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!!Phasing out!!... Marine Life of the Northeast Pacific OTU Guide

The purpose of this guide is to list in one place every operational taxonomic unit (OTU) used across Marine Life of the Northeast Pacific (MLNEP) projects and guides. OTUs are assigned to link observations that appear to be the same species, but the species identity is uncertain.

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Stalked Crinoid (OTU: EC02) 1
Hyocrinus
Sea Cucumbers (EH02) 2
Holothuroidea
Tromikosoma panamense (OTU EC01) 2
Tromikosoma panamense
Pseudostichopus (OTU EH03) 3
Pseudostichopus
Ophiurida (OTU EO01) 4
Ophiurida
Sea Pigs (OTU EH01) 5
Elpidiidae
Ophiuroidea (OTU EO02) 4
Ophiuroidea
Brittle Star (OTU EO03) 4
Ophiuroidea (OTU EO03)
Brittle Stars (OTU EO04) 4
Ophiuroidea OTU EO04
Squat Lobster (OTU AM01) 5
Munidopsis cf quadrata
Squat Lobster (AM02) 5
Chirostylidae
Translucent Encrusting Colonial Tunicate (OTU CT01) 4
Tunicata
Barred Rockfish (OTU CO01) 5
Sebastes
Bathypathes sp. (OTU CA06) 1
Bathypathes
Lillipathes sp. (OTU CA04) 5
Lillipathes
Cup Coral (OTU CA13) 4
Cup Coral OTU CA13
Red Cup Coral (OTU CA14) 4
Scleractinia
Umbellula lindahli (OTU CA03) 2
Umbellula lindahli
Stylaster spp. (OTU CH01) 5
Stylaster
Feather boa sea pen (OTU CA01) 5
Anthoptilum
Sea Whip (OTU CA02) 3
Pennatulacea
Isidella (OTU CA07) 3
Isidella
Short Paragorgia (OTU CA23) 4
Paragorgia (CA23)
Finely Branching Soft Corals (OTU CA08) 4
Alyconacea (CA08)
Mushroom Coral (OTU CA03) 4
Alcyoniidae (OTU CA03)
Tree Swiftia (OTU CA12) 5
Swiftia
Lepidisis (OTU CA17) 5
Lepidisis
Primnoa cf pacifica (OTU CA16) 5
Primnoa (OTU CA16)
Soft Corals (OTU CA19) 4
Alcyonacea (CA19)
Gersemia (OTU CA20) 5
Gersemia
White Fan Primnoidae (OTU CA10) 3
Primnoidae (OTU CA10)
Pale Paragorgia (OTU CA15) 5
Paragorgia (CA15)
cf Keratoisis (OTU CA22) 4
Isididae
Paragorgia (OTU CA18) 3
Paragorgia (CA18)
Branched Primnoidae (OTU CA21) 5
Primnoidae (CA21)
Keratoisis sp. (OTU CA05) 4
Keratoisis
Blood Star (OTU EA05) 6
Henricia
Brisinga (OTU EA02) 5
Brisinga
Brisingidae (OTU EA01) 4
Brisingidae
Dipsacaster (OTU EA06) 5
Dipsacaster
Dytaster (OTU EA15) 4
Dytaster
Evoplosoma (OTU EA03) 2
Evoplosoma
Goniasteridae (OTU EA04) 5
Goniasteridae
Hippasteria (OTU EA10) 5
Hippasteria
Hymenaster (OTU EA12) 5
Hymenaster
Slime Star (OTU EA11) 7
Pteraster tesselatus
Sea Stars (OTU EA09) 4
Asteroidea (EA09)
Sun Star (OTU EA08) 5
Solaster
Cookie Star (EA13) 8
Ceramaster patagonicus
Thorny Sea Star (OTU EA16) 4
Asteroidea (EA16)
Wrinkle Star (OTU EA14) 5
Pteraster militaris
White Bump Star (OTU EA17) 4
Asteroidea (EA17)
Ball Demosponges (OTU PD01) 4
Demospongiae (PD01)
Boot Rossellidae (PH06) 9
Rossellidae (PH06)
Branching Hexactinellida (OTU PH03) 4
Hexactinellida (PH03)
Chonelasma (OTU PH08) 5
Chonelasma
Bulbous Demosponges (OTU PD02) 4
Demospongiae (PD02)
Cladorhizidae (OTU PD05) 10
Cladorhizidae (PD05)
Leather Ball Demosponge (PD03) 4
Demospongiae (PD03)
Mycale (OTU PD08) 4
Mycale (PD08)
Nipple Demosponges (OTU PD07) 4
Demospongiae (PD07)
Pinulasma (OTU PH04) 5
Pinulasma
Translucent Boot Rossellidae (OTU PH07) 4
Rossellidae (PH07)
Undulated Rossellidae (OTU PH01) 4
Rossellidae (PH01)
Striated Hexactinellida (OTU PH05) 4
Hexactinellida (PH05)
White Encrusting Demosponges (OTU PD06) 4
Demospongiae (PD06)
Yellow Encrusting Demosponges (OTU PD04) 4
Demospongiae (PD04)
Giant Acorn Barnacle (OTU AH01) 11
Balanus nubilus
White-spined sea cucumber (OTU EH04) 5
Apostichopus leukothele
Cup Corals (OTU CA24) 12
Scleractinia CA24
White black coral (OTU CA25) 12
Antipatharia CA25
Plate Sponge (OTU PD10) 5
Poecillastra tenuilaminaris
Finger sponge (OTU PD12) 5
Haliclona sp. (OTU PD12)
Plakina (OTU PD13) 5
Stubby Tube Worm 4
Serpulidae
Light Stalk Anemone (CA28) 4
Actiniaria OTU CA28
Purple Crown Anemone (CA27) 4
Actiniaria OTU CA27
Big Yellow Anemone (CA26) 4
Actinaria OTU CA26
Auletta (OTU PD11) 5
Planar Primnoidae (OTU: CA29) 12
Anthomastus sp. (OTU: CA31) 13
Farrea (OTU PH09) 5
Farrea
Farrea (OTU: PH02) 3
Homoieurete sp. (OTU: PH10)
Homoieurete
Single stick Keratoisis sp. (OTU: CA33) 14
Keratoisis sp.
Yellow Acanthogorgiidae sp. (OTU: CA32)
Acanthogorgiidae
Mushroom coral, encrusting (OTU: CA34) 13
Pseudoanthomastus sp.
cf Asbestopluma (OTU: PD14) 13
Asbestopluma
Orb sponge (OTU: PO01) 15
Porifera
Stalked vase sponge (PH11) 16
Hexactinellida
Parantipathes sp. (OTU: CA35) 5
Parantipathes
Calyptrophora sp. (OTU: CA36)
Calyptrophora
Anthoptilum murrayi (OTU: CA37) 13
cf Corallium (OTU: CA39) 17
Bushy with large white polyps (OTU: CA30) 18
Antipatharia
Mycale (OTU PD09) 5

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