Duxbury Reef Intertidal Guide

Least Sandpiper
Calidris minutilla 1
Black Turnstone
Arenaria melanocephala 2
Black Oystercatcher
Haematopus bachmani 3
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis 4
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias 3
Brant
Branta bernicla 5
Tidepool sculpin
Oligocottus maculosus 6
Kelp greenling
Hexagrammos decagrammus 7
Ceratostoma foliatum
Ceratostoma foliatum 8
dire whelk
Lirabuccinum dirum 9
Cadlina modesta
Cadlina modesta 10
Sea Clown Triopha
Triopha catalinae 11
Spotted Dorid
Triopha maculata 12
Ancula gibbosa
Ancula gibbosa 13
Hopkin's Rose
Okenia rosacea 14
Cuthona abronia
Cuthona abronia 12
Rose-pink Cuthona
Cuthona divae 12
Cuthona flavovulta
Cuthona flavovulta 12
Orange-face Cuthona
Cuthona lagunae 12
Three-lined Aeolid
Flabellina trilineata 13
Opalescent Nudibranch
Hermissenda crassicornis 15
Hilton's Aeolid
Phidiana hiltoni 16
Papillate Sea Slug
Aeolidia papillosa 13
Anteaeolidiella oliviae
Anteaeolidiella oliviae 17
Orange-peel Doris
Acanthodoris lutea 17
Colorful Dirona
Dirona picta 12
San Diego Dorid
Diaulula sandiegensis 16
Doriopsilla albopunctata
Doriopsilla albopunctata 10
Salt-and-pepper Doris
Aegires albopunctatus 13
Doris montereyensis
Doris montereyensis 13
Ribbed Limpet
Lottia digitalis 13
Owl Limpet
Lottia gigantea 18
Mask limpet
Lottia persona 19
Rough Limpet
Lottia scabra 13
Hermaea oliviae
Hermaea oliviae 12
Rough Keyhole Limpet
Diodora aspera 20
Black Turban Snail
Tegula funebralis 21
Diaphana californica
Diaphana californica 22
Berthella californica
Berthella californica 12
Mossy Chiton
Mopalia muscosa 20
Black Katy Chiton
Katharina tunicata 23
East Pacific red octopus
Octopus rubescens 24
California Mussel
Mytilus californianus 25
Striped Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus crassipes 10
Purple Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus nudus 24
Yellow Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis
Northern Kelp Crab
Pugettia producta
Pacific Rock Crab
Romaleon antennarium 10
Red Rock Crab
Cancer productus 26
Grainy Hermit Crab
Pagurus granosimanus 27
blueband hermit
Pagurus samuelis 28
flat porcelain crab
Petrolisthes cinctipes 29
Red-banded Transparent Shrimp
Heptacarpus sitchensis 30
California spiny lobster
Panulirus interruptus 31
Seaweed Isopod
Idotea stenops 28
Goose Barnacle
Pollicipes polymerus 32
Halcampa crypta
Halcampa crypta 33
Stubby Rose Anemone
Urticina coriacea
Moonglow Anemone
Anthopleura artemisia 12
Aggregating Anemone
Anthopleura elegantissima 10
Starburst Anemone
Anthopleura sola 7
Giant Green Anemone
Anthopleura xanthogrammica 34
Purple Sea Urchin
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus 35
Leather Star
Dermasterias imbricata 36
Giant Pink Sea Star
Pisaster brevispinus 28
Giant Sea Star
Pisaster giganteus 37
Ochre Sea Star
Pisaster ochraceus 38
Bat Star
Patiria miniata 36
Scarlet Dwarf Sea Cucumber
Lissothuria nutriens 39
Notocomplana acticola
Notocomplana acticola
Green pin-cushion alga
Cladophora columbiana 30
Smithora naiadum
Smithora naiadum 40
Sea Sacks
Halosaccion glandiforme 41
Scouring-pad alga
Endocladia muricata 28
Mastocarpus papillatus
Mastocarpus papillatus 35
Silvetia compressa
Silvetia compressa 42
Little Rockweed
Pelvetiopsis limitata 28
Rockweed
Fucus distichus 43
feather boa kelp
Egregia menziesii 28
Bull Kelp
Nereocystis luetkeana 44
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