Second names of some Animals


Second name
Scientific name
Porifera
1.         Bath sponge, Horny sponge
Euspongia (Spongia)
2.         Blue coral
Heliopora
3.         Boring sponge
Cliona
4.         Crown sponge (Urn sponge)
Scypha
5.         Dead man’s finger (Mermaid’s Gloves)
Chalina
6.         Glass rope sponge
Hyalonema
7.         Horny sponge (Bath sponge)
Euspongia (Spongia)
8.         Horse sponge
Hyppospongia (a Euspongia)
9.         Mermaid’s Gloves (Dead man’s finger)
Chalina
10.      Neptune’s cup
Proterion
11.      Stinging coral
Millepora
12.      Sulphur sponge
Cliona
13.      Urn sponge (Crown sponge)
Scypha
14.      Venus flower basket
Euplectella
Cnidaria
15.      Moon jelly
Aurelia aurita
16.      Brain coral
Meandrina
17.      Dead man’s fingers
Alcyonium
18.      Jelly fish
Aurelia
19.      Little sail (Purple sail, Sail-by-wind)
Velella
20.      Mushroom coral
Fungia
21.      Organ pipe coral
Tubipora
22.      Portuguese-man-of-war
Physalia
23.      Purple sail (Sail-by-wind, Little sail)
Velella
24.      Red coral
Corallium nobile
25.      Sail-by-wind (Purple sail, Little sail)
Velella
26.      Sea anemone
Adamsia
27.      Sea fan
Gorgonia
28.      Sea feather
Pteriodes
29.      Sea flower
Sea anemone
30.      Sea fur
Obelia
31.      Sea pansy
Renilla
32.      Sea pen or Sea feather
Pennatula
33.      Stag horn coral
Madrepora
34.      Star coral
Astraea
Ctenophora
35.      Sea walnut
Hormiphora
Platyhelminthes
36.      Beef tapeworm
Taenia saginata
37.      Pork tape worm
Taenia solium
Aschelminthes
38.      Eye worm
Loa loa
39.      Hookworm
Ancylostoma
40.      Horse hair worm
Gordius
41.      Pinworm, Thread worm, Seat worm
Enterobius vermicularis
42.      Serpent worm (Dragon or Guniea worm)
Dracunculus medinensis
43.      Whip worm
Trichuris trichura
Annelida
44.      Blood worm
Tubifex
45.      Earthworm
Lampito
46.      Fan worm
Serpula
47.      Fire worm
Odontosyllis
48.      Lug worm (Lob worm)
Arenicola
49.      Nature’s ploughman (friends of farmers)
Pheretima (earthworm)
50.      Paddle worm
Chaetopterus
51.      Palalo worm
Polynoe
52.      Peacock worm
Sabella
53.      Peanut worm
Sipunculus
54.      Polalo worm
Eunice
55.      Sand worm (Clam worm or rag worm)
Nereis
56.      Scale worm
Polynoe
57.      Sea mouse
Aphrodite
Arthropoda
58.      Acorn or Rock Barnacle
Balanus
59.      Bed bug
Cimex lectularius
60.      Cabbage aphid
Aphis brassicae
61.      Cray fish
Astacus
62.      Dragon fly
Sympetrum hypomelas
63.      Gandhi poka, Gundhi Bug, Rice or Paddy bug
Leptocorisa varicornis
64.      Hermit crab
Eupagurus
65.      Horse-shoe crab (King crab)
Limulus
66.      Leaf insect
Phyllium scythe
67.      Praying mantis
Mantis religiosa
68.      Rat flea
Xwnopsylla cheopis
69.      Rock barnacle (acorn barnacle)
Balanus
70.      Ship barnacle (Goose barnacle)
Lepas
71.      Silver fish
Lepisma saccharina
72.      Stick insect
Carausius morosus
73.      Walking worm
Peripatus
74.      Water flea
Daphnia
75.      White ant
Microtreme (Termite)
Mollusca
76.      Apple snail (Pond snail)
Pila globosa
77.      Cuttle fish
Sepia
78.      Devilfish
Octopus
79.      Elephant’s tusk shell
Dentallium
80.      Grey slug
Limax
81.      Sea arrow, Squid
Loligo
82.      Sea fly
Tethys (a snail)
83.      Sea hare
Aplysia
84.      Sea lemon
Doris
85.      Sea lion
Eumatopias
86.      Sea mice or coat of mail shell
Chiton
87.      Sea pen
Loligo (Squid)
88.      Shipworm
Teredo
89.      Temple shell, Conch
Turbinella or Xancus spp.
Echinodermata
90.      Basket fish
Gorgonocephalus
91.      Basket star
Asterophyton
92.      Brittle star
Ophiothrix
93.      Cake urchin
Clypeaster
94.      Feather star (sea lily)
Antedon
95.      Heart urchin
Echinocardium
96.      Sand or Sea Dollar
Echinoarachinus
97.      Sea cucumber
Holothurian, Cucumaria
98.      Sea lily (Feather star)
Antedon
99.      Sea star
Asterias
100.   Sea urchin
Echinus
101.   Serpent star, Brittle star
Ophiura
102.   Star fish
Asterias
Hemichordata
103.   Acorn worm, Tongue worm
Balanoglossus
Chordata
104.   Angle fish
Cryptosaurus
105.   Blood sucker, Garden lizard
Calotes
106.   Bowfin
Amia
107.   Cat fish
Clarius & Hateropneustes
Rita rita.
108.   Chital fish)
Notopterus
109.   Climbing perch
Anabas testudineus
110.   Dog fish
Scoliodon (Shark)
111.   Eagle ray fish
Myliobatis
112.   Eel worm
Anguilla
113.   Electric ray
Torpedo
114.   Flat fish
Pleuronecte, Solea  & Synaptura
115.   Flute-fish
Fistularia
116.   Flying fish
Exocoetus evolans
117.   Flying frog
Rhacophorus
118.   Ghost fish,  Rat /Rabbit fish, King of Herrings
Chimaera
119.   Globe fish
Tetradon
120.   Guitar fish
Rhinobates
121.   Hagfish
Myxine
122.   Hammer headed shark
Sphyrna
123.   Horse-fish
Hippocampus
124.   King of Herrings,  Ghost fish,  Rat fish/Rabbit fish
Chimaera
125.   Lancelet worm
Amphioxus
126.   Lung fish, Mud fish
Neoceratodus (Australia),
Lepidosiren (America),
Protopterus (Africa)
127.   Midwife toad
Alytes
128.   Mosquito fish
Gambusia & Labestes
129.   Pipe fish
Syngnathus
130.   Saw fish
Pristis
131.   Sea cow
Dugong (a mammal)
132.   Sea horse
Hippocampus guttalatus
133.   Sea lion
Otaria
134.   Sea Squirt, Sea potato
Herdmania
135.   Sea squirts
Ascidians
136.   Slow worm
Glass snake
137.   Sting ray
Trygon
138.   Sucker fishes
Remora, Echenies
139.   Surinam toad
Pipa pipa
140.   Tiger fish
Stegostoma tigrinum
141.   Tree frog
Hyla
Chaetognatha
142.   Arrow worm
Sagitta
Uncategorized
143.   Angler fish, Frog fish, Devil fish
Lophius
144.   Bait fish
Antennarius
145.   Ear shell
Heliotis
146.   Grand old man of intestine
Giardia
147.   Key hole-limpet
Fissurella
148.   Lung worm
Metastrongylus
149.   Paper nautilus
Argonaulta
150.   Porcupine fish
Diodon hystrix
151.   Ribbon fish
Trichuris
152.   Scorpion fish
Pterois
153.   Sea slug
Eolis
154.   Sea stick (Walking stick)
Virgularia
155.   Smooth blood worm
Glycera
156.   Spiny headed worm
Acanthocephala
157.   Trunk fish or Coffer fish
Ostracion
158.   Wheat eel worm
Anguilla

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