invertebrates

phylum Echinodermata

• green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis)

• Pacific purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)

• leather star (Dermasterias imbricata)

• mottled star (Evasterias troschelii)

• little six-rayed star (Leptasterias hexactis)

• ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus)

• orange sea cucumber (Cucumaria miniata)

phylum Cnidaria

• moonglow anemone (Anthopleura artemisia)

• Epiactis anemone (Epiactis sp.)

• plumose anemone (Metridium senile)

• painted anemone (Urticina crassicornis)

phylum Arthropoda

• hairy hermit crab (Pagurus hirsutiusculus)

• coonstripe shrimp (Pandalus danae)*

• graceful kelp crab (Pugettia gracilis)

• helmet crab (Telmessus cheiragonus) - molt

• Pacific acorn barnacle (Balanus glandula)

• thatched barnacle (Semibalanus cariosus)

phylum Mollusca

• whitecap limpet (Acmaea mitra)

• wrinkled dove snail (Amphissa columbiana)

• rough keyhole limpet (Diodora aspera)

• blue-ringed top snail (Calliostoma ligatum)

• Oregon hairy triton (Fusitriton oregonensis) - shell

• Sitka periwinkle (Littorina sitkana)

• shield limpet (Lottia pelta)

• plate limpet (Lottia scutum)

• channeled dogwinkle (Nucella canaliculata)

• checkered hairy snail (Trichotropis cancellata)

• black Katy chiton (Katharina tunicata)

• hairy chiton (Mopalia ciliata)

• woody chiton (Mopalia lignosa)

• white-lined chiton (Tonicella insignis)

• lined chiton (Tonicella lineata)

• Pacific blue mussel (Mytilus trossulus)

phylum Annelida

• spiral tubeworm (Circeis spirillum)

• red-trumpet calcareous tubeworm (Serpula columbiana)

phylum Brachiopoda

• north Pacific lamp shell (Terebratalia transversa)

birds

• bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

* = first identified species encounter

-4.5 ft low tide!