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Tidepooling the north coast of the Olympic Peninsula, USA

Corella inflata 1
Halocynthia aurantium 2
Pyura haustor 3
Boltenia villosa 2
Golden Star Tunicate 4
Botryllus schlosseri
Violet Tunicate 5
Botrylloides violaceus
Diplosoma listerianum 6
Aplidium californicum 7
Humpback Whale 8
Megaptera novaeangliae
Blainville's Beaked Whale 9
Mesoplodon densirostris
Common Porpoise 10
Phocoena phocoena
Orca 11
Orcinus orca
Harbor Seal 7
Phoca vitulina
Pacific Harbor Seal 12
Phoca vitulina richardii
Northern Elephant Seal 13
Mirounga angustirostris
California Sea Lion 14
Zalophus californianus
Steller Sea Lion 15
Eumetopias jubatus
Sea Otter 16
Enhydra lutris
Northern Sea Otter 17
Enhydra lutris kenyoni
High Cockscomb 18
Anoplarchus purpurescens
Black Prickleback 19
Xiphister atropurpureus
Mosshead Warbonnet 2
Chirolophis nugator
Saddled Blenny 20
Pholis ornata
Penpoint Gunnel 21
Apodichthys flavidus
Shiner Surfperch
Cymatogaster aggregata
Pacific Sand Lance 22
Ammodytes hexapterus
Oligocottus 23
Tidepool Sculpin 7
Oligocottus maculosus
Fluffy Sculpin 8
Oligocottus snyderi
Pacific Staghorn Sculpin 24
Leptocottus armatus
Buffalo Sculpin 24
Enophrys bison
Red Irish Lord 25
Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus
copper rockfish
Sebastes caurinus
Lingcod 26
Ophiodon elongatus
Tidepool Snailfish 3
Liparis florae
Chum Salmon 27
Oncorhynchus keta
Coho Salmon 28
Oncorhynchus kisutch
Starry Flounder 29
Platichthys stellatus
Three-spined Stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Surf Smelt 30
Hypomesus pretiosus
Plainfin Midshipman 31
Porichthys notatus
Northern Clingfish 32
Gobiesox maeandricus
North Pacific Spiny Dogfish 33
Squalus suckleyi
Spotted Ratfish
Hydrolagus colliei
Wrinkled Amphissa 34
Amphissa columbiana
Dire Whelk 2
Lirabuccinum dirum
Leafy Hornmouth 35
Ceratostoma foliatum
Channeled Dog Winkle 8
Nucella canaliculata
Wrinkled Purple 7
Nucella lamellosa
Striped Dogwinkle 3
Nucella ostrina
Boreal Wentletrap 8
Opalia wroblewskyi
Little Chink Shell 36
Lacuna vincta
Checkered Periwinkle 37
Littorina scutulata
Sitka Periwinkle
Littorina sitkana
Calyptraea fastigiata 38
Hooked Slippersnail 39
Crepidula adunca
Lewis' Moon Snail 20
Neverita lewisii
Whitecap Limpet 8
Acmaea mitra
Fingered Limpet
Lottia digitalis
Rocking Chair Limpet 37
Lottia instabilis
Mask Limpet 40
Lottia persona
Plate Limpet 7
Lottia scutum
Northwest Onchidella 7
Onchidella borealis
White Dendronotus 41
Dendronotus albus
Stubby-frond Aeolis 39
Dendronotus subramosus
Diamondback Tritonia 42
Tritonia festiva
Giant Orange Tochui 43
Tochuina tetraquetra
Lion's Mane Nudibranch
Melibe leonina
Fiona pinnata 44
Rose-pink Cuthona 24
Cuthona divae
Thick-horned Nudibranch 41
Hermissenda crassicornis
shag-rug nudibranch 8
Aeolidia loui
Common Grey Sea Slug 45
Aeolidia papillosa
White-lined Dirona 46
Dirona albolineata
Yellow-edged Cadlina 46
Cadlina luteomarginata
red sponge nudibranch 47
Rostanga elandsia
Red Dorid 46
Rostanga pulchra
Heath's Dorid 48
Geitodoris heathi
Spotted Leopard Dorid 49
Diaulula odonoghuei
False Sea Lemon 49
Peltodoris nobilis
Monterey Doris 24
Doris montereyensis
Doris odhneri 43
Hudson's Horned Dorid 41
Acanthodoris hudsoni
Nanaimo Horned Dorid 50
Acanthodoris nanaimoensis
barnacle nudibranch 51
Onchidoris bilamellata
Steinberg's Corambe 52
Corambe steinbergae
Sea Clown Triopha 50
Triopha catalinae
Spectacular Corolla 53
Corolla spectabilis
Blue-Ringed Top Snail 8
Calliostoma ligatum
Black Tegula 37
Tegula funebralis
Rough Keyhole Limpet 7
Diodora aspera
Hind's Chiton 54
Mopalia hindsii
Northern Hairy Chiton 55
Mopalia kennerleyi
Woody Chiton 32
Mopalia lignosa
Mossy Chiton 56
Mopalia muscosa
Mopalia sinuata 57
Mopalia swanii 30
Black Leather Chiton 58
Katharina tunicata
Gumboot Chiton 32
Cryptochiton stelleri
Veiled Chiton 7
Placiphorella velata

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