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Wrinkled Barnacle (Balanus crenatus)Observer
kmh221Description
smooth white barnacle
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North Pacific Lampshell (Terebratalia transversa)Observer
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clam-like bivalve with squiggly mouth
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Genus UrticinaObserver
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translucent stalk with pink tentacles
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Actiniid Sea Anemones (Family Actiniidae)Observer
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pink with small white spots
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Lined Chiton (Tonicella lineata)Observer
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beautifully/uniformly patterned blue/green chiton with spots around outer edge
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Painted Anemone (Urticina grebelnyi)Observer
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large, mottled red/green anemone
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Genus UrticinaObserver
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large, pinkish anemone buried in the sand
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Plumose Anemone (Metridium senile)Observer
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mottled red with red tentacles
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Aggregating Anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima)Observer
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small, bumpy green; purple tips on tentacles; crusted with sand
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Rockhead (Bothragonus swanii)Observer
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poacher (believe it or not); bony scales with broad, indented head
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Mossy Chiton (Mopalia muscosa)Observer
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broad plates; broader girdle covered in thick, wiry/mossy hair
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Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus orbis)Observer
kmh221Description
small, spherical thing with spiny lumps, small mouth, and a suction disk
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Buffalo Sculpin (Enophrys bison)Observer
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ridged, bony, broad head; extremely large and long preopercular spine
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Pacific Staghorn Sculpin (Leptocottus armatus)Observer
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no scales & antler-like preopercular spines
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Scalyhead Sculpin (Artedius harringtoni)Observer
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scales on head, band of lateral scales, bulldog-like face/mouth and orange below its cheeks (male)
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Kelp Pipefish (Syngnathus californiensis)Observer
kmh221Description
elongate; long, narrow rostrum; seahorse-like
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Penpoint Gunnel (Apodichthys flavidus)Observer
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slippery green gunnel
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Black Prickleback (Xiphister atropurpureus)Observer
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prickleback; elongate, white-edged black bands on side of eye
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Tidepool Sculpin (Oligocottus maculosus)Observer
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no scales, band pattern, forked preopercular spine
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Great Sculpin (Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus)Observer
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broad head and mouth, large sharp preopercular spines
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Northern Spearnose Poacher (Agonopsis vulsa)Observer
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bony plates, forked "v" nose
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Bigeye Poacher (Bathyagonus pentacanthus)Observer
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bones plates, large eyes, no cirri
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Moon Jellies (Genus Aurelia)Observer
kmh221Description
large (four or five times to size of my palm), pinkish with four circle pattern visible through bell; found dead on a mud flat
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Feather Duster Worms (Family Sabellidae)Observer
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long, hollow tube with white edge
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Dungeness Crab (Metacarcinus magister)Observer
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looks like a carb; large
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Genus LeptasteriasObserver
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six arms, mottled red and tan/white, studded
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Pacific Blood Star (Henricia leviuscula)Observer
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small, bright red, five arms
