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Boston Inner Harbor Species

The most commonly-found species in Boston's Inner Harbor.

Bladder Wrack 1
Fucus vesiculosus
Rockweed 2
Fucus distichus
Irish Moss 3
Chondrus crispus
Laminaria 4
Sea Lettuce 5
Ulva lactuca
Balanus 6
Green Shore Crab 7
Carcinus maenas
Knotted Wrack 8
Ascophyllum nodosum
Grubby 9
Myoxocephalus aenaeus
Mallard 10
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Loon 11
Gavia immer
Tautog 12
Tautoga onitis
Long-claw Hermit Crab 13
Pagurus longicarpus
Common Comb Jelly 14
Mnemiopsis leidyi
Moon Jellyfish 15
Aurelia aurita
Canada Goose 16
Branta canadensis
Golden Star Tunicate 17
Botryllus schlosseri
Botrylloides violaceus 18
Stalked Sea Squirt 19
Styela clava
Wrinkled Sea Mats 20
Didemnum
Diplosoma listerianum 21
European sea squirt tunicate 22
Ascidiella aspersa
Herring Gull 23
Larus argentatus
Greater Black-backed Gull 24
Larus marinus
Double-crested Cormorant 25
Phalacrocorax auritus
Conner 26
Tautogolabrus adspersus
Typical Sculpins 27
Cottidae
Common Periwinkle 28
Littorina littorea
European Flat Oyster 29
Ostrea edulis
Blue Mussel 30
Mytilus edulis
Asian Shore Crab 31
Hemigrapsus sanguineus
Portly Spider Crab 32
Libinia emarginata
Jonah Crab 33
Cancer borealis
Atlantic Rock Crab 34
Cancer irroratus
American Lobster 34
Homarus americanus
Rockpool Prawn 35
Palaemon elegans
Japanese Skeleton Shrimp 36
Caprella mutica
kelp lace bryozoan 20
Membranipora membranacea
brown bryozoan 37
Bugula neritina
Green fleece 38
Codium fragile tomentosoides
Grateloupia turuturu 39

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