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Marine Invertebrate
ID Quiz

Test your Invertebrate Identification skills

INVERTEBRATE GUIDE

Invertebrate Identification Quiz

Invertebrate identification quizzes are great to test your knowledge on invertebrates. Start by learning the species in the different categories and when you feel confident take a quiz. The quizzes below contain some of the most common invertebrate species found in Costa Rica and the Eastern pacific.

Dive guides, marine biology students, divemasters and divers and snorkelers that love to ID Invertebrates. Take our quiz and see how many of the species you can identify !

Invertebrate ID Quiz #1

Test your Invertebrate ID skills : Scroll through the slides and guess the Invertebrate Species !

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

1# Invertebrate

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

Pronghorn spiny lobster (Palinulirus penicillatus)

Well done if you got it right ! If not study a bit more :)

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

2# Invertebrate

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

Feather duster worm (Bispira monroi)

Well done if you got it right ! If not study a bit more :)

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

3# Invertebrate

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

Orange Tree Sponge (Family Axinellidae)

Well done if you got it right ! If not study a bit more :)

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

4# Invertebrate

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

Rose flower Urchin (Toxopneustes pileolus)

Well done if you got it right ! If not study a bit more :)

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

5# Invertebrate

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

Pencil Urchin (Eucidaris thouarsii)

Well done if you got it right ! If not study a bit more :)

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

6# Invertebrate

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

Christmas tree worm (Spirobranchus giganteus)

Well done if you got it right ! If not study a bit more :)

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

7# Invertebrate

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

Brown sea cucumber (Isostichopus fuscus)

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate ID Quiz #2

Test your Invertebrate ID skills : Scroll through the slides and guess the Invertebrate Species !

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

1# Invertebrate

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

Harlequin shrimp (Hymenocera picta)

Well done if you got it right ! If not study a bit more :)

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

2# Invertebrate

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

Reef Octopus - (Octopus Mimus)

Well done if you got it right ! If not study a bit more :)

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

3# Invertebrate

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

Pearl Oyster (Pinctada mazatlanica)

Well done if you got it right ! If not study a bit more :)

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

4# Invertebrate

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

Spaghetti worm (Loimia medusa)

Well done if you got it right ! If not study a bit more :)

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

5# Invertebrate

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

Cannonball Jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris)

Well done if you got it right ! If not study a bit more :)

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

6# Invertebrate

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

Pyramid Sea Star (Pharia pyramidata)

Well done if you got it right ! If not study a bit more :)

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

7# Invertebrate

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

Panamic Cushion Sea Star (Pentaceraster cumingi)

Well done if you got it right ! If not study a bit more :)

Invertebrate ID Quiz #3

Test your Invertebrate ID skills : Scroll through the slides and guess the Invertebrate Species !

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

1# Invertebrate

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

Eastern Pacific giant conch (Lobatus galeatus)

Well done if you got it right ! If not study a bit more :)

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

2# Invertebrate

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

Blue Sea Star (Phataria unifascialis)

Well done if you got it right ! If not study a bit more :)

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

3# Invertebrate

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

Arrow Crab (Stenorhynchus debilis)

Well done if you got it right ! If not study a bit more :)

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

4# Invertebrate

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

Feather duster worm (Bispira monroi)

Well done if you got it right ! If not study a bit more :)

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

5# Invertebrate

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

Black Sea Urchin (Diadema mexicanum

Well done if you got it right ! If not study a bit more :)

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

6# Invertebrate

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

Crown-of-Thorns Sea Star (Acanthaster planci)

Well done if you got it right ! If not study a bit more :)

7# Invertebrate

Identify this Invertebrate

Invertebrate Identification Quiz Costa Rica - North Eastern Pacific - Rich Coast Diving

Cannonball Jellyfish (Stomolophus meleagris)

Well done if you got it right ! If not study a bit more :)

Invertebrate Categories

Choose an Invertebrate Category

1. Sponges

1. Sponges (Porifera)

2. Marine Worms

2. Marine Worms

3. Mollusca

3. Shells (Mollusca)

5. Echinoderms

4. Spiny Skins (Echinodermata)

6. Arthropoda

5. Segmented Bodies (Arthropoda)

7. Cnidaria. Phylum Cnidaria consists of over 11,000 individual species of aquatic animals, including jellyfish, anemones and corals.

6. Cnidaria

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