Mollusca
Limpets
Lottia digitalis
Lottia scutum
Lottia pelta
Notoacmaea persona
Puncturella sp.
Diodora aspera

Snails
Littorina scutulata
Littorina sitkana
Margarities pupillus
Nucella lamellosa
Ocenebra lurida
Lacuna sp.
Amphissa sp.
Calliostoma sp.


Arthropoda
Decapods
Hemigrapsus nudus
Hemigrapsus oregonensis
Pachygrapsus crassipes
Lophopanopeus bellus
Hapalogaster mertensii
Cancer productus
Cancer oregonensis
Petrolisthes sp.
Hermit crab (in shells)
Discorsopagurus schmitti
Pugettia sp. (kelp)
Oregonia gracilis (decorator)

Isopods

Amphipods


Platyhelminthes
Notoplana sp.


Brachiopoda
Terebratalia transversa


Annelida (polychaetes, identified to family only)
Spirorbidae
Serpulidae
Polynoidae
Sabellariidae
Nereididae
Sabellidae
Terebellidae
Phyllodocidae
Glyceridae
Hesionidae
Ophiliidae


Sipuncula
Phascolosoma agassizzii


Echinodermata
Seastars
Henricia spp. (at least two)
Evasterias troschelii
Leptasterias hexactis
Pycnopodia helianthoides

Brittle stars
Ophiopholis aculeata
Amphipholis squamata

Sea urchin
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis

Sea cucumbers
Cucumaria miniata
Stichopus californicus
Eupentacta quinquesemita


Bryozoa (colonies)

Encrusting
Schizoporella sp.
Membranipora membranacea

Erect
Bugula pacifica
Heteropora magna
Dendrobeania lichenoides


Porifera
Ophlitaspongia pennata
Halichondria sp.
Cliona celata
yellow flat sponge (unidentified)
tan slimy sponge (unidentified)
red encrusting sponge (unidentified)
pink hairy sponge (unidentified)
brown encrusting sponge (unidentified)


Cnidaria
Anthopleura elegantissima

red anemone (unidentified)
little white anemone (unidentified)

Urochordata

Solitary
Boltenia villosa
Metandrocarpa taylori

Colonial tunicate (unidentified)

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