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<em>Actinothoe sphyrodeta</em> Common name: Sandalled anemone

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught while scuba diving

Husbandry: easy

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nunovascorodrigues/" target="_blank"><u>Nuno Vasco Rodrigues</u></a>

Actinothoe sphyrodeta

<em>Aiptasia mutabilis</em> Common name: Trumpet anemone

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught while scuba diving

Husbandry: easy

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nunovascorodrigues/" target="_blank"><u>Nuno Vasco Rodrigues</u></a>

Aiptasia mutabilis

<em>Alicia mirabilis</em> Common name: Berried anemone

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught while scuba diving

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

Alicia mirabilis

<em>Anemonia viridis</em> Common name: Snakelocks anemone

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

Anemonia viridis

<em>Charonia</em> sp. Common name: Triton

Provenance: West of Portugal, Azores and Madeira Islands

Collection method: hand caught while scuba diving

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

<em>Ciona intestinalis</em> Common name: Large sea squirt

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught while scuba diving

Husbandry: easy

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nunovascorodrigues/" target="_blank"><u>Nuno Vasco Rodrigues</u></a>

Ciona intestinalis

<em>Clavelina lepadiformis</em> Common name: Light bulb sea squirt

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught while scuba diving

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

Clavelina lepadiformis

<em>Corynactis viridis</em> Common name: Jewel anemone

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught while scuba diving

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

Corynactis viridis

<em>Coscinasterias tenuispina</em> Common name: Sea-star

Provenance: West of Portugal, Azores and Madeira Islands

Collection method: hand caught while scuba diving

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

Coscinasterias tenuispina

<em>Dardanus</em> sp. Common name: Hermit crab

Provenance: Azores Islands

Collection method: hand caught while scuba diving

Husbandry: easy

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nunovascorodrigues/" target="_blank"><u>Nuno Vasco Rodrigues</u></a>

<em>Discodoris atromaculata</em> Common name: Dotted sea slug

Provenance: West of Portugal and Madeira Islands

Collection method: hand caught while scuba diving

Husbandry: never tried before; eeds on sponges namely <em>Petrosia ficiformis</em>.

Photo: José Alberto

Discodoris atromaculata

<em>Echinaster sepositus</em> Common name: Red starfish

Provenance: West of Portugal and Azores Islands

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nunovascorodrigues/" target="_blank"><u>Nuno Vasco Rodrigues</u></a>

Echinaster sepositus

<em>Eriphia verrucosa</em> Common name: Warty crab

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

Eriphia verrucosa

<em>Eunicella verrucosa</em> Common name: Pink sea fan

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

Eunicella verrucosa

<em>Flabellina babai</em> Common name: White flabellina

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

Flabellina babai

<em>Galathea strigosa</em> Common name: Red squat lobster

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

Galathea strigosa

<em>Haliotis tuberculata</em> Common name: Abalone

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

Haliotis tuberculata

<em>Hermodice carunculata</em> Common name: Bearded fireworm

Provenance: Azores and Madeira Islands

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nunovascorodrigues/" target="_blank"><u>Nuno Vasco Rodrigues</u></a>

Hermodice carunculata

<em>Hinia reticulata</em> Common name: Netted dog whelk

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

Hinia reticulata

<em>Holothuria forskali</em> Common name: Sea cucumber

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

Holothuria forskali

<em>Holothuria sanctori</em> Common name: Sea cucumber

Provenance: Azores and Madeira Islands

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

Holothuria sanctori

<em>Holothuria tubulosa</em> Common name: Tubular sea cucumber

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nunovascorodrigues/" target="_blank"><u>Nuno Vasco Rodrigues</u></a>

Holothuria tubulosa

<em>Hypselodoris</em> spp. Common name: Sea slug

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: not easy; feeds on very specific sponges

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nunovascorodrigues/" target="_blank"><u>Nuno Vasco Rodrigues</u></a>

Hypselodoris spp.

<em>Lysmata seticaudata</em> Common name: Monaco shrimp

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nunovascorodrigues/" target="_blank"><u>Nuno Vasco Rodrigues</u></a>

Lysmata seticaudata

<em>Maja brachydactyla</em> Common name: Spider crab

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

Maja brachydactyla

<em>Marthasterias glacialis</em> Common name: Spiny star fish

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

Marthasterias glacialis

<em>Myxicola infundibulum</em> Common name: Bristle worm

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

Myxicola infundibulum

<em>Necora puber</em> Common name: Velvet crab

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

<em>Octopus vulgaris</em> Common name: Common octopus

Provenance: West and South of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nunovascorodrigues/" target="_blank"><u>Nuno Vasco Rodrigues</u></a>

Octopus vulgaris

<em>Ophioderma longicauda</em> Common name: Snake brittle-star

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

Ophioderma longicauda

<em>Palaemon serratus / elegans</em> Common name: Common prawn

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

Palaemon serratus / elegans

<em>Palinurus elephas</em> Common name: Spiny lobster

Provenance: West and South of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nunovascorodrigues/" target="_blank"><u>Nuno Vasco Rodrigues</u></a>

Palinurus elephas

<em>Paracentrotus lividus</em> Common name: Rock sea urchin

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nunovascorodrigues/" target="_blank"><u>Nuno Vasco Rodrigues</u></a>

Paracentrotus lividus

<em>Patella</em> spp. Common name: Rock sea urchin

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

<em>Pelagia noctiluca</em> Common name: Purple-striped jelly

Provenance: Azores Islands

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: not tried yet

Photo: José Alberto

Pelagia noctiluca

<em>Percnon gibbesi</em> Common name: Sally lightfoot crab

Provenance: Azores Islands

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nunovascorodrigues/" target="_blank"><u>Nuno Vasco Rodrigues</u></a>

Percnon gibbesi

<em>Prostheceraeus roseus</em> Common name: Pink flatworm

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: not tried yet

Photo: José Alberto

Prostheceraeus roseus

<em>Sabella spallanzanii</em> Common name: Mediterranean fanworm

Provenance: West of Portugal; Azores Islands

Collection method: hand caught while scuba diving

Husbandry: easy

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nunovascorodrigues/" target="_blank"><u>Nuno Vasco Rodrigues</u></a>

Sabella spallanzanii

<em>Scyllarus arctus</em> Common name: Lesser locust lobster

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

Scyllarus arctus

<em>Sepia officinalis</em> Common name: Cuttlefish

Provenance: West and south of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: : not difficult to maintain from the juvenile stage onwards; breeds well in captivity but early stages are difficult to feed and notoriously predatorial

Photo: José Alberto

Sepia officinalis

<em>Sepia officinalis</em> - eggs Common name: Cuttlefish eggs

Provenance: West and south of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nunovascorodrigues/" target="_blank"><u>Nuno Vasco Rodrigues</u></a>

Sepia officinalis - eggs

<em>Sphaerechinus granularis</em> Common name: Purple sea urchin

Provenance: West of Portugal, Azores and Madeira Islands

Collection method: hand caught while scuba diving

Husbandry: easy

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nunovascorodrigues/" target="_blank"><u>Nuno Vasco Rodrigues</u></a>

Sphaerechinus granularis

<em>Stenorhinchus lanceolatus</em> Common name: Arrow crab

Provenance: Madeira Islands

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: José Alberto

Stenorhinchus lanceolatus

<em>Tambja ceutae</em> Common name: Polycerid nudibranch

Provenance: Azores Islands

Collection method: hand caught while diving

Husbandry: Feeds on the bryozoan <em>Bugula dentata</em>, which is very abundant in Horta harbor. We recommend buying in the Spring, when temperatures are slightly lower.

Photo: Gonçalo Calado

Tambja ceutae

<em>Actinia equina</em> Common name: Beadlet anemone

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo: Flying Sharks

Actinia equina

<em>Calliostoma zizyphinum</em> Common name: Painted top shell

Provenance: West of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: easy

Photo:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nunovascorodrigues/" target="_blank"><u>Nuno Vasco Rodrigues</u></a>

Calliostoma zizyphinum

<em>Callapa granulata</em> Common name: Shamefaced crab

Provenance: South of Portugal and Madeira

Collection method: hand caught while scuba diving; bycatch from set-net

Husbandry: easy

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nunovascorodrigues/" target="_blank"><u>Nuno Vasco Rodrigues</u></a>

Callapa granulata

<em>Mytilus</em> spp. Common name: Mussel

Provenance: West and south of Portugal

Collection method: hand caught

Husbandry: relatively easy

Photo: José Alberto

<em>Ophidiaster ophidianus</em> Common name: Purple starfish

Provenance: Azores and Madeira Islands

Collection method: hand caught while scuba diving

Husbandry: easy

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nunovascorodrigues/" target="_blank"><u>Nuno Vasco Rodrigues</u></a>

Ophidiaster ophidianus

<em>Pachygrapsus marmoratus</em> Common name: Marbled rock crab

Provenance: West of Portugal and Azores Islands

Collection method: hand caught with scoop net

Husbandry: easy

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nunovascorodrigues/" target="_blank"><u>Nuno Vasco Rodrigues</u></a>

Pachygrapsus marmoratus

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