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Duxbury Reef Intertidal Guide

Common intertidale creatures at Duxbury Reef

Least Sandpiper ¹
Calidris minutilla

Black Turnstone ²
Arenaria melanocephala

Black Oystercatcher ³
Haematopus bachmani

Brown Pelican ⁴
Pelecanus occidentalis

Great Blue Heron ³
Ardea herodias

Brant ⁵
Branta bernicla

Tidepool sculpin ⁶
Oligocottus maculosus

Kelp greenling ⁷
Hexagrammos decagrammus

Ceratostoma foliatum ⁸

dire whelk ⁹
Lirabuccinum dirum

Cadlina modesta ¹⁰

Sea Clown Triopha ¹¹
Triopha catalinae

Spotted Dorid ¹²
Triopha maculata

Ancula gibbosa ¹³

Hopkin's Rose ¹⁴
Okenia rosacea

Cuthona abronia ¹²

Rose-pink Cuthona ¹²
Cuthona divae

Cuthona flavovulta ¹²

Orange-face Cuthona ¹²
Cuthona lagunae

Three-lined Aeolid ¹³
Flabellina trilineata

Opalescent Nudibranch ¹⁵
Hermissenda crassicornis

Hilton's Aeolid ¹⁶
Phidiana hiltoni

Papillate Sea Slug ¹³
Aeolidia papillosa

Anteaeolidiella oliviae ¹⁷

Orange-peel Doris ¹⁷
Acanthodoris lutea

Colorful Dirona ¹²
Dirona picta

San Diego Dorid ¹⁶
Diaulula sandiegensis

Doriopsilla albopunctata ¹⁰

Salt-and-pepper Doris ¹³
Aegires albopunctatus

Doris montereyensis ¹³

Ribbed Limpet ¹³
Lottia digitalis

Owl Limpet ¹⁸
Lottia gigantea

Mask limpet ¹⁹
Lottia persona

Rough Limpet ¹³
Lottia scabra

Hermaea oliviae ¹²

Rough Keyhole Limpet ²⁰
Diodora aspera

Black Turban Snail ²¹
Tegula funebralis

Diaphana californica ²²

Berthella californica ¹²

Mossy Chiton ²⁰
Mopalia muscosa

Black Katy Chiton ²³
Katharina tunicata

East Pacific red octopus ²⁴
Octopus rubescens

California Mussel ²⁵
Mytilus californianus

Striped Shore Crab ¹⁰
Pachygrapsus crassipes

Purple Shore Crab ²⁴
Hemigrapsus nudus

Yellow Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis

Northern Kelp Crab
Pugettia producta

Pacific Rock Crab ¹⁰
Romaleon antennarium

Red Rock Crab ²⁶
Cancer productus

Grainy Hermit Crab ²⁷
Pagurus granosimanus

blueband hermit ²⁸
Pagurus samuelis

flat porcelain crab ²⁹
Petrolisthes cinctipes

Red-banded Transparent Shrimp ³⁰
Heptacarpus sitchensis

California spiny lobster ³¹
Panulirus interruptus

Seaweed Isopod ²⁸
Idotea stenops

Goose Barnacle ³²
Pollicipes polymerus

Halcampa crypta ³³

Stubby Rose Anemone
Urticina coriacea

Moonglow Anemone ¹²
Anthopleura artemisia

Aggregating Anemone ¹⁰
Anthopleura elegantissima

Starburst Anemone ⁷
Anthopleura sola

Giant Green Anemone ³⁴
Anthopleura xanthogrammica

Purple Sea Urchin ³⁵
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

Leather Star ³⁶
Dermasterias imbricata

Giant Pink Sea Star ²⁸
Pisaster brevispinus

Giant Sea Star ³⁷
Pisaster giganteus

Ochre Sea Star ³⁸
Pisaster ochraceus

Bat Star ³⁶
Patiria miniata

Scarlet Dwarf Sea Cucumber ³⁹
Lissothuria nutriens

Notocomplana acticola

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