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An At-A-Glance Guide to Marine Life |
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Explore the seashore and some of its fascinating marine life. Clicking on the thumbnails will open up a pop-up window with a larger image, so be sure your pop-up stopped is turned off.
For her expert help in identifiying much of the sea life on this page, we give many thanks to Moretta Frederick, Collections Manager of Invertebrates, Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria. |
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Limpets |
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Whitecap Limpet,
Acmaea mitra |
Whitecap Limpet, Acmaea mitra |
Pacific Plate Limpet, Tectura scutum |
Rough Keyhole Limpet, Diodora aspera |
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Plate Limpet,
Lottia scutum |
Shield Limpet,
Lottia pelta |
Keyhole Limpet,
Diodora aspera |
Keyhole Limpet,
Diodora aspera |
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Slipper Limpet,
Crepidula nummaria |
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Snails |
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Channeled
Dogwinkle, Nucella canaliculata |
Frilled Dogwinkle,
Nucella lamellosa |
Lewis's Moonsnail,
Polinices lewisii |
Leafy Thorn Purpura, Ceratostoma foliatum |
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Western Ribbed
Topshell, Calliostoma ligatum |
Baetic Olive,
Callianax baetica |
Baetic Olive,
Callianax baetica |
Channeled Dogwinkle,
Nucella canaliculata |
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Northern Striped Dogwinkle,
Nucella ostrin |
Wrinkled Amphissa, Amphissa columbiana
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Dog Whelks, Nucella emarginata, and eggs |
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Nudibranchs - Sea Slugs |
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| Frosted Nudibranch, Dirona albolineata |
Frosted Nudibranch, Dirona albolineata |
Nudibranch Egg Mass, Dorid sp. |
Red Nudibranch, Rosanga pulchra, eggs case |
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Bivalves |
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California Mussel,
Mytilus californianus |
Blue Mussel,
Mytilus edulis |
Nuttall’s Cockle, Clinocardium nuttali |
Razor Clam,
Siliqua patula |
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Butter Clam,
Saxidomus gigantea |
Horse Clam,
Tresus nuttallii |
Pacific Oyster,
Ostrea lurida |
Dark Mahogany Clam, Nuttallia obscurata
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Pacific Little Neck, Protothaca staminea |
Pacific Little Neck, Protothaca staminea |
Expanded Macoma, Macoma expansa |
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Chitons |
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Woody Chiton,
Mopalia lignosa
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Woody Chiton,
Mopalia lignosa |
Black Katy Chiton, Katharina tunicata |
Black Katy Chiton, Katharina tunicata |
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Swan’s Mopalia,
Mopalia Swanii |
Mossy Chiton,
Mopalia muscosa
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Gumboot Chiton, Cryptochiton stelleri |
Chiton Butterfly Plates |
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Lined Chiton,
Tonicella lineate |
Blue Waved Chiton, Tonicella undocaerulea |
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Sea Stars |
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Ochre Star,
Pisaster ochraceus |
Ochre Star,
Pisaster ochraceus |
Sunflower Star, Pycnopodia
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Pacific Blood Star,
Henricia leviuscula |
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Dwarf Brittle Star, Amphipholis squamata | Black and White Brittle Star, Amphipholis pugetana |
Rainbow Sea Star, Orthasterias koehleri |
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Henricia sp |
Daisy Brittle Star, Ophiopholis aculeata |
Leather Star, Dermasterias imbricata
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Burrowing Sea Star, Amphiodia occidentalis |
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Crabs |
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Yellow Shore Crab,
Hemigrapsus
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Yellow Shore Crab,
Hemigrapsus
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Purple Shore Crab, Hemigrapsus nudus |
Heart Crab,
Phyllolithodes papillosus |
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Black-clawed Crab, Lophopanopeus bellus |
Black-clawed Crab, Lophopanopeus bellus |
Kelp Crab,
Scyra acutifrons |
Graceful Kelp Crab, Pugettia gracilis |
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Shield-Backed Kelp Crab, Pugettia producta |
Dungeness Crab,
Cancer magister |
Flattop Crab,
Petrolisthes eriomerus |
Cryptic Kelp Crab, Pugettia richii |
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Graceful Decorator Crab, Oregonia gracilis |
Graceful Decorator Crab, Oregonia gracilis |
Graceful Decorator Crab, Oregonia gracilis |
Red Rock Crab,
Cancer productus |
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Sea Urchins and Cucumbers |
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Purple Sea Urchin , Strongylocentrotus purpuratus |
Green Urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis |
Orange Sea
Cucumber, Cucumaria miniata |
Stiff-footed Sea Cucumber, Eupentacta quinquesemita |
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Anemones and Jellies |
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Green Anemone, Anthopleura xanthogrammica |
Aggregating
Anemone, Anthopleura elegantissima |
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Anemone, Anthopleura elegantissima |
Proliferating Anemone, Epiactis prolifera |
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Proliferating Anemone, Epiactis prolifera |
Brooding Anemone, Epiactis sp |
Painted Anemone, Urticina crassicornis |
Painted Anemone, Urticina crassicornis |
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Plumose Anemone, Metridium senile |
Lion's Mane/Sea Blubber,
Cyanea capillata |
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Small Crustaceans |
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Common Goose Barnacle,
Lepas anatifera |
Leaf Barnacle,
Pollicipes polymerus |
Shell Barnacle, Solidobalanus hesperius |
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Thatched Barnacle, Semibalanus cariosus |
Acorn Barnacle,
Balanus glandula |
Little Brown Barnacle, Chthamalus dalli |
Vosnesensky’s Isopod, Idotea wosnesenskii |
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Kelp Isopod,
Idotea wosnesenskii |
Kelp Isopod,
Idotea wosnesenskii |
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Worms |
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Plume Worm,
Eudistylia vancouveri |
Peanut Worm, Phascolosoma agassizii |
Red Ribbon Worm, Tubulanus polymorphus |
Dwarf Calcareous Tubeworm, Spirorbis sp |
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Scale Worm,
Halosydna sp |
Scale Worm,
Halosydna brevisetosa |
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Other Small Organisms |
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Boring Sponge,
Cliona Ccelata |
Encrusting Sponge, Haliclona permollis |
Bread Sponge, Halichondria panicea |
Sea Sponge, Demosponge sp |
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Red Sponge,
Halicloma rubens
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Flattop Seasquirt, Chelyosoma productum |
Compound Tunicate Seasquirt |
Purple Bryozoan, Disporella separata |
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Kelp Encrusting Bryozoan,
Membranipora membranacea |
Branched-spine
Bryozoan,
Flustrellidra corniculata |
Moss animal colonies, Bryozoans |
Moss animal colonies, Bryozoans |
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Algae and Seaweed
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Rockweed,
Fucus spiralis |
Pacific Rockweed,
Fucus gardneri |
Sea Cabbage, Hedophyllum sessile |
Sea Lettuce,
Ulva ssp |
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Sea Palm,
Postelsia palmaeformis |
Sea Sac,
Halosaccion glandiforme |
Sugar Wrack,
Saccharina latissima |
Three Ribbed Kelp, Cymathere triplicate |
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Turkish Towel,
Gigartina exasperate |
Nail Brush,
Endocladia muricata |
Bull Kelp,
Nereocystis leutkeana |
Feather Boa,
Egregia menziesii |
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Surf Grass,
Phyllospadix spp |
Eel Grass,
Zostera marina |
Succulent Seaweed, Sarcodiotheca gaudichaudii |
Tangle Weed, Acrosiphonia coalita |
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Iridescent Seaweed, Mazzaella splendens |
String Acid Hair, Desmarestia munda |
Iridescent seaweed, Mazzaella splendens |
Iridescent seaweed, Mazzaella splendens |
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Coralline Algae,
Corallina sp. |
Coralline Algae,
Corallina sp. |
Coralline Algae,
Corallina sp. |
Encrusting Coralline Algae, Lithothamnion sp |
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Witch's Hair,
Desmarestia aculeata |
Red Eyelet Silk, Rhodymenia pertusa
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Seersucker,
Costaria costata |
Sea Staghorn,
Codium fragile |
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Round Brown Bag, Colpomenia peregrina |
Sea Moss,
Cladophora sp. |
Sea Cauliflower,
Leathesia difformis |
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Black Pine,
Neorhodomela larix |
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Lichens |
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Turkish Washcloth, Mastacarpus papillatus |
Mealy Sunburst Lichen, Xanthoria candelaria |
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Fish |
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High Cockscomb, Anoplarchus purpurescens |
Northern Clingfish, Gobiesox maeandricus |
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