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Northern California Rocky Intertidal Species

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

Hammerhead Doto 1
Doto amyra
British Columbia Doto 2
Doto columbiana
Dark Doto 2
Doto kya
Yellow-spotted Cadlina 2
Cadlina flavomaculata
Yellow-edged Cadlina 3
Cadlina luteomarginata
Modest Cadlina 4
Cadlina modesta
Dark-spot Cadlina 5
Cadlina sparsa
Red Aldisa 2
Aldisa sanguinea
Sea Clown Triopha 6
Triopha catalinae
Spotted Dorid 2
Triopha maculata
Rabbit Dorid 7
Crimora coneja
Humped Ancula 8
Ancula gibbosa
Hopkin's Rose 9
Okenia rosacea
Spanish Shawl 5
Flabellina iodinea
Flabellina pricei 10
Three-lined Aeolid 8
Flabellina trilineata
Opalescent Nudibranch 11
Hermissenda crassicornis
Hermissenda opalescens 5
Hilton's Aeolid 9
Phidiana hiltoni
White-and-Orange-Tipped Nudibranch 12
Janolus fuscus
Papillate Sea Slug 8
Aeolidia papillosa
Olive's Aeolid 5
Anteaeolidiella oliviae
Acanthodoris brunnea 4
Hudson's Horned Dorid 8
Acanthodoris hudsoni
Acanthodoris lutea 3
Nanaimo Horned Dorid 6
Acanthodoris nanaimoensis
Black-tipped Spiny Doris 13
Acanthodoris rhodoceras
Fuzzy Onchidoris 13
Onchidoris muricata
Ridge-tailed Dorid 5
Diaphorodoris lirulatocauda
Janna's Dorid 5
Adalaria jannae
Red Dorid 5
Rostanga pulchra
White-lined Dirona 8
Dirona albolineata
Colorful Dirona 2
Dirona picta
Heath's Dorid 4
Geitodoris heathi
San Diego Dorid 5
Diaulula sandiegensis
Mimic Dorid 5
Baptodoris mimetica
Sea Lemon 4
Peltodoris nobilis
White Dendronotus 8
Dendronotus albus
Rainbow Nudibranch 14
Dendronotus iris
Dendronotus subramosus 2
Branched Dendronotus 2
Dendronotus venustus
Cockerell's Dorid 15
Limacia cockerelli
White-spotted Sea Goddess 5
Doriopsilla albopunctata
Doriopsilla fulva 13
Salt-and-pepper Doris 8
Aegires albopunctatus
Pacific Corambe 16
Corambe pacifica
Chan's Dorid 5
Hallaxa chani
Diamondback Tritonia 10
Tritonia festiva
Monterey Dorid 16
Doris montereyensis
Doris odhneri 14
Hancock's Nudibranch 17
Hancockia californica
Babakina festiva 2
Graceful Aeolid 2
Cuthona abronia
White-crusted Aeolid 8
Cuthona albocrusta
Rose-pink Cuthona 2
Cuthona divae
Yellowhead Aeolid 2
Cuthona flavovulta
Shiny Aeolid 2
Cuthona fulgens
Orange-face Cuthona 2
Cuthona lagunae
British Columbia Aeolid 2
Catriona columbiana
Green Balloon Aeolid 2
Eubranchus rupium
Homely Aeolid 5
Eubranchus rustyus
Lion's Mane Nudibranch 5
Melibe leonina
California Seahare 5
Aplysia californica
Black sea hare 18
Aplysia vaccaria
Hedgpeth's Sapsucker 5
Elysia hedgpethi
Enteromorpha-eating Sapsucker 4
Aplysiopsis enteromorphae
Spectacular Corolla 19
Corolla spectabilis
California Sidegill 2
Berthella californica
Strong's Sidegill 2
Berthella strongi
Green Bubble Snail 2
Haminoea virescens
Northwest Onchidella 20
Onchidella borealis

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