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Clown Dorid (Triopha catalinae)Observer
jtor12Description
I saw two of these nudibranchs during my 45min dive off the coast of Yellow Island. They were about 2-3in long.
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Giant California Sea Cucumber (Apostichopus californicus)Observer
jtor12Description
I saw about 20 or so of these sea cucumbers during our 45min dive off of Yellow Island. They got up to about 1ft long.
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Northern Blood Star (Henricia sanguinolenta)Observer
jtor12Description
We saw 13 of these stars on our 45min dive off the coast of Yellow Island. They all had about 2in legs.
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Mottled Star (Evasterias troschelii)Observer
jtor12Description
It was an orange color and the longest arm looked to be about 4in. I only saw one of them off the coast of Yellow Island.
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Genus CrangonObserver
jtor12Description
I saw a bunch (~15) of these little shrimp swimming around the bottom during my 45min dive off the FHL docks.
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Genus PugettiaObserver
jtor12Description
This was a hard species to determine because they cover themselves in algae and detritus but I think its the Lyre Crab. I saw about 20 of these little guys on my 45min dive off the FHL docks.
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Red Rock Crab (Cancer productus)Observer
jtor12Description
I saw three of this species during a 45min dive off the FHL docks. They were about 5in wide.
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Helmet Crab (Telmessus cheiragonus)Observer
jtor12Description
I saw one of these crabs during a 45min dive off the FHL docks. it was about 4in wide
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Blood Stars (Genus Henricia)Observer
jtor12Description
I saw one of these during our 45min dive off the FHL docks. The longest leg was about 2in long.
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Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides)Observer
jtor12Description
I found two of these during my 45min dive off the FHL dives. The largest one was about 10in wide!
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Northern Leopard Dorid (Diaulula odonoghuei)Observer
jtor12Description
I saw two of these during my 45min dive off the FHL docks. The largest of them was 3in long.
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Clown Dorid (Triopha catalinae)Observer
jtor12Description
I saw four of these during a 45min dive off the FHL docks. This one was about 2in long
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Yellow Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus oregonensis)Observer
jtor12Description
I only saw one of these, it was about 2 in wide. Found on the rocky shore of Roche Harbor
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Plumose Anemone (Metridium senile)Observer
jtor12Description
Roche harbor
There a few of these, about 4in tall and 3in wide.
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Giant Plumose Anemone (Metridium farcimen)Observer
jtor12Description
There are hundreds of them below the dock. The biggest looked to be at least a foot long.
These were seen during our 45min dive.
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Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus)Observer
jtor12Description
I only saw one of these sea stars, the longest leg was about 3 inches, and it was on one of the dock support beams
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Symmetrical Sessile Barnacles (Order Balanomorpha)Observer
jtor12Description
They were found all over the rocks in the intertidal zones! Thousands of them. Up to about .75in wide!!!
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Fingered Limpet (Lottia digitalis)Observer
jtor12Description
It was approximately 1in wide and there were a few of them on rocks in the mid intertidal zone along the shore.
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Blue Mussel Complex (Complex Mytilus edulis)Observer
jtor12Description
They were are 1.5in long and they were found on rocks in the mid-low intertidal zones. There was a great deal of them.
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Purple Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus nudus)Observer
jtor12Description
I saw one of these under mid-intertidal rocks. It was about 1.5in long
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Red-trumpet Calcareous Tubeworm (Serpula columbiana)Observer
jtor12Description
Many of them found under the dock at Roche harbor. About .5in wide
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Giant Plumose Anemone (Metridium farcimen)Observer
jtor12Description
Many found under the dock. About 2in long.
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Pacific Acorn Barnacle (Balanus glandula)Observer
jtor12Description
Found feeding under the docks at Roche Harbor. They were about .75in wide
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Lined Chiton (Tonicella lineata)Observer
jtor12Description
I saw a few of these under the docks at Roche harbor. They were about 1in long.
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Arctic Green Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis)Observer
jtor12Description
About 3in wide, found under the Roche harbor dock
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Caridean Shrimps (Infraorder Caridea)Observer
jtor12Description
About 1in long found under the docks at Roche Harbor
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Green Falsejingle (Pododesmus macrochisma)Observer
jtor12Description
About 3in wide. Found under the dock at Roche Harbor
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Daisy Brittle Star (Ophiopholis aculeata)Observer
jtor12Description
About 2in long. Found under the dock at Roche harbor
