invertebrates

phylum Echinodermata

• Pacific purple sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)

• leather sea star (Dermasterias imbricata)

• ochre sea star (Pisaster ochraceus)

phylum Cnidaria

• moonglow anemone (Anthopleura artemisia)

• aggregating anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima)

• sunburst anemone (Anthopleura sola)

• giant green anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica)

• Epiactis anemones (Epiactis spp.)

phylum Arthropoda

• purple shore crab (Hemigrapsus nudus)

• grainy hermit crab (Pagurus granosimanus)

• hermit crabs (Pagurus spp.)

• northern kelp crab (Pugettia producta)

• Pacific rock crab (Romaleon antennarium)

• Pacific acorn barnacle (Balanus glandula)

• giant acorn barnacle (Balanus nubilus)

• buckshot barnacles (Chthamalus spp.)

• gooseneck barnacle (Pollicipes polymerus)

• pink volcano barnacle (Tetraclita rubescens)

phylum Mollusca

• Heath's dorid (Geitodoris heathi)

• angular unicorn (Acanthinucella spirata)

• whitecap limpet (Acmaea mitra)

• blue-ringed top snail (Calliostoma ligatum)

• leafy hornmouth (Ceratostoma foliatum)

• shield limpet (Lottia pelta)

• rough limpet (Lottia scabra)

• plate limpet (Lottia scutum)

• limpets (Lottia spp.)

• lined dogwinkle (Nucella analoga)

• frilled dogwinkle (Nucella lamellosa)

• brown tegula (Tegula brunnea)

• black tegula (Tegula funebralis)

• gumboot chiton (Cryptochiton stelleri)

• Hind's chiton (Mopalia hindsii)

• mossy chiton (Mopalia muscosa)

• wart-necked piddock (Chaceia ovoidea)

• little neck clam (Leukoma staminea) - shell

• California mussel (Mytilus californianus)

phylum Annelida

• red-trumpet calcareous tubeworm (Serpula columbiana)

birds

• great blue heron (Ardea herodias)

* = first identified species encounter