Collection

Below is a small database that includes all organisms in our collection. For convenience, you can sort alphabetically by Latin name, common name, phylum, location (Folly Beach Groin, Ft. Johnson Hard Substrate, Ft. Johnson Mudflat, Ft. Johnson Salt Marsh, Grice Beach, or Murrells Inlet), or accession number.  The "Organism" name links to the specimen photo and description listed in our Guide.  The "WoRMS" column links to the World Register of Marine Species website for that specimen.

Specimens identified using the following sources:

DeVictor, S.T., Knott, D.M., and S.E. Crowe. 2010. South Carolina Beachcomber's Guide. Columbia, SC: South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. 93 pp.

Gosner, K. L. 1978. A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. 329 pp.

Kaplan, E.H. 1988. Southeasthern and Caribbean Seashores. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. 425 pp.

Ruppert, E.E., and R.S. Fox. 1988. Seashore Animals of the Southeast. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press. 429 pp.