invertebrates

phylum Echinodermata

• Pacific purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)

phylum Cnidaria

• moonglow anemone (Anthopleura artemisia)*

• aggregating anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima)

• sunburst anemone (Anthopleura sola)

• giant green anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica)

• proliferating anemone (Epiactis prolifera)

• giant stubby rose anemone (Urticina clandestina)

• by-the-wind sailor (Velella velella)*

phylum Arthropoda

• Pacific rock crab (Cancer productus)

• lined shore crab (Pachygrapsus crassipes)

• hermit crabs (Pagurus spp.)

• northern kelp crab (Pugettia producta)

• buckshot barnacles (Chthamalus spp.)

• gooseneck barnacle (Pollicipes polymerus)

phylum Mollusca

• leafy hornmouth (Ceratostoma foliatum)

• limpets (Lottia spp.)

• black tegula (Tegula funebralis)

• mossy chiton (Mopalia muscosa)

• giant rock scallop (Crassodoma gigantea) - shell

• California mussel (Mytilus californianus)

• scale-sided piddock (Parapholas californica)

* = first identified species encounter