Caulerpa mexicana (Sonder) J. Agardh 

Caulerpa microphysa (Weber-van Bosse) J. Feldmann 

Caulerpa prolifera (Forsskal) Lamouroux 

Caulerpa racemosa (Forsskal) J. Agardh 

Caulerpa serrulata (Forsskal) J. Agardh 

Caulerpa sertulariodes Howe 

Family Codiaceae 

Avrainvillea nigricans Decaisne 

Codium isthmocladum Vickers 

Halimeda copiosa Goreau and Graham 

Halimeda discoidea Decaisne 

Halimeda favulosa Howe 

Halimeda monile (Ellis and Solander) Lamouroux 

Halimeda opuntia (L.) Lamouroux 

Halimeda simulans Howe 

Halimeda sp. 

Penicillus capitatus Lamarck 

Penicillus dumetosus (Lamouroux) Blainville F. expansus Borgesen 

Penicillus pyriformis A. Gepp and E. S. Gepp 

Rhipocephalus phoenix (Ellis and Solander) Kutzing 

Udotea conglutinata (Ellis and Solander) Lamouroux 

Udotea cyathiformis Decaisne 

Udotea flabellum (Ellis and Solander) Lamouroux 

Phylum Phaeophyta 

Order Sphacelariales 

Family Sphacelariaceae 

Sphacelaria novae-hollandiae Sender 

Order Dictyotales 

Family Dictyotaceae 

Dictyota bartayresii Lamouroux 

Dictyota cervicornis Kutzing 

Dictyota dentata Lamouroux 

Dictyota dichotoma (Hudson) Lamouroux 

Dictyota divaricata Lamouroux 

Lobophora variegata (Lamouroux) Womersley 

Stypododium zonale (Lamouroux) Pepenfuss 

Order Punctariales 

Family Punctariaceae 

Rosenvingea intricata (J. Agardh) Borgesen 

Order Fucales 

Family Sargassaceae 

Sargassum polyceratium Montagne 

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Order Nemalionales 

Family Helminthocladiaceae 

Liagora megagyna Borgesen 

Family Geludiaceae 

Gelidium pusillum (Stackhouse) Le Jolis 

Family Wurdemanniaceae 

Wurdemannia miniata (Draparnaud) Felman and Hamel 

Order Cryptonemiales 

Family Corallinaceae 

Fosliella farinosa (Lamouroux) Howe 

Family Corallineae 

Amphiroa fragillisima (L.) Lamouroux 

Amphiroa tribulus (Ellis and Solander) Lamouroux 

Jania adherens Lamouroux 

Family Grateloupiaceae 

Cryptonemia crenulata J. Agardh 

Order Gigartinales 

Family Gracilariaceae 

Gracilaria sp. 

Family Rhodymeniales 

Champia parvula (C. Agardh) Harvey 

Lomontaria baileyana (Harvey) Farlow 

Order Ceramiales 

Family Ceramiaceae 

Antithamnion sp. 

Callithamnion byssoides Arnott 

Callithamnion sp. 

Centroceras clavulatum (C. Agardh) Montagne 

Ceramiella sp. 

Ceramium byssoideum Harvey 

Ceramium cruciatum Collins and Hervey 

Ceramium sp. 

Cruoania attenuata (Bonnemaison) J. Agardh 

Griffithsia globulifera Harvey 

Griffithsia sp. 

Gymnothamnion elegans (Schousboe) J. Agardh 

Haloplegma duperreyi Montagne 

Spermothamnion investiens (Crouan) Vickers 

Tiffaniella gorgoneum (Montagne) Doty and Menez 

Tiffaniella saccorhiza (Setchell and Gardner) Doty and Menez 

Wrangelia argus Montagne 

Wrangelia bicuspidata Borgesen 

Wrangelia penicillata C. Agardh 

Family Delesseriaceae 

Hypoglossum tenuifolium (Harvey) J. Agardh 

Martensia pavonia (J. Agardh) J. Agardh 

Platysiphonia miniata (C. Agardh) Borgesen 

Family Dasyaceae 

Dasya pedicillata (C. Agardh) C. Agardh 

Halodictyon mirabile Zanardini 

Heterosiphonia wurdemanni (Bailey ex Harvey) Falkenberg 

Family Rhodomelaceae 

A canthophora spicifera (Vahl) Borgesen 

Chondria curvilineata Collins and Hervey 

Chondria sp. 

Falkenbergia hillebrandii (Bornet) Falkenberg 

Herposiphonia tenella (C. Agardh) Ambronn 

Laurencia poitei (Lamouroux) Howc 

Lophocladia trichoclados (Mertens) Schmidt 

Polisiphonia ferulacea Suhr 

Polysiphonia havanensis Montagne 

Wrightiella tumanowiczi (Gatty) Schmidt 

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Phylum Cyanophyta 

Order Hormogoniales 

Family Oscillatoriaceae 

Microcoleus lyngbyaceus (Kutzing) Crouan 

Schizothrix arenaria (Berkeley) Gomomt 

Phylum Embryophyta 

Order Naidales 

Family Potamogetonaceae 

Syringodium filiforme Kutzing — Manatee grass 

Order Hydrocharitales 

Family Hydrocharitaceae 

Halophila baillonis Ascherson 

Phylum Protozoa 

Class Sarcodina 

Order Forminifera 

Homotrema rubrum (Lamarck) 

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SPONGES — Ana T. Bardales 

Phylum Porifera — Sponges 

Class Demospongea 

Order Keratosa 

Family Spongiidae 

Ircinia strobilina (Lamarck) 

Ircinia felix (Duchassaing and Michelotti) 

Aplysina lacunosa (Lamarck) 

Aplysina fistularis (Pallas) forma fistularis — Yellow-green candle sponge 

Aplysina fistularis forma fulva (Pallas) 

Order Haplosclerida 

Family Haliclonidae 

Haliclona (Amphimedon) compressa Duchassaing and Michelotti 

Haliclona (Reniera) aquaeducts Schmidt 

Niphates digitales (Lamarck) forma digitalis 

Spinosella vaginalis (Lamarck) forma vaginalis 

Spinosella plicifera (Lamarck) 

Family Nepheliospongiidae 

Xetospongia muta (Schmidt) — Barrel Sponge 

Cribochalina vasculum (Lamarck) 

Siphonodictyon siphonum (de Laubenfels) 

Order Poecilosclerida 

Family Agelasidae 

Agelas dispar Duchassaing and Michelotti 

Agelas schmidt Wilson 

Family Tedaniidae 

Iotrochota birotulata (Higgin) 

Family Mycalidae 

Uloso hispida Hechtel 

Neofibularia nolitangere (Duchassaing and Michelotti) 

Mycale laevis (Carter) 

Order Axinellida 

Family Raspaliidea 

Hemectyon ferox (Duchassaing and Michelotti) 

Order Hadromerida 

Family spirastrellidae 

Anthosigmella varians (Duchassaing and Michelotti) 

Order Choristida 

Family Geodiidae 

Erylus formosus Sollas 

Geodia (Sidonops) neptuni (Sollas) 

Family Chondrillidea 

Chrondrilla nucula Schmidt — Chicken-liver sponge 

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HYDROZOANS (Hydroids and Hydrocorals) — Roy A. Armstrong 

Class Hydrozoa 

Order Hydroidea-Hydroids 

Family Halocordylidae 

Halocordyle disticha (Gold fuss) 

— — C 

Family Sertulariidae 

Sertularella speciosa Congdon — C C 

Cnidoscyphus marginatus (Allman) — — C 

Order Milleporina — Fire Corals 

Family Milleporidae 

Millepora alcicornis Linnaeus O O O 

Millepora complanara Lamarck — O — 

Millepora squarrosa Lamarck — O O 

Order Stylasterina 

Family Stylasteridae 

Stylaster roseus (Pallas) C — C 

Class Scyphozoa 

Order Semaeostomae 

Aurelia aurita (Linnaeus) — Moon jelly O O O 

Order Cubomedusae — Sea Wasps 

Carybdea sp. — — O 

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SOFT CORALS — Ana T. Bardales 

Class Anthozoa 

Order Gorgonacea — Gorgonians and Seafans 

Family Briareidae 

Briareum asbestinum (Pallas) 

Family Anthothelidae 

Erythropodium caribaeorum (Duchassaing and Michelotti) 

Family Plexauridae 

Plexaura homomalla (Esper) forma homomalla 

Plexaura homomalla (Esper) forma Kukenthali Moser 

Plexaura nina Bayer and Deichmann 

Plexaura flexuosa Lamouroux 

Pseudoplaxaura sp. 

Eunicea laxispica (Lamarck) 

Eunicea mammosa Lamouroux 

Eunicea succinea (Pallas) forma plantaginea (Lamarck) 

Eunicea laciniata Duchassaing and Michelotti 

Eunicea tourneforti Milne Edwards and Haime forma tourneforti 

Eunicea sp. 1 

Eunicea sp. 2 

Muriceopsis flavida (Lamarck) 

Plexaurella dichotoma (Esper) 

Plexaurella nutans (Duchassaing and Michelotti) 

Muricea pinnata sp. 

Muricea elongata Lamouroux 

Family Gorgoniidae 

Pseudopterogorgia bipinnata (Verrill) 

Pseudopterogorgia kallos (Bielschowsky) 

Pseudopterogorgia acerosa (Pallas) 

Pseudopterogorgia americana (Gmelin) 

Gorgonia ventalina Linnaeus — Sea fan 

Pterogorgia citrina (Esper) 

Pterogorgia guadalupensis (Duchassaing and Michelotti) 

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ANEMONES — Ralf Boulon, Jr. 

Order Actiniaria — Sea Anemones 

Family Aliciidae 

Lebrunia coralligens (Wilson) — — O 

Family Aiptasiidae 

Aiptasia tagetes Duchassaing and Michelotti — O — 

Heteractis lucida Duchassaing and Michelotti — O O 

Family Actiniidae 

Condylactis gigantea (Weinland) O O — 

Family Sagartidae 

Bartholomea annulata (Lesueur) O — — 

Family Phymanthidae 

Phymanthus crucifer (Lesueur) — O — 

Family Stoichactidae 

Stoichactis helianthus (Ellis) — O O 

Family Bunodactidae 

Bundosoma granulifera (Lesueur) — Warty anemone — O — 

Order Corallimorpharia — Coral-like Anemones 

Family Actinodiscidae 

Rhodactis sanctithomae (Duchassaing and Michelotti) — O O 

Paradiscosoma neglecta (Duchassaing and Michelotti) O — — 

Family Corallimorphidae 

Ricordea florida (Duchassaing and Michelotti) O — O 

Unidentified sp. of Colin (1978) O — — 

Order Zoantharia — Zooanthids 

Zoanthus sociatus Ellis — — O 

Palythoa caribbea Duchassaing O — O 

Parazoanthus swiftii (Duchassaing and Michelotti) — O — 

Parazoanthus parasiticus (Duchassaing and Michelotti) O O — 

HARD CORALS — Roy A. Armstrong 

Order Scleractinia — Hard Corals 

Family Astrocoeniidae 

Stephanocoenia michelinii Milne Edwards and Haime O O O 

Family Pocilloporidae 

Madracis decactis (Lyman) O O O 

Madracis mirabilis (Duchassaing and Michelotti) O — — 

Madracis formosa Wells — O — 

Family Acroporidae 

Acropora palmata (Lamarck) — Elkhorn coral 

Acropora cervicornis (Lamarck) — Staghorn coral 

Acropora prolifera (Lamarck) 

Family Agariciidae 

Agaricia agaricites (Linnaeus) 

Agaricia tenuifolia Dana 

Agaricia lamarcki Milne Edwards and Haime 

Agaricia fragilis Dana 

Helioseris cucullata (Ellis and Solander) 

Family Siderastreidae 

Siderastrea siderea (Ellis and Solander) 

Siderastrea radians (Pallas) 

Family Poritidae 

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Porites astreoides Lesuer O O O 

Porites branneri Rathbun — O — 

Porites porites (Pallas) O O O 

Family Faviidae 

Favia fragum (Esper) — O — 

Diploria clivosa (Ellis and Solander) O O — 

Diploria labyrinthiformis (Linnaeus) — Brain coral O O O 

Diploria strigosa Dana O O O

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Manicina areolata (Linnaeus) — Rose coral 

Colpophyllia natans (Muller) 

Montastrea annularis (Ellis and Solander) — Star coral 

Montastrea cavernosa (Linnaeus) 

Family Rhizangiidae 

Astrangia solitaria (Lesueur) 

Family Meandrinidae 

Meandrina meandrites (Linnaeus) 

Dichocoenia stokesi Milne Edwards and Haime 

Dichocoenia stellaris Milne Edwards and Haime 

Dendrogyra cylindrus Ehrenberg — Pillar coral 

Family Mussidae 

Mussa angulosa (Pallas) 

Scolymia lacera (Pallas) — Fleshy disc coral 

Scolymia cubensis (Milne Edwards and Haime) — Smooth disc coral 

Isophyllia sinuosa (Ellis and Solander) 

Isophyllastrea rigida (Dana) 

Mycetophyllia lamarckiana Milne Edwards and Haime 

Mycetophyllia danaana Milne Edwards and Haime 

Mycetophyllia ferox Wells 

Mycetophyllia aliciae Wells 

Family Caryophylliidae 

Eusmilia fastigiata (Pallas) — Flower coral 

Order Antipatharia — Black Corals 

Antipathes pennacea Pallas 

Antipathes sp. 

Slichopathes lutkeni Brook 

Order Ceriantharia — Tube Dwelling Anemones 

Unidentified species 

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Phylum Ctenophora — Comb Jellies O O O 

Mnemiopsis sp. O — O 

POLYCHAETE WORMS — Lucy Bunkley Williams 

Phylum Annelida — Worms 

Class Polychaeta — Polychaete Worms 

Family Sabellidae 

Sabellastarte magnifica (Shaw) — Feater-duster worm O O O 

Family Serpulidae 

Spirobranchus gigantus (Pallas) — Christas tree worm O O O 

Pomatostegus stellatus (Abildgaard) — — O 

Family Terebellidae 

Eupolymnia nebulosa (Montagu) O O O 

Family Amphinomidae 

Hermodice carunculata (Pallas) — Fire worm O — — 

Family Syllidae 

Syllis spongicola Grube O O O 

CRUSTACEANS — Lucy Bunkley Williams 

Phylum Arthropoda — Arthropods 

Class Crustacea — Crustaceans 

Order Mysidacea — Opossum Shrimp 

Family Mysidae 

Mysidium spp. 

Heteromysis actinae Clark — Anemone mysid 

Order Isopoda — Isopods 

Family Cymothoidae — Fish-parasitic Isopods 

Anilocra haemuli Williams and Williams — Grunt-grouper isopod 

Anilocra myripristis Williams and Williams — Blackbar soldierfish isopod 

Anilocra acanthuri Williams and Williams Surgeonfish isopod 

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Anilocra chromis Williams and Williams — Chromis isopod 

C C C 

Anilocra holacanthi Williams and Williams — Rockbeauty isopod 

C C C 

Anilocra chaetodontis Williams and Williams — Butterflyfish isopod 

— — C 

Renocila bowmani Williams and Williams — Bowman’s isopod — C — 

Renocila colini Williams and Williams — Cardialfish isopod — C — 

Renocila waldneri Williams and Williams— Waldner’s isopod 

Family Excorallanidae 

C — — 

Excorallana tricornis (Hansen) 

Order Decapoda 

Family Paleomonidae 

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Periclimenes pedersoni Chase-Pederson’s cleaning shrimp — O O 

Periclimenes yucatanicus (Ives) 

Family Rhynchocinetidae 

O O — 

Rhynchocinetes rigens Gordon — Red coral shrimp 

Family Stenopodidae 

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Stenopus hispidus (Oliver) — Red-banded coral shrimp 

O O O 

Stenopus scutellatus Rankin 

Family Hippolytidae 

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Lysmata grabhami (Gordon) — Red-backed cleaning shrimp 

— — O 

Lysmata wurdmani (Gibbes) 

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Thor ambionensis (DeMan) 

Family Alpheidae 

— O O 

Alpheus armatus Rathbun 

Family Gnathopyllidae 

— O — 

Gnathophylum 

Family Palinuridae 

americanum O — — 

Panulirus argus (Latreille) — Spiney lobster O O O 

Panulirus guttatus (Latreille) —Spotted spiney lobster 

Family Diogeniidae 

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Petrochirus diogenes (Linnaeus) — Conch hermit crab 

Family Albaneidae 

O O — 

Lepidopa sp. 

Family Cancridae 

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Carpilius corallinus (Herbst) — Coral crab 

Family Majidae 

O — — 

Stenorhynchus seticornis (Herbst) Arrow crab 

O O O 

MOLLUSKS — Cecilio Diaz Carela 

Phylum Mollusca — Mollusk 

Class Gastropoda 

Order Archaeogastropoda 

Family Fissurellidae 

Diodra sp. 

Family Trochidae 

Calliostoma jujubinum (Gmelin) — Chocolate-fined top shell 

Tegula fasciata (Born) — Smooth Atlantic tegula 

Family Turbinidae 

Astraea phoebia Roding — Long-spined star shell 

Astraea tecta tecta (Lightfoot) — Imbricated star shell 

Astraea caelata (Gmelin) — Carved star shell 

Order Mesogastropoda 

Family Modulidae 

Modulus modulus (Linne) — Atlantic modulus 

Family Cerithiidae 

Cerithium literatum (Born) — Stocky cerith 

Cerithium eburneum Bruguiere — Ivory cerith 

Family Strombidae 

Strombus gigas Linne — Queen conch 

Strombus costatus Gemlin — Milk conch 

Family Cypraeidae 

Cypraea zebra Linne — Measled cowry 

Cypraea cinerea Gmelin — Atlantic grey cowry 

Cypraea sp. 

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Family Ovulidae 

Cyphoma gibbosum (Linne) — Flamingo tongue 

Family Naticidae 

Polinices sp. 

Family Cymatiidae 

Cymatium moritinctum caribbaeum Clench and Turner 

Family Bursidae 

Bursa thomae (Orbigny)— St. Thomas frog shell 

Order Neogastropoda 

Family Muricidae 

Thais deltoidea (Lamarck) — Deltoid rock shell 

Family Coralliophilidae 

Coralliophila abbreviata (Lamarck) — Short coral shell 

Coralliophila caribaea Abbot — Caribbean coral shell 

Coralliophila aberrans (C. B. Adams) — Globular coral shell 

Family Columbellidae 

Columbella mercatoria (Linne) — Common dove shell 

Family Buccinidae 

Pisania auritula (Link) 

Family Fasciolariidae 

Fasciolaria tulipa Linne 

Leucozonia nassa (Gmelin) — Chestnut latirus 

Leucozonia ocellata (Gmelin) — White-spotted latirus 

Family Conidae 

Conus mus Hwass — Mus cone 

Conus juliae Clench — Julia’s cone 

Order Sacoglossa 

Family Plakobranchidae 

Tridachia crispata (Morch) 

Order Nudibranchia 

Family Phyllidiidae 

Phyllidiopsis papilligera Bergh 

Class Bivalvia 

Order Arcoida 

Family Arcidae 

Arca sp. 

Barbatia cancellaria (Lamarck) 

Family Glycymerididae 

Glycymeris decussata (Linne) — Decussate bittersweet 

Order Mytiloida 

Family Pinnidae 

Pinna carnea Gmelin — Amber pen shell 

Order Pteroida 

Family Isognomonidae 

Isognomon radiatus (Anton) — Lister’s tree oyster 

Family Pectinidae 

Chlamys ornata (Larmarck) — Ornate scallop 

Chlamys imbricata (Gmelin) — Little knobby scallop 

Chlamys sp. 

Family Limidae 

Lima Lima (Linne) — Spiney lima 

Lima scabra (Born) — Rough lima 

Family Ostreidae 

Lipha frons (Linne) — Coon oyster 

Ostrea sp. 

Order Veneroida 

Family Lucinidae 

Codakia sp. 

Family Cariidae 

Trachycardium muricatum (Linne) — Yellow cockle 

Trachycardium magnum (Linne) — Magnum cockle 

Family Tellinidae 

Tellina fausta Pulteney — Faust tellin 

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Family Veneridae 

Ventricolaria rigida (Dillwyn) — Rigid venus — — C 

Chione cancellata (Linne) — Cross-barred venus 

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Family Gastrocbaenidae 

Gastrochaena hians (Gmelin) 

C — — 

Class Cephalopoda 

Family Loliginidae 

Sepioteuthis sepioidea (Blainville) — Reef squid 

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Family Octopodidae 

Octopus briareus Robson — Reef octopus O — — 

ECHINODERMS — Jorge R. Garcia 

Phylum Echinodermata 

Class Crinoidea — Crinoids 

Order Articulate 

Family Comasteridae 

Nemaster rubiginrosa Pourtales 

Nemaster discoidea Carpenter 

Class Ophiuroidea — Brittlestars and Basket starfish 

Order Phrynorphiurida 

Family Gorgonocephalidae 

Astrophyton muricatum Lamarck — Basket starfish 

Order Laemophiurida 

Family Ophiotrichidae 

Ophiotrix suensoni Lutken 

Family Ophiodermatidae 

Ophioderma rubicunda Lutken 

Family Ophiolepidae 

Ophiozona impressa Lutken 

Class Echinoidea — Sea Urchins, Sand Dollars, Heart Urchins 

Order Cidaroidea 

Family Cidaridae 

Eucidaris tribuloides Lamarck 

Family Echinometridae 

Echinometra lucunter Linnaeus — Rockboring sea urchin 

Echinometra viridis Agassiz 

Diadema antillarum Phillipi — Longspine sea urchin 

Class Holothuroidea — Sea Cucumbers 

Order Aspidochirota 

C C C 

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Family Holothuriidae 

Astichopus multifidus Sluiter O — — 

Holothuria mexicana Ludwig — — O 

FISHES* — Ileana Clavijo, Joseph J. Kimmel and Patrick L. Colin 

Phylum Chordata 

Class Chondrichthyes — Cartilaginous Fishes 

Order Squaliformes 

Family Orectolobidae — Carpet Sharks 

Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonaterre) — Nurse shark 

Family Carcharhinidae — Requiem Sharks 

Carcharhinus limbajus (Valenciennes) — Blacktip shark 

Order Rajiformes 

Family Dasyatidae — Stingrays 

Dasyatis americana Hildebrand and Schroeder — Southern stingray 

Urolophus jamaicensis (Cuvier) — Yellow stingray 

Family Myliobatidae — Eagle Rays 

Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen) — Spotted eagle ray 

Class Osteinchthyes — Bony Fishes 

Order Anguilliformes 

*Scientific and common names follow Robins, et al. (1980) 

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Family Moringuidae — Spaghetti Eels 

Moringua edwardsi (Jordan and Bellman) — Spaghetti eel 

Family Muraenidae — Morays 

Gymnothorax funebris Ranzani — Green moray 

Gymnothorax moringa (Cuvier) — Spotted moray 

Muraena miliaris (Kaup) — Goldentail moray 

Family Congridae — Conger Eels 

Nystactichthus hails (Bohlke) — Garden eel 

Family Ophichthidae — Snake Eels 

Myrichthys acuminatus (Gronow) — Sharptail eel 

Myrinchthys ocu/atus (Kaup) — Goldspotted eel 

Order Clupeiformes 

Family Clupeidae — Hcrrings 

Jenkinsia sp. 

Order Myctophiformes 

Family Synodontidae — Lizardsfishes 

Synodus intermedius (Agassiz) — Sand river 

Family Myctophidae — Lanterfishes 

Diaphus nitiduium Gaman 

Order Gobiesociformes 

Family Gobiesocidae — Clingfishes 

Arcos rubiginosus (Poey) — Red clingfish 

Order Ateriniformes 

Family Exocoetidae — Flyingfishes and Halfbeaks 

Unidentified flyingfish 

Family Belonidae — Needlefish 

Strongylura notata (Poey) — Redfin needlefish 

Tylosurus crocodiles (Peron and Lesueur) — Houndfish 

Order Beryciformes 

Family Holocentridae — Squirrelfishes 

Holocentrus ascensionis (Osbeck) — Squirrelfish 

Holocentrus coruscus (Poey) — Reef squirrelfish 

Holocentrus (Flammeo) marianus (Cuvier) — Longjaw squirrelfish 

Holocentrus rufus (Walbaum) — Longspine squirrelfish 

Holocentrus vexillarlus (Poey) — Dusky squirrelfish 

Myripristis jacobus Cuvier — Blackbar soldierfish 

Order Gasterosteiformes 

Family Aulostomidae — Trumpetfisth 

Aulostomus maculatus Valencinnes — Trumpetfish 

Order Perciformes 

Family Serranidae — Sea Basses 

Epinephelus cruentatum (Lacepede) — Graysby 

Epinephelus fulva (Linnaeus) — Coney 

Epinephelus ,guttaus (Linnaeus) — Red hind 

Epinephesus striatus (Bloch) — Nassau grouper 

Hypoplectrus aberrans Poey — Yellowbelly hamlet 

Hypoplectrus gummigatta (Poey) — Golden hamlet 

Hypoplectrus nigricans (Poey) — Black hamlet 

Hypoplectrus puella (Cuvier) — Barred hamlet 

Hypop/ec/rus unicolor (Walbaum) — Butter hamlet 

Liopropoma mowbrayi Woods and Kanazawa — Cave bass 

Liopropoma rubre Poey — Peppermint bass 

Mycteroperca bonaci (Poey) — Black grouper 

Mycteroperca tigris (Valenciennes) — Tiger grouper 

Mycferoperca venenosa (Linnaeus) — Yellowfin grouper 

Paranthias furcifer (Valenciennes) — Creole fish 

Serranus baldwini (Evermann and Marsh) — Lantern bass 

Serranus tabacarius (Cuvier) — Tobaccofish 

Serranus tigrinus (Bloch) — Harlequin bass 

Serranus tortugarum Longley — Chak bass 

Family Grammidae — Fairy Basslets 

Gramma loreto Poey — Fairy basslet 

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Family Grammistidae — Soapfishes 

Pseudogramma gregoryi (Breder) — Reef bass 

Rypticus saponaceus (Schneider) — Greater soapfish 

Rypticus subbifrenatus (Gill) — Spotted soapfish 

Family Priacanthidae — Bigeyes 

Priacanthus cruentatus (Lacepede) — Glasseye snapper 

Family Apogonidae — Cardinalfishes 

Apogon binotatus (Poey) — Barred cardinalfish 

Apogon lachneri Böhlke — Whitestar cardinalfish 

Apogon maculatus (Poey) — Flamefish 

Phaeoptyx pigmentaria (Poey) — Dusky cardinalfish 

Family Malacanthidae — Tilefishes 

Malacanthus plumeri (Bloch) — Sand tilefish 

Family Carangidae — Jacks and Pompanos 

Caranx crysos (Mitchill) — Blue runner 

Caranx ruber (Bloch) — Barjack 

Decapterus sp. — Scads 

Seriola dumerili (Risso) — Greater amberjack 

Family Inermiidae — Bonnetmouths 

Inermia vittata Poey — Boga 

Family Lutjanidae — Snappers 

Lutjanus apodus (Walbaum) — Schoolmaster 

Lutjanus jocu (Bloch and Schneider) — Dog snapper 

Lutjanus mahogoni (Cuvier) — Mahogany snapper 

Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch) — Yellowtail snapper 

Family Gerreidae — Mojorras 

Eucinostomus sp. 

Family Haemulidae — Grunts 

Anisotremus surinamensis (Bloch) — Black margate 

Anisorremus virginicus (Linnaeus) — Porkfish 

Haemulon chrysargyreum Gunther — Smallmouth grunt 

Haemulon f[avolineatum (Demarest) — French grunt 

Haemulon macrostomum Gunther — Spanish grunt 

Haemulon plumieri (Lacepede) — White grunt 

Haemulon sciurus (Shaw) — Bluestriped grunt 

Family Sparidae — Porgies 

Calamus sp. 

Family Sciaenidae — Drums 

Equetus acuminatus (Bloch and Schneider) — High-hat 

Equetus puncratus (Bloch and Schneider) — Spotted drum 

Odontoscion dentex (Cuvier) — Reef croaker 

Family Mullidae — Goatfishes 

Mulloidichtys martinicus (Cuvier) — Yellow goatfish 

Pseudupeneus maculatus (Bloch) Spotted goatfish 

Family Pempheridae — Sweepers 

Pempheris schomburgki Muller and Troschel — Glassy sweeper 

Family Kyphosidae — Sea Chubs 

Kyphosus sectatrix (Linnaeus) — Bermuda chub 

Family Ephippidae — Spadefishes 

Chaetodipterus faber (Broussonet) — Atlantic spadefish 

Family Chaetodontidae — Butterfly fishes 

Centropyge argi Woods and Kanazawa — Cherubfish 

Chaetodon aculeatus (Poey) — Longsnout butterflyfish 

Chaetodon capistratus Linnaeus — Foureye butterfly fish 

Chaetodon ocellatus Bloch — Spotfin butterflyfish 

Chaetodon sedentarius Poey — Reef butterflyfish 

Chaetodon striatus Linnaeus — Banded butterflyfish 

Family Pomacanthidae — Angelfishes 

Holacanthus bermudensis Goode — Blue angelfish 

Holacanthus ciliaris (Linnaeus) — Queen angelfish 

Holacanthus tricolor (Bloch) — Rock beauty 

Pomacanthus arcuatus (Linnaeus) — Gray angelfish 

Pomacanthus paru (Bloch) — French angelfish 

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Family Pomacentridae — Damselfishes 

Abudefduf saxatilis (Linnaeus) — Sergent major 

Chromis cyanea (Poey) — Blue chromis 

Chromis insolata (Cuvier) — Sunshinefish 

Chromis multilineata (Guichenot) — Brown chromis 

Chromis scotti Emery — Purple reefish 

Microspathodon chrysurus (Cuvier) — Yellowtail damselfish 

Pomacentrus dorsopunicans (Poey) — Dusky damselfish 

Pomacentrus leucostictus Muller and Troschel — Beaugregory 

Pomacentrus partitus Poey — Bicolor damselfish 

Pomacentrus planifrons Cuvier — Threespot damselfish 

Pomacentrus variabilis (Castalnau) — Cocoa damselfish 

Family Cirrhithidae — Hawkfishes 

Amblycirrhitus pinos (Mowbray) — Redspotted hawkfish 

Family Labridae — Wrasses 

Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus) — Spanish hogfish 

Clepticus parrai (Block and Schneider) — Creole wrasse 

Halichoeres bivittatus (Block) — Slippery dick 

Halichoeres garnoti (Valenciennes) — Yellowhead wrasse 

Halichoeres maculipinna (Muller and Troschel) — Clown wrasse 

Halichoeres pictus (Poey) — Rainbow wrasse 

Halichoeres radiatus (Linnaeus) — Puddingwife 

Hemipteronotus spp. — Razorfish 

Thalassoma bifasciatum (Bloch) — Bluehead 

Family Scaridae — Parrotfishes 

Scarus croicensis Bloch — Striped parrotfish 

Scarus taeniopterus Dasmarest — Princess parrotfish 

Scarus vetula Schneider — Queen Parrotfish 

Sparisoma atomarium (Poey) — Greenblotch parrotfish 

Sparisoma aurofrenatum (Valenciennes) — Redband parrotfish 

Sparisoma chrysopterum (Bloch and Schneider) — Redtail parrotfish 

Sparisoma rubripinne (Valenciennes) — Redfin parrotfish 

Sparisoma viride (Bonaterre) — Spotlight parrotfish 

Family Sphyraenidae — Barracudas 

Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum) — Great barracuda 

Sphyraena picudilla Poey — Southern sennet 

Family Opistognathidae — Jawfishes 

Opistognathus aurifrons (Jordan and Thompson) — Yellowhead jawfish 

Family Clinidae — Clinids 

Acanthemblemaria sp. — Spiney headed blennies 

Emblemaria pandionis Evermann and Marsh — Sailfish blenny 

Emblemaria piratula Ginsburg and Reid — Pirate blenny 

Labrisomus filamentosa Springer 

Malacoctenus triangulatus Springer — Saddle blenny 

Family Blenniidae — Combtooth Blennis 

Ophioblennius atlanticus (Valenciennes) — Redlip blenny 

Family Callionymidae — Dragonets 

Callionymus sp. 

Family Gobiidae — Gobies 

Coryphopterus glaucofraenum Gill — Bridled goby 

Coryphopterus lipernes Bohlke and Robins — Peppermint goby 

Coryphopterus personatus (Jordan and Thompson) — Masked goby 

Evermannichthys metzelaari Hubbs — Roughtail goby 

Gnatholepis thompsoni Jordan — Goldspot goby 

Gobiosoma chancei Beebe and Hollister — Shortstripe goby 

Gobiosoma dilepis (Robins and Bohlke) — Orangeside goby 

Gobiosoma evelynae Bohlke and Robins) — Sharknose goby 

Gobiosoma horsti Metzelaar — Yellowline goby 

Gobiosoma multifasciatum Steindachner — Greenband goby 

Gobiosoma saucrum (Robins) 

Gobiosoma tenox Bohlke and Robins — Slaty goby 

Gobiosoma xanthiprora Bohlke and Robins — Yellowprow goby 

Ioglossus helenae Randall — Hovering goby 

Lythrypnus spilus Bohlke and Robins — Bluegold goby 

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Palatogobius paradoxus Gilbert 

Pariah scotius Bohlke 

Risor ruber (Rosen) — Tusked goby 

Family Acanthuridae — Surgeonfishes 

Acanthurus bahianus Castelnau — Ocean surgeon 

Acanthurus chirurgus (Bloch) — Doctorfish 

Acanthurus coeruleus Schneider — Blue tang 

Family Scombridae — Mackerels and Tunas 

Scomberomorus regalis (Bloch) — Cero 

Family Dactylopteridae — Flying Gurnards 

Dactylopterus volitans (Linnaeus) — Flying gurnard 

Order Pleuronectiformes 

Family Bothidae — Lefteye Flounders 

Bothus lunatus (Linnaeus) — Peacock Flounder 

Family Cynoglossidae — Tonguefishes 

Symphurus sp. 

Order Tetraodontiformes 

Family Balistidae — Leatherjackets 

Aluterus schoepfi (Walbaum) — Orange filefish 

Balistes vetula Linnaeus — Queen triggerfish 

Cantherhines pullus (Ranzani) — Orangespotted filefish 

Canthidermis sufflamen (Mitchill) — Ocean triggerfish 

Melichthys niger (B1och) — Black durgon 

Monocanthus ciliatus (Mitchill) — Fringed filefish 

Xanthichthys ringens (Linnaeus) — Sargassum triggerfish 

Family Ostraciidae — Boxfishes 

Lactophrys bicaudalis (Linnaeus) — Spotted trunkfish 

Lactophrys polygonia (Poey) — Honeycomb cowfish 

Lactophrys triqueter (Linnaeus) — Smooth trunkfish 

Family Tetraodontidae — Puffers 

Canthigaster rostrata (Bloch) — Sharpnose puffer 

Sphoeroides sp. 

Family Diodontidae — Porcupinefishes 

Chilomycterus antillarum Jordan and Rutter — Web burrfish 

Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus — Balloonfish 

Diodon hystrix Linnaeus — Porcupinefish 

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DISCUSSION 

From the materials noted in the checklist, 

nine species of external parasitic isopods (Williams 

and Williams, 1980, 1981) have been described 

as new and three species of algae are 

being described as new species. Lymphocystis 

disease was reported for the first time on Caribbean 

fishes (Williams, Williams, and Grizzel, 

1981) and the genus Renocila (Isopoda Cymothoidae) 

was reported for the first time from 

the New World (Williams and Williams, 1980). 

A large number of species in the checklist have 

not been noted previously to occur in the Dominican 

Republic, but are known to occur commonly 

throughout much of the Caribbean. 

A CKNOWLEDGEMENTS 

Thanks are expressed to Dr. Ismael Almodovar, 

President of the University of Puerto Rico, 

for a grant which made the cruise possible; Ing. 

Ernesto Martinez Nadal, Head, and Clarence 

B. Bullock, Port Captain of Buildings and 

Grounds, Dr. Manuel L. Hernandez-Avila, 

Director Department of Marine Sciences, and 

Dr. Luis R. Almodovar, Assistant Director 

Department of Marine Sciences, for administrative 

and logistical support of the cruise; 

Dra. Idelisa Bonelly de Calventi, Director Centro 

de Investigaciones de Biologia Marina, for 

establishing permissions and making arrangements 

for the cruise in the Dominican Republic; 

A. N. Carlos E. Espinosa Jimenez, Naval Base 

FIG. 1.—South coast of the Dominican Republic. Numerals 

indicate study areas: (1) La Caleta, (2) Isla Saona, and 

(3) Isla Catalina. 

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27 de Febrero, for accompanying the cruise as 

military observer and for making arrangements 

for additional compressor gasoline at La Romana; 

Walter F. Hendrick for serving as safety 

and diving Officer; Luis H. Mendoza, Clarence 

B. Bullock, Lindorfo Cancel, Norton Cuesta, 

Antonio Rosado, Juan Rosado, Jose Salvador 

Ramos, Jose Vega, W. F. Hendrick, Miguel A. 

del Valle, Eduardo Mayo, and Manuel Montero 

for assistance with field work and research; 

Francisco X. Geraldes, Laura de Cambiaso, 

Miguel Ramirez and Adolfo Cambiaso, Centro 

de Investigaciones de Biologia Marina for 

help in locating a lost anchor. 

L ITERATURE C ITED 

COLIN, P. L. 1978. Caribbean reef invertebrates and Plants 

T. F. H. Publ., Inc. Jersey City, N. J., 412pp. 

ROBINS, C. R., R. M. BAILEY, C. E. BOND, J. R. BROOKER, 

E. A. LACHNER, R. N. LEA, AND W. B. SCOTT. 1980. A 

list of common and scientific names of fishes from the 

United States and Canada, Ed. 4. Amer. Fish. Soc. 

Spec. Publ. 12:1-174. 

WILLIAMS, E. H., JR. AND L. B. WILLIAMS. 1980. Four new 

species of Renocila (Isopoda: Cymothoidae), the first 

reported from the new world. Proc. Biol. Sco. Wash. 93 

(3):573-392. 

W ILLIAMS, E. H., JR L. B. WILLIAMS, AND J. M. GRIZZLE. 

1981. First report of lymphocystis from West Indian 

marine fishes, J. Wildl. Dis. (in press). 

WILLIAMS , L. B. AND E. H. WILLIAMS , JR. 1981. Nine new 

species of Anilocra (Crustcea: Isopoda: Cymothoidae) 

external parasites of West Indian coral reef fishes. Proc. 

Biol. Soc. Wash. 94(4): (in press).

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