Checklist of echinoderms (Phylum Echinodermata, Kingdom Animalia)
that live or potentially live in the waters of Mount Desert Island and adjacent ocean

compiled by the Champlain Project

(updated 18 June 2010)


Below is a working checklist of echinoderms that potentially live in the waters of Mount Desert Island and adjacent ocean. When the presence of a species is verified, the source information will be added.

Please send verification and corrections to info@vfthomas.com. Photographs are welcome. Thank you.



Class Order Family Genus Specific Epithet authority common name Sources (full citations given after this table)
Asteroidea ? Asteriidae Asterias forbesi ? Forbes' asterias Pollock (1998)
Asteroidea ? Asteriidae Asterias rubens ? northern asterias Southwest Harbor: Champlainer (TFV, tidepool)
Asteroidea ? Asteriidae Leptasterias tenera ? slender-armed star Pollock (1998)
Asteroidea ? Goniopectinidae Ctenodiscus crispatus ? mud star Pollock (1998)
Asteroidea ? Echinasteridae Henricia sanguinolenta ? blood star Southwest Harbor: Champlainer (TFV, tidepool)
Asteroidea ? Goniasteridae Hippasteria phrygiana ? horse sea star Pollock (1998)
Asteroidea ? Poraniidae Porania pulvillus ? badge sea star Pollock (1998)
Asteroidea ? Pterasteridae Pteraster militaris ? winged sea star Pollock (1998)
Asteroidea ? Solasteridae Solaster endeca ? purple sun star Pollock (1998)
Asteroidea ? Solasteridae Crossaster papposus ? spiny sun star Pollock (1998)
Ophiuroidea ? Amphiuridae Axiognatus squamatus ? dwarf brooding snake star Pollock (1998)
Ophiuroidea ? Gorgonocephalidae Gorgonocephalus arcticus ? northern basket star Pollock (1998)
Ophiuroidea ? Ophiacanthidae Ophiacantha bidentata ? [no common name] Pollock (1998)
Ophiuroidea ? Ophiacanthidae Ophiomitrella clavigera ? [no common name] Pollock (1998)
Ophiuroidea ? Ophiuridae Ophiocten scutatum ? [no common name] Pollock (1998)
Ophiuroidea ? Ophiuridae Ophiura robusta ? [no common name] Pollock (1998)
Ophiuroidea ? Ophiuridae Ophiura sarsi ? [no common name] Pollock (1998)
Ophiuroidea ? Ophiactidae Ophiopholis aculeata ? daisy brittle star Pollock (1998)
Holothuroidea ? Caudinidae Caudina arenata ? rat-tailed cucumber Pollock (1998)
Holothuroidea ? Chiridotidae Chiridota laevis ? silky cucumber Pollock (1998)
Holothuroidea ? Cucumariidae Cucumaria frondosa ? orange-footed cucumber Pollock (1998)
Holothuroidea ? Cucumariidae Duasmodactyla commune ? [no common name] Pollock (1998)
Holothuroidea ? Cucumariidae Pentamera calcigera ? [no common name] Pollock (1998)
Holothuroidea ? Synaptidae Epitomapta roseola ? pink synapta Pollock (1998)
Holothuroidea ? Synaptidae Leptosynapta tenuis ? white synapta Pollock (1998)
Holothuroidea ? Molpadiidae Molpadia oolitica ? [no common name] Pollock (1998)
Holothuroidea ? Psolidae Psolus fabricii ? scarlet psolus Pollock (1998)
Holothuroidea ? Psolidae Psolus phantapus ? [no common name] Pollock (1998)
Holothuroidea ? Sclerodactylidae Sclerodactyla briareus ? hairy cucumber Pollock (1998)
Echinoidea ? Schizasteridae Brisaster fragilis ? [no common name] Pollock (1998)
Echinoidea ? Echinarachniidae Echinarachnius parma ? sand dollar Mount Desert: Champlainer (TFV, dead specimen on Seal Harbor Beach)
Echinoidea ? Strongylocentrotidae Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis ? green sea urchin Southwest Harbor: Champlainer (TFV, tidepool)


Sources:
   Champlainer:
      TFV = Thomas F. Vining
   Pollock (1998) = Pollock, Leland W. 1998. A Practical Guide to the Marine Animals of Northeastern North America. Rutgers University Press; New Brunswick, New Jersey. (ISBN 0-8135-2398-2)



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