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Most Wanted Species Guide: Snapshot Cal Coast 2023

For Snapshot Cal Coast: We have put together a list of 'Most-Wanted Species'. We hope that will you are out on the coast, you can document as many species as possible, with an eye toward finding and recording these species. We have chosen these species because through an analysis of exposure to ...more ↓

Adams Mussel 1
Brachidontes adamsianus
Dark Unicorn 2
Mexacanthina lugubris
Spotted Unicorn 3
Acanthinucella punctulata
Angular Unicorn 4
Acanthinucella spirata
Star Tunicate 5
Botryllus schlosseri
Botrylloides giganteum 6
Chain tunicate 7
Botrylloides violaceus
Sea Vomit 8
Didemnum vexillum
Japanese False Cerith 9
Batillaria attramentaria
Eastern Mudsnail 10
Tritia obsoleta
Eastern Oyster Drill 7
Urosalpinx cinerea
Channeled Dog Winkle 5
Nucella canaliculata
Emarginate Dogwinkle 4
Nucella emarginata
Wrinkled Purple 7
Nucella lamellosa
Striped Dogwinkle 11
Nucella ostrina
Owl Limpet 12
Lottia gigantea
Nanaimo Horned Dorid 13
Acanthodoris nanaimoensis
California Blue Dorid 14
Felimare californiensis
Black Abalone 15
Haliotis cracherodii
Green Abalone 16
Haliotis fulgens
Pinto Abalone 17
Haliotis kamtschatkana
Red Abalone 7
Haliotis rufescens
Gilded Tegula 4
Tegula aureotincta
Brown Tegula 12
Tegula brunnea
Western Banded Tegula 2
Tegula eiseni
Black Tegula 18
Tegula funebralis
Speckled Tegula 19
Tegula gallina
Monterey Tegula 7
Tegula montereyi
Dusky Tegula 5
Tegula pulligo
Mopalia 3
Lepidozona 20
European Green Crab 21
Carcinus maenas
Chinese Mitten Crab 22
Eriocheir sinensis
Australian Tubeworm 23
Ficopomatus enigmaticus
Moonglow Anemone 24
Anthopleura artemisia
Anthopleura buddemeieri 25
Aggregating Anemone 26
Anthopleura elegantissima
Anthopleura mariae 27
Sunburst Anemone 28
Anthopleura sola
Giant Green Anemone 29
Anthopleura xanthogrammica
Pacific Purple Sea Urchin 3
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Watersipora 12
Devil weed 30
Sargassum horneri
Japanese Wireweed 31
Sargassum muticum
Wakame 32
Undaria pinnatifida
winged kelp 33
Alaria marginata
Feather Boa Kelp 34
Egregia menziesii
Bull Kelp 35
Nereocystis luetkeana
Giant Kelp 36
Macrocystis pyrifera
Sea Palm 37
Postelsia palmaeformis
sea cabbage kelp 38
Hedophyllum sessile
Southern stiff-stiped kelp 39
Laminaria setchellii
Laminaria sinclairii 40

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