Table 8.6      Flora and fauna found along the rocky shore of Sok Kwu Wan

 

Phylum/Class

Scientific name

Common name

Algae

Lithophyllum sp.

Pink crust algae

 

Corallina pilulifera

Red turf algae

 

Porphyra suborbiculata

Red algae

 

Sargassum sp.

Brown algae

 

Ulva sp.

Green algae

Amphineura

Acanthopleura japonica

Chiton

Bivalvia

Septifer bilocularis

Black mussel

 

Saccostrea cucullata

Rock oyster

Gastropoda

Cellana toreuma

Limpet

 

Patelloida saccharina

Limpet

 

Littorina scabra

Snail

 

Littorina brevicula

Snail

 

Nodilittorina millegrana

Snail

 

Nodilittorina pyramidalis

Snail

 

Thais clavigera

Snail

 

Monodonta labio

Snail

 

Nerita albicilla

Snail

 

Lunella coronata

Snail

Crustacea

Tetraclita sp.

Barnacle

 

Ligia exotica

Sea slater

 

Petrolisthes japonicus

Porcelain crab

 

Eriphia smithii

Crab

 

Gaetice depressus

Crab

 

Grapsus albolineatus

Crab

 

Nanosesarma minutum

Crab

Echinodermata

Polycheir rufescens

Sea cucumber

Species richness

 

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