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 |
|
26 |