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

Green Falsejingle ¹
Pododesmus macrochisma

Nuttall's Cockle ²
Clinocardium nuttallii

Arctic Hiatella ³
Hiatella arctica

Pacific Gaper ⁴
Tresus nuttallii

California Softshell ⁵
Cryptomya californica

Soft-shelled Clam ⁶
Mya arenaria

Asian Date Mussel ⁷
Arcuatula senhousia

California Mussel ⁸
Mytilus californianus

Complex Mytilus edulis ⁹
Mytilus edulis

Crassostreinae ¹⁰

Olympia Oyster ¹¹
Ostrea lurida

Giant Rock Scallop ¹²
Crassadoma gigantea

Piddocks and Angelwings ¹³
Pholadidae

Bent-nosed Clam ¹⁴
Macoma nasuta

Pacific Littleneck Clam ¹⁵
Leukoma staminea

Japanese Littleneck ¹⁶
Ruditapes philippinarum

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Intertidal Life of Yerba Buena Island

Green Falsejingle 1 Pododesmus macrochisma

Nuttall's Cockle 2 Clinocardium nuttallii

Arctic Hiatella 3 Hiatella arctica

Pacific Gaper 4 Tresus nuttallii

California Softshell 5 Cryptomya californica

Soft-shelled Clam 6 Mya arenaria

Asian Date Mussel 7 Arcuatula senhousia

California Mussel 8 Mytilus californianus

Complex Mytilus edulis 9 Mytilus edulis

Crassostreinae 10

Olympia Oyster 11 Ostrea lurida

Giant Rock Scallop 12 Crassadoma gigantea

Piddocks and Angelwings 13 Pholadidae

Bent-nosed Clam 14 Macoma nasuta

Pacific Littleneck Clam 15 Leukoma staminea

Japanese Littleneck 16 Ruditapes philippinarum