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Intertidal Biodiversity Survey at Pillar Point

Feather Boa Kelp 1
Egregia menziesii
Sea Sacks 2
Halosaccion glandiforme
Sea Palm 3
Postelsia
California Mussel 4
Mytilus californianus
Pink Volcano Barnacle 5
Tetraclita rubescens
Giant Green Anemone 6
Anthopleura xanthogrammica
Gooseneck Barnacle
Pollicipes polymerus
Aggregating Anemone 7
Anthopleura elegantissima
Starburst Anemone 8
Anthopleura sola
Owl Limpet
Lottia gigantea
Doto 9
Hammerhead Doto 10
Doto amyra
British Columbia Doto 11
Doto columbiana
Dark Doto 11
Doto kya
White Dendronotus 12
Dendronotus albus
Branched Dendronotus 12
Dendronotus frondosus
Rainbow Nudibranch 13
Dendronotus iris
Stubby Frond-aeolis 14
Dendronotus subramosus
Branched Dendronotus 11
Dendronotus venustus
Diamondback Tritonia 15
Tritonia festiva
Hancock's Nudibranch 14
Hancockia californica
Lion's Mane Nudibranch
Melibe leonina
White-and-Orange-Tipped Nudibranch 16
Janolus fuscus
White-lined Dirona 17
Dirona albolineata
Colorful Dirona 11
Dirona picta
Green Balloon Aeolid 11
Eubranchus olivaceus
Homely Aeolid 18
Eubranchus rustyus
Graceful Aeolid 14
Abronica abronia
Rose-pink Cuthona 11
Cuthona divae
White-crusted Aeolid 14
Tenellia albocrusta
British Columbia Aeolid 14
Tenellia columbiana
Yellow-head Aeolid 11
Tenellia flavovulta
Orange-face Cuthona 11
Tenellia lagunae
Shiny Aeolid 11
Zelentia fulgens
Spanish Shawl 19
Flabellina iodinea
Three-lined Aeolid 12
Flabellina trilineata
Hermissenda crassicornis 20
Opalescent Nudibranch 21
Hermissenda opalescens
Hilton's Aeolid 22
Phidiana hiltoni
Aeolidia loui 21
Papillate Sea Slug 12
Aeolidia papillosa
Olive's Aeolid 17
Anteaeolidiella oliviae
Single-stalk Aeolis 14
Babakina festiva
Discodorididae 18
Heath's Dorid 18
Geitodoris heathi
Diaulula sandiegensis
Sea Lemon 18
Peltodoris nobilis
Cadlina 17
Yellow-spotted Cadlina 11
Cadlina flavomaculata
Yellow-edged Cadlina 17
Cadlina luteomarginata
Modest Cadlina 14
Cadlina modesta
Dark-spot Cadlina
Cadlina sparsa
Red Aldisa 11
Aldisa sanguinea
Red Dorid 17
Rostanga pulchra
Chan's Dorid 12
Hallaxa chani
Monterey Dorid 11
Doris montereyensis
Doris odhneri 13
Humped Ancula 12
Ancula gibbosa
Hopkins' Rose 21
Okenia rosacea
Brown Horned Dorid 18
Acanthodoris brunnea
Hudson's Horned Dorid 12
Acanthodoris hudsoni
Orange-peel Doris 17
Acanthodoris lutea
Nanaimo Horned Dorid 9
Acanthodoris nanaimoensis
Black-tipped Spiny Doris 18
Acanthodoris rhodoceras
Ridge-tailed Dorid 14
Diaphorodoris lirulatocauda
Janna's Dorid 21
Adalaria jannae
Janna's Dorid 21
Knoutsodonta jannae
Pacific Corambe 14
Corambe pacifica
Sea Clown Triopha 9
Triopha catalinae
Spotted Dorid 11
Triopha maculata
Rabbit Dorid
Crimora coneja
Limacia 23
Limacia cockerelli 23
Limacia mcdonaldi 24
Salt-and-pepper Doris 12
Aegires albopunctatus
White-spotted Sea Goddess 14
Doriopsilla albopunctata
White-spotted Dorid 14
Doriopsilla fulva
Gumboot Chiton 25
Cryptochiton stelleri
California Mussel 4
Mytilus californianus
Gooseneck Barnacle
Pollicipes polymerus
Pink Volcano Barnacle 5
Tetraclita rubescens
Aggregating Anemone 7
Anthopleura elegantissima
Starburst Anemone 8
Anthopleura sola
Giant Green Anemone 6
Anthopleura xanthogrammica
Sea Cucumbers 18
Holothuroidea
Apodids 26
Apodida
Lissothuria deichmannae
Scarlet Dwarf Sea Cucumber 27
Lissothuria nutriens
Stiff-footed sea cucumber 11
Eupentacta quinquesemita
Orange Sea Cucumber 28
Cucumaria miniata
Pseudocnus lubrica
Eccentric Sand Dollar 29
Dendraster excentricus
Red Sea Urchin 21
Strongylocentrotus franciscanus
Pacific Purple Sea Urchin 30
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Sea Stars 31
Asteroidea
Asteriidae 11
Leptasterias 17
Six-rayed Star 17
Leptasterias hexactis
Leptasterias pusilla 28
Rainbow Star 11
Orthasterias koehleri

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