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CLADE INDEX

F U N G I

Hypocreales:

• Ophiocordyceps humbertii, a parasitic fungi.

Russulales:

• Russula rosacea, the Blood red russula.

P L A N T A E

Arecales (Palms):

• Sabal palmetto, the Cabbage palmetto.
• Serenoa repens, the Saw palmetto.

C N I D A R I A

Hexacorallia:

• Calliactis tricolor, the Hitchhiking anemone.

Hydrozoa:

• Porpita porpita, the Blue button.

E C H I N O D E R M S

Asteroidea:

• Astropecten articulatus, the Royal starfish.

M O L L U S K S

Chitons:

• Acanthopleura granulata, the West Indian fuzzy chiton.

Gastropods:

• Bulimulus guadalupensis, the West Indian bulimulus.
• Melampus coffea, the Coffee bean snail.
• Nerita versicolor, the Four-toothed nerite.
• Neverita duplicata, the Shark eye sea snail.
• Oliva sayana, the Lettered olive.
• Orthalicus floridensis, the Banded tree snail.
• Scyllaea pelagica, the Sargassum nudibranch.
• Zachrysia provisoria, the Cuban brown snail.

C R U S T A C E A N S

Decapods:

• Aratus pisonii, the Mangrove tree crab.
• Cardisoma guanhumi, the Blue land crab.
• Grapsus grapsus, the Sally lightfoot crab.
• Leptuca pugilator, the Atlantic sand fiddler crab.
• Leptuca thayeri, the Atlantic mangrove fiddler crab.
• Menippe nodifrons, the Cuban stone crab.
• Pachygrapsus transversa, the Mottled shore crab.
• Petrolisthes armatus, the Green porcelain crab.

C H E L I C E R A T A

Arachnids:

• Anasaitis canosa, the Twinflagged jumping spider.
• Dolomedes albineus, the White-banded fishing spider.
• Gasteracantha cancriformis, the Spinybacked orbweaver.
• Heteropoda venatoria, the Pantropical huntsman spider.
• Neoscona domiciliorum, the Red-femured spotted orbweaver.
• Verrucosa arenata, the Arrowhead orbweaver.

I N S E C T S

Coleoptera:

• Eburia quadrigeminata, the Ivory-marked borer.
• Enaphalodes rufulus, the Red oak boarer.
• Gymnetis thula, the Harlequin flower beetle.

Hemiptera:

• Acanthocephala declivis, the Giant leaf-footed bug.
• Leptoglossus fulvicornis, the Magnolia leaf-footed bug.
• Megatibicen auletes, the Northern dusk-singing cicada.
• Neotibicen similaris, the Similar dog-day cicada.
• Neotibicen tibicen australis, the Southern dusky-winged cicada.

Hymenoptera:

• Mischocyttarus mexicanus cubicola, the Neotropical paper wasp.

Lepidoptera:

• Acrolophus plumifrontella, the Eastern grass tubeworm moth.
• Antheraea polyphemus, the Polyphemus moth.
• Cosmosoma myrodora, the Scarlet-bodied wasp moth.
• Eacles imperialis, the Imperial moth.
• Seirarctia echo, the Echo moth.

Odonata:

• Epiaeschna heros, the Swamp darner.
• Erythrodiplax berenice, the Seaside dragonlet.
• Libellula axilena, the Bar-winged skimmer.
• Libellula incesta, the Slaty skimmer.
• Libellula vibrans, the Great blue skimmer.
• Macromia taeniolata, the Royal river cruiser.
• Pachydiplax longipennis, the Blue dasher.
• Tramea carolina, the Carolina saddlebags.

Orthoptera:

• Atlanticus gibbosus, the Robust shieldback katydid.
• Chortophaga australior, the Southern green-striped grasshopper.
• Dichromorpha elegans, the Elegant grasshopper.
• Dichromorpha viridis, the Short-winged green grasshopper.
• Neoconocephalus triops, the Broad-tipped conehead katydid.
• Orchelimum pulchellum, the Handsome meadow katydid.
• Pterophylla camellifolia, the Common true katydid.
• Romalea microptera, the Eastern lubber grasshopper.
• Schistocerca americana, the American bird grasshopper.
• Schistocerca damnifica, the Mischievous bird grasshopper.
• Schistocerca rubiginosa, the Rusty bird grasshopper.
• Turpilia rostrata, the Narrow-beaked katydid.

A M P H I B I A N S

True Toads (Bufonidae):

• Anaxyrus terrestris, the Southern toad.

Rain Frogs (Eleutherodactylidae):

• Eleutherodactylus planirostris, the Greenhouse frog.

Treefrogs (Hylidae):

• Hyla chrysoscelis, the Cope’s gray treefrog.
• Hyla cinerea, the American green treefrog.
• Hyla femoralis, the Pinewoods treefrog.
• Hyla squirella, the Squirrel treefrog.
• Osteopilus septentrionalis, the Cuban treefrog.

True Frogs (Ranidae):

• Lithobates catesbeianus, the American bullfrog.
• Lithobates clamitans clamitans, the Bronze frog.
• Lithobates sphenocephalus, the Southern leopard frog.

Spadefoot Toads (Scaphiopodidae):

• Scaphiopus holbrookii, the Eastern spadefoot toad.

R E P T I L E S

Turtles:

• Apalone ferox, the Florida soft-shell turtle.
• Gopherus polyphemus, the Gopher tortoise.
• Sternotherus minor, the Loggerhead musk turtle.
• Trachemys scripta elegans, the Red-eared slider.

Lizards:

• Agama picticauda, the African redhead agama.
• Anolis carolinensis, the Carolina green anole.
• Anolis chlorocyanus, the Hispaniola green anole.
• Anolis cristatellus, the Puerto Rican crested anole.
• Anolis cybotes, the Hispaniolian stout anole.
• Anolis distichus, the Bark anole.
• Anolis equestris, the Cuban knight anole.
• Anolis garmani, the Jamaican giant anole.
• Anolis sagrei, the Cuban brown anole.
• Basiliscus vittatus, the Brown basilisk.
• Ctenosaura similis, the Black spiny-tailed iguana.
• Hemidactylus garnotii, the Indo-Pacific gecko.
• Iguana iguana, the Green iguana.
• Leiocephalus carinatus, the Northern curlytail lizard.
• Ophisaurus ventralis, the Eastern glass lizard.
• Plestiodon inexpectatus, the Southeastern five-lined skink.
• Sceloporus woodi, the Florida scrub lizard.

Snakes:

• Agkistrodon conanti, the Florida cottonmouth.
• Cemophora coccinea coccinea, the Florida scarlet snake.
• Coluber constrictor priapus, the Southern black racer.
• Crotalus adamanteus, the Eastern diamondback rattlesnake.
• Crotalus horridus, the Timber rattlesnake.
• Diadophis punctatus punctatus, the Southern ringneck.
• Indotyphlops braminus, the Brahminy blind snake.
• Lampropeltis elapsoides, the Scarlet kingsnake.
• Lampropeltis getula, the Eastern kingsnake.
• Liodytes alleni, the Striped swamp snake.
• Micrurus fulvius, the Eastern coral snake.
• Nerodia clarkii compressicauda, the Mangrove salt marsh snake.
• Nerodia clarkii taeniata (x) Nerodia fasciata pictiventris. Hybrid salt marsh (x) watersnake.
• Nerodia erythrogaster erythrogaster, the Redbelly watersnake.
• Nerodia erythrogaster transversa, the Blotched watersnake (Oklahoma).
• Nerodia fasciata pictiventris, the Florida banded watersnake.
• Nerodia floridana, the Florida green watersnake.
• Nerodia rhombifer, the Diamondback watersnake (Oklahoma).
• Nerodia sipedon, the Northern watersnake (North Carolina).
• Nerodia taxispilota, the Brown watersnake.
• Opheodrys aestivus, the Rough green snake.
• Pantherophis alleghaniensis, the Eastern rat snake.
• Pantherophis guttatus, the Corn snake; Red rat snake.
• Python bivittatus, the Burmese python.
• Rhadinaea flavilata, the Pinewoods snake.
• Sistrurus miliarius barbouri, the Dusky pigmy rattlesnake.
• Storeria victa, the Florida brown snake.
• Thamnophis saurita sackenii, the Peninsula ribbon snake.
• Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis, the Eastern garter snake.

Crocodilians:

• Alligator mississippiensis, the American alligator.
• Caiman crocodylus, the Spectacles caiman.
• Crocodylus acutus, the American crocodile.

B I R D S

Accipitriformes:

• Buteo lineatus, the Red-shouldered hawk.

Passeriformes:

• Setophaga palmarum, the Palm warbler.

Pelecaniformes:

• Ardea herodias, the Great blue heron.
• Butorides virescens, the Green heron.
• Egretta rufescens, the Reddish egret.
• Egretta thula, the Snowy egret.
• Egretta tricolor, the Tricolored heron.
• Eudocimus albus, the American white ibis.
• Platalea ajaja, the Roseate spoonbill.

Suliformes:

• Anhinga anhinga, the Anhinga.

M A M M A L S

Carnivores:

• Lontra canadensis, the North American river otter.

Cervidae:

• Odocoileus virginianus clavium, the Key deer.

Primates:

• Homo sapiens, the Modern human.

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