I co-coordinate Citizen Science at the California Academy of Sciences.We are working to understand and document California biodiversity, together with volunteers. I also study nudibranchs and intertidal invertebrates. Although, most of my research has focused on the taxonomy and systematics of beautiful, really brightly colored, tropical chromodorid nudibranchs, I have a soft spot for California intertidal nudibranchs and all intertidal invertebrates . I love the Farallon Islands and am lucky enough to do research there with the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary.

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Hypselodoris - Photo (c) Richard Ling, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Hypselodoris Info
Hypselodoris is a genus of colorful sea slugs or dorid nudibranchs, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae. (From Wikipedia)
Black Phoebe - Photo (c) Len Blumin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) CC
Black Phoebe Info
The Black Phoebe (Sayornis nigricans) is a distinctive tyrant flycatcher native to western North America, ranging from southwestern Oregon and California to west Texas and northern Mexico. (From Wikipedia)
Hummingbirds - Photo (c) Anders Illum, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) CC
Hummingbirds Info
Hummingbirds are among the smallest of birds, and include the smallest extant bird species, the Bee Hummingbirds. They can hover in mid-air by rapidly flapping their wings 12-90 times per second (depending on the species). They can also fly backwards, and are the only group of birds able to do so. Their English name derives from the characteristic hum made by their rapid wing beats. They can fly at speeds exceeding 15 m/s (54 km/h, 34 mi/h). (From Wikipedia)
Phascolosoma agassizii - Photo (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Phascolosoma agassizii Info
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rough keyhole limpet - Photo (c) Don Ehlen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) CC
rough keyhole limpet Info
Diodora aspera, common name the rough keyhole limpet, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets. (From Wikipedia)
Owl Limpet - Photo (c) Jerry Kirkhart, some rights reserved (CC BY) CC
Owl Limpet Info
Lottia gigantea, common name the owl limpet, giant owl limpet or solitary giant owl limpet, is a species of sea snail, a true limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Lottiidae. Its genome has been sequenced at the Joint Genome Institute. (From Wikipedia)
Giant Rock Scallop - Photo (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Giant Rock Scallop Info
Crassadoma is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae. It is monotypic, the only species being Crassadoma gigantea, the rock scallop, giant rock scallop or purple-hinge rock scallop. Although the small juveniles are free-swimming, they soon become sessile, and are cemented to the substrate. These scallops occur in the eastern Pacific Ocean. (From Wikipedia)
Black Abalone - Photo (c) Scott Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY) CC
Black Abalone Info
The black abalone, Haliotis cracherodii, is a species of large edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Haliotidae, the abalones. (From Wikipedia)
Penitella penita Info
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Western Juniper - Photo (c) Mr Stobbe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Western Juniper Info
Juniperus occidentalis (Western Juniper and Sierra Juniper) is a shrub or tree native to the western United States, growing in mountains at altitudes of 800-3,000 m (rarely down to 100 m). (From Wikipedia)
Belted Kingfisher - Photo (c) Rick Leche - Photography, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) CC
Belted Kingfisher Info
The Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon) is a large, conspicuous and noisy water kingfisher, the only member of that group commonly found in the northern United States and Canada. It is depicted on the 1986 series Canadian $5 note. All kingfishers were formerly placed in one family, Alcedinidae, but recent research suggests that this should be divided into three. All six American kingfishers, together with three Old World species, make up the new family Cerylidae. (From Wikipedia)
Cadlina - Photo (c) matt knoth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) CC
Cadlina Info
Cadlina is a genus of sea slugs, dorid nudibranchs, shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Chromodorididae. (From Wikipedia)
Nudibranchs - Photo (c) Nazir Erwan Amin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Nudibranchs Info
A nudibranch ( /ˈnjuːdɨbræŋk/) is a member of what is now a taxonomic clade, and what was previously a suborder, of soft-bodied, marine gastropod mollusks which shed their shell after their larval stage. They are noted for their often extraordinary colors and striking forms. The clade Nudibranchia is the largest clade within the heterobranchs, with more than 3,000 described species. (From Wikipedia)
Dirona albolineata - Photo (c) Dan Hershman, some rights reserved (CC BY) CC
Dirona albolineata Info
Dirona albolineata is a species of sea slug, an Eastern Pacific Ocean nudibranch, a marine, opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Dironidae. (From Wikipedia)
Acanthodoris lutea - Photo (c) matt knoth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) CC
Acanthodoris lutea Info
The orange-peel doris, (Acanthodoris lutea), is a species of nudibranch or sea slug, a shell-less marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk in the family Onchidorididae. (From Wikipedia)
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