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Eelgrass (Zostera marina)Observer
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The sandy bay had large and small patches of eelgrass dispersed sporadically about.
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Spider Crabs and Decorator Crabs (Superfamily Majoidea)Observer
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Small, brown, aggressive crabs were seen covering eelgrass blades throughout the eelgrass bed.
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Nudibranchs (Order Nudibranchia)Observer
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Fluffy, brown nudibranch found hanging onto eelgrass blades. This was the only nudibranch that I saw at this site.
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Spider Crabs and Decorator Crabs (Superfamily Majoidea)Observer
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Small, bright white crab found clinging on to an eelgrass blade.
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Dungeness Crab (Metacarcinus magister)Observer
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Large, pinkish/white/red crabs found in the sand in between eelgrass beds.
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Genus LeptasteriasObserver
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These small, stiff, brown sea stars were found all over eelgrass blades across the site.
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Sea Anemones (Order Actiniaria)Observer
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Light brown anemone found on a seagrass leaf. These anemones were found in high abundance covering numerous seagrass leaves throughout the bay.
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Genus UrticinaObserver
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Brown anemones seen hanging off the dock at the marina in Roche Harbor.
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Lottia Limpets (Genus Lottia)Observer
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These white and grey limpets were found scattered across the beach attached to small rocks at Roche harbor.
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This fuzzy, green algae was found covering rock surfaces at the water line at Roche harbor.
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Sea Lettuces (Genus Ulva)Observer
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An abundance of thin, stringy Ulva was found covering a portion of the the beach at Roche harbor.
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Pyropia lanceolataObserver
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Dried up, clumpy porphyra was found washed up on the beach of Roche harbor.
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Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)Observer
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Medium sized snails with colors ranging from light purple to light green to white were observed along rocks and within pebbles.
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Black Mussels (Genus Mytilus)Observer
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Three blue mussels were found attached to a rock at the edge of the water.
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Ulva fenestrataObserver
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Thin layers of dried out Ulva were found in small patches on the beach at Roche harbor.
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Rockweed (Fucus distichus)Observer
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Large clumps of Fucus were found scattered across the beach at Roche harbor.
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Pacific Acorn Barnacle (Balanus glandula)Observer
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A rock covered in barnacles was found on the beach at Roche harbor.
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Eelgrasses (Genus Zostera)Observer
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This seagrass was seen in high abundance between 10 and 15 feet at Lab 11 Dive Site.
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Frilled Dogwinkle (Nucella lamellosa)Observer
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This whelk was seen on subtidal kelp several times at Lab 11 Dive Site.
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Neoagarum fimbriatumObserver
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This giant brown kelp was seen in extreme abundance at the Lab 11 dive site.
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Dungeness Crab (Metacarcinus magister)Observer
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Multiple of these purple crabs, also called the graceful crab, were seen on our dive at Lab 11.
Observer
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We saw a giant purple sea urchin at the end of our dive. It was found in the middle of a seagrass bed.
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Sunflower Sea Star (Pycnopodia helianthoides)Observer
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This large sunflower star was spotted twice while out diving at Lab 11 at Friday Harbor.
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This brittle star was found in the sand on the sea floor bottom at Lab 11 dive site.
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Pacific Blood Star (Henricia leviuscula)Observer
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The blood star was seen about 3 times on our dive and was the most common sea star we observed on our dive at Lab 11 at the Friday Harbor Labs.
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Giant California Sea Cucumber (Apostichopus californicus)Observer
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Spiny, large sea cucumber seen in high abundance at the dive site, Lab 11, where we surveyed.
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Giant Plumose Anemone (Metridium farcimen)Observer
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Large white anemones that have thick, long stalks with a fluffy white head of tentacles on the end. Found hanging off of the dock and along lines in the marina.
Observer
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Brown, tufty algae seen covering a rock in the intertidal. Looks like mud when dry but when submerged in water looks like algae. Soft when touched.
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Gastropods (Class Gastropoda)Observer
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Small, thin limpet found on a rock in the intertidal.