Intertidal Life of Yerba Buena Island

A guide to the invertebrates, seaweeds, and vertebrates found in the intertidal areas of Yerba Buena Island. Data was primarily collected during surveys conducted by the California Academy of Sciences in 2019-2021 and during bioblitzes held in 2017-2021.

All 182

Ascidia zara ¹

Sea Vase ²
Ciona intestinalis

Ciona robusta ³

Ciona savignyi ¹

Corellidae ⁴

Wrinkled Sea Mats ⁵
Didemnum

Jelly Crust Tunicate ⁶
Diplosoma listerianum

Northern Sea Squirt ⁷
Molgula manhattensis

San Diego Sea Squirt ⁷
Botrylloides diegensis

Chain tunicate ¹
Botrylloides violaceus

Star Tunicate ⁸
Botryllus schlosseri

Stalked Sea Squirt ¹
Styela clava

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Intertidal Life of Yerba Buena Island

Ascidia zara 1

Sea Vase 2 Ciona intestinalis

Ciona robusta 3

Ciona savignyi 1

Corellidae 4

Wrinkled Sea Mats 5 Didemnum

Jelly Crust Tunicate 6 Diplosoma listerianum

Northern Sea Squirt 7 Molgula manhattensis

San Diego Sea Squirt 7 Botrylloides diegensis

Chain tunicate 1 Botrylloides violaceus

Star Tunicate 8 Botryllus schlosseri

Stalked Sea Squirt 1 Styela clava