Corals & Sessile Invertebrates Marine Fish Marine Inverts Marine Plants

Marine Inverts There is a huge variety of temperate marine invertebrates, all having evolved for different ecological niches presented in a temperate reef. Multiple species of marine invertebrates are often the backbone of the cleanup crew in an aquarium since they often get rid of unwanted food and help control algae. Crabs are very good scavengers in temperate aquaria however as they age some species become more aggressive and will attack small fish and other invertebrates as well as steal food from anemones. Also when acquiring nudibranchs/sea slugs be sure that the diet of these animals is known and that it can be replicated in the home aquarium as they have very specialized diets. Chitons Volcano Limpet Fissurella volcano Hartweg Chiton Cyanoplat hartwegii Giant Keyhole Limpet Megathura crenulata Black Katy Chiton Katharina tunicata Seaweed Limpet Notoacmaea incessa Mossy Chiton Mopalia muscosa Plate Limpet Notoacmaea scutum CA Nuttal Chiton Nuttallinu californica Tortoiseshell Limpet Notoacmaea testudinans Veiled Chiton Placiphorell velvata Snails Crabs Red Top Snail Astraea gibberosa Pacific Sand Crab Blepharipoda occidentalis CA Bubble Shell Bulla gouldiana Thick Clawed Porcelain Crab Pachycheles rudis Purple Ring Top Snail Callistoma annulatum Striped Shore Crab Pachygrapsus cassipes Pearly Top Snail Callistoma occidentale Wharf Crab Sesarma cinereum Greenland Top Snail Margarites groenlandicus Limpets Black Turban Snail Tegula funebralls Shield Limpet Collisella pelta Sea Slugs Rough Keyhole Limpet Diodora aspera Navanax Navanax inermis