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Guide to Invertebrates found below the high tide line on Southern Vancouver Island from Nanaimo County to Alberni-Clayoquot County

Based on Research Grade Species Observations 2020-12-05

Salmon Louse 1
Lepeophtheirus salmonis
Ismaila belciki 2
Buoy Barnacle 3
Dosima fascicularis
Pelagic Gooseneck Barnacle 4
Lepas anatifera
Pacific Gooseneck Barnacle 5
Lepas pacifica
Gooseneck Barnacle 6
Pollicipes polymerus
Little Brown Barnacle 7
Chthamalus dalli
Northern Acorn Barnacle 8
Semibalanus balanoides
Thatched Barnacle 3
Semibalanus cariosus
Wrinkled Barnacle 9
Balanus crenatus
Pacific Acorn Barnacle 10
Balanus glandula
Giant Acorn Barnacle 11
Balanus nubilus
Cryptolepas rhachianecti 12
Coronula diadema 13
Blackclaw Crestleg Crab 14
Lophopanopeus bellus
Foliate Kelp Crab 14
Pugettia foliata
Graceful Kelp Crab 15
Pugettia gracilis
Northern Kelp Crab 16
Pugettia producta
Cryptic Kelp Crab 14
Pugettia richii
Longhorn Decorator Crab 17
Chorilia longipes
Sharpnose Crab 18
Scyra acutifrons
Tanner crab 19
Chionoecetes bairdi
Graceful Decorator Crab 20
Oregonia gracilis
Graceful Rock Crab 21
Metacarcinus gracilis
Dungeness Crab 22
Metacarcinus magister
Pacific Rock Crab 23
Romaleon antennarium
Pygmy Rock Crab 24
Glebocarcinus oregonensis
Red Rock Crab 25
Cancer productus
European Green Crab 26
Carcinus maenas
Helmet Crab 27
Telmessus cheiragonus
Striped Shore Crab 28
Pachygrapsus crassipes
Purple Shore Crab 29
Hemigrapsus nudus
Yellow Shore Crab 30
Hemigrapsus oregonensis
Granular Claw Crab 31
Oedignathus inermis
Spiny Lithode Crab 17
Acantholithodes hispidus
Scaled Crab 17
Placetron wosnessenskii
Hairy Crab 32
Hapalogaster mertensii
Heart Crab 17
Phyllolithodes papillosus
Brown Box Crab 3
Lopholithodes foraminatus
Puget Sound King Crab 33
Lopholithodes mandtii
Rhinoceros Crab 34
Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii
Umbrella Crab 14
Cryptolithodes sitchensis
Cryptolithodes typicus 34
Pacific Sand Crab 13
Emerita analoga
Pacific Red Hermit 34
Elassochirus gilli
Widehand Hermit 34
Elassochirus tenuimanus
Armed Hermit Crab 35
Pagurus armatus
Bering Hermit Crab 32
Pagurus beringanus
Grainy Hermit Crab 36
Pagurus granosimanus
Maroon Hermit Crab 17
Pagurus hemphilli
Pacific Hairy Hermit Crab 37
Pagurus hirsutiusculus
Alaskan Hermit Crab 11
Pagurus ochotensis
Blueband Hermit Crab 38
Pagurus samuelis
Flat Porcelain Crab 39
Petrolisthes cinctipes
Flattop Crab 37
Petrolisthes eriomerus
Munida quadrispina 1
Bay Ghost Shrimp 18
Neotrypaea californiensis
Crangon 40
Dock Shrimp 11
Pandalus danae
Coonstriped Shrimp 41
Pandalus hypsinotus
Ocean Shrimp 42
Pandalus jordani
Pandalus lucidirimicolus
California Spot Prawn 43
Pandalus platyceros
Northern Hooded Shrimp
Betaeus harrimani
Kelp Humpback Shrimp 13
Hippolyte clarki
Cataleptic Lebbeid 44
Lebbeus catalepsis
Candy-striped Shrimp 17
Lebbeus grandimanus
Spiny Lebbeid 17
Lebbeus groenlandicus
Shortscale Eualid 17
Eualus suckleyi
Deep Blade Shrimp 13
Spirontocaris prionota
Stout Coastal Shrimp 45
Heptacarpus brevirostris
Kincaid Coastal Shrimp 46
Heptacarpus kincaidi
Stimpson Coastal Shrimp 11
Heptacarpus stimpsoni
stiletto coastal shrimp 45
Heptacarpus stylus
Slender Coastal Shrimp 46
Heptacarpus tenuissimus
Threespine Coastal Shrimp 47
Heptacarpus tridens
Blue Mud Shrimp 48
Upogebia pugettensis
parasitic hyperiid amphipod 49
Phronima sedentaria
Pacific beach hopper 50
Traskorchestia traskiana
California Beach Flea 51
Megalorchestia californiana
Megalorchestia columbiana 52
Megalorchestia pugettensis 53
Ellis Bog Crangonyctid 54
Crangonyx richmondensis
Caprella laeviuscula 55
Japanese Skeleton Shrimp 56
Caprella mutica
Podocerus cristatus 2
Sunamphitoe humeralis 45
Rocinela belliceps 24
Pseudione galacanthae 57
Idotea fewkesi 13
Eelgrass Isopod 36
Pentidotea resecata
Rockweed isopod 13
Pentidotea wosnesenskii
Oregon pillbug 34
Gnorimosphaeroma oregonense

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