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Northern California Rocky Intertidal Species

Rocky intertidal species from Del Norte County to San Mateo County.

Olivella baetica 1
Purple Olive Snail 1
Olivella biplicata
Amphissa columbiana 2
Amphissa versicolor 3
Alia carinata 4
Leafy Hornmouth 5
Ceratostoma foliatum
Ocinebrina atropurpurea 6
Circled rock snail 7
Ocinebrina circumtexta
Ocinebrina interfossa 6
Lurid Rocksnail 8
Ocinebrina lurida
Spotted Unicorn 9
Acanthinucella punctulata
Angular unicorn 1
Acanthinucella spirata
channeled dog winkle 6
Nucella canaliculata
Emarginate Dogwinkle 6
Nucella emarginata
Wrinkled Purple 10
Nucella lamellosa
Striped Dogwinkle 6
Nucella ostrina
Ida's Mitre 3
Mitra idae
Dire whelk 11
Lirabuccinum dirum
Hammerhead Doto 12
Doto amyra
British Columbia Doto 13
Doto columbiana
Dark Doto 13
Doto kya
Yellow-spotted Cadlina 13
Cadlina flavomaculata
Yellow-edged Cadlina 14
Cadlina luteomarginata
Modest Cadlina 15
Cadlina modesta
Dark-spot Cadlina 6
Cadlina sparsa
Red Aldisa 13
Aldisa sanguinea
Sea Clown Triopha 16
Triopha catalinae
Spotted Dorid 13
Triopha maculata
Rabbit Dorid 17
Crimora coneja
Humped Ancula 3
Ancula gibbosa
Hopkin's Rose 18
Okenia rosacea
Spanish Shawl 6
Flabellina iodinea
Flabellina pricei 19
Three-lined Aeolid 3
Flabellina trilineata
Opalescent Nudibranch 20
Hermissenda crassicornis
Hermissenda opalescens 6
Hilton's Aeolid 18
Phidiana hiltoni
White-and-Orange-Tipped Nudibranch 21
Janolus fuscus
Papillate Sea Slug 3
Aeolidia papillosa
Olive's Aeolid 6
Anteaeolidiella oliviae
Acanthodoris brunnea 15
Hudson's Horned Dorid 3
Acanthodoris hudsoni
Acanthodoris lutea 14
Nanaimo Horned Dorid 16
Acanthodoris nanaimoensis
Black-tipped Spiny Doris 22
Acanthodoris rhodoceras
Fuzzy Onchidoris 22
Onchidoris muricata
Ridge-tailed Dorid 6
Diaphorodoris lirulatocauda
Janna's Dorid 6
Adalaria jannae
Red Dorid 6
Rostanga pulchra
White-lined Dirona 3
Dirona albolineata
Colorful Dirona 13
Dirona picta
Heath's Dorid 15
Geitodoris heathi
San Diego Dorid 6
Diaulula sandiegensis
Mimic Dorid 6
Baptodoris mimetica
Sea Lemon 15
Peltodoris nobilis
White Dendronotus 3
Dendronotus albus
Rainbow Nudibranch 23
Dendronotus iris
Dendronotus subramosus 13
Branched Dendronotus 13
Dendronotus venustus
Cockerell's Dorid 24
Limacia cockerelli
White-spotted Sea Goddess 6
Doriopsilla albopunctata
Doriopsilla fulva 22
Salt-and-pepper Doris 3
Aegires albopunctatus
Pacific Corambe 25
Corambe pacifica
Chan's Dorid 6
Hallaxa chani
Diamondback Tritonia 19
Tritonia festiva
Monterey Dorid 25
Doris montereyensis
Doris odhneri 23
Hancock's Nudibranch 26
Hancockia californica
Babakina festiva 13
Graceful Aeolid 13
Cuthona abronia
White-crusted Aeolid 3
Cuthona albocrusta
Rose-pink Cuthona 13
Cuthona divae
Yellowhead Aeolid 13
Cuthona flavovulta
Shiny Aeolid 13
Cuthona fulgens
Orange-face Cuthona 13
Cuthona lagunae
British Columbia Aeolid 13
Catriona columbiana
Green Balloon Aeolid 13
Eubranchus rupium
Homely Aeolid 6
Eubranchus rustyus
Lion's Mane Nudibranch 6
Melibe leonina
California Seahare 6
Aplysia californica
Black sea hare 27
Aplysia vaccaria
Whitecap limpet 6
Acmaea mitra
Seaweed Limpet 6
Lottia insessa
Lottia asmi 1
Ribbed Limpet 5
Lottia digitalis
Lottia fenestrata 28
Owl Limpet 22
Lottia gigantea
Rocking chair limpet
Lottia instabilis
File limpet 2
Lottia limatula
Shield Limpet 6
Lottia pelta
Mask limpet 29
Lottia persona
Rough Limpet 3
Lottia scabra
Plate limpet 6
Lottia scutum
surfgrass limpet 30
Tectura paleacea
Hedgpeth's Sapsucker 6
Elysia hedgpethi
Enteromorpha-eating Sapsucker 15
Aplysiopsis enteromorphae
Channeled Topsnail 6
Calliostoma canaliculatum
Calliostoma gloriosum 6
Blue-Ringed Top Snail 1
Calliostoma ligatum

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