ACE Basin: Beaufort and Coosaw River

Beaufort County, SC
April 25, 1998

FLORA
Sea Lettuce
Ulva lactuca

Lichens
Graphina columbina
Graphis afzelii
Phaeographis inusta
Lecanora varia
Parmotrema dilitatum
Parmotrema michauxianum
Parmotrema perforatum
Canoparmelia caroliniana
Dirinaria confusa
* Chaenotheca ferruginea
Leproloma membraceum
* Leprocaulon microscopicum

FAUNA
Sulfur Sponge
* Aplysilla longispina

Red Beard Sponge
* Microciona prolifera

Lion’s Mane Jelly;Winter
Jelly
* Cyanea capillata

Hydroid (medusa stage)
Bougainvillia rugosa

Hydroid
* Tubularia crocea

Brown Anemone
Aiptasia pallida

Warty Comb Jelly
* Mnemiopsis mccradyi

Honeysuckle Tunicate
* Perophora viridis

Rough Sea Squirt
* Styela plicata

Sea Grapes
* Molgula manhattensis

Bushy Bryozoan
* Anguinella palmata

Marsh Periwinkle; Mud Snail
Littorina irrorata

Sea Slug
* Cratena pilata

Eastern Oyster
Crassostrea virginica

Polychaete Worm
* Nereis succinea

Ivory Barnacle
Balanus eburneus

Skeleton Shrimp
* Caprella penantis

Black-fingered Mud Crab
Panopeus herbstii

Common Green Darner
Anax junius

Cloudless Sulphur
Phoebis sennae eubule

Pipefish
Syngnathus sp.

Triggerfish
* Balistes sp.

Diamondback Terrapin
Malaclemys terrapin

Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis

Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus

Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor

Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea

Snowy Egret
Egretta thula

Great Egret
Casmerodius albus

Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias

Wood Stork
Mycteria americana

Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos

Common Merganser
Mergus merganser

Clapper Rail
Rallus longirostris

American Oystercatcher
Haematopus palliatus

Semipalmated Plover
Charadrius semipalmatus

Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola

Marbled Godwit
Limosa fedoa

Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus

Willet
Catoptrophorus semipalmatus

Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca

Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularia

Short-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus griseus

Red Knot
Calidris canutus

Dunlin
Calidris alpina

Western Sandpiper
Calidris mauri

Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla

Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres

Laughing Gull
Larus atricilla

Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis

Common Tern
Sterna hirundo

Least Tern
Sterna antillarum

Royal Tern
Sterna maxima

Black Skimmer
Rhynchops niger

Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura

Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus

Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Northern Harrier
Circus cyaneus

Osprey
Pandion haliaetus

Chimney Swift
Chaetura pelagica

Belted Kingfisher
Ceryle alcyon

Purple Martin
Progne subis

Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Blue Jay
Cyanocitta cristata

Fish Crow
Corvus ossifragus

Marsh Wren
Cistothorus palustris

Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus

Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula

Boat-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus major

Mink
Mustela vison

River Otter
Lutra canadensis

Bottle-nosed Dolphin
Tursiops truncatus

Rhesus Monkey
* Macaca mulata

* First Time Recorded by SCAN

Note: This flora/fauna list is produced by the South Carolina Association of Naturalists, and is subject to revision as needed. .