Tidepooling the north coast of the Olympic Peninsula, USA

Eccentric Sand Dollar 3
Dendraster excentricus
Green Sea Urchin 4
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Red Sea Urchin 5
Strongylocentrotus franciscanus
Pacific Purple Sea Urchin 6
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
giant California sea cucumber 7
Parastichopus californicus
Burrowing Sea Cucumber 8
Leptosynapta clarki
Stiff-footed sea cucumber 7
Eupentacta quinquesemita
Orange Sea Cucumber 9
Cucumaria miniata
Six-rayed Star 10
Leptasterias hexactis
Rainbow Star 7
Orthasterias koehleri
Sunflower Sea Star 1
Pycnopodia helianthoides
Ochre Sea Star 11
Pisaster ochraceus
Mottled Star 12
Evasterias troschelii
Morning sun star
Solaster dawsoni
Striped Sun Star 13
Solaster stimpsoni
Pacific Blood Star 14
Henricia leviuscula
Long-armed Brittle Star 16
Amphiodia occidentalis
Daisy Brittle Star 7
Ophiopholis aculeata
Pacific Peanut Worm 16
Phascolosoma agassizii
green ribbon worm 23
Emplectonema gracile
Pacific Sea Gooseberry
Pleurobrachia bachei
sub-ovoid bryozoan 24
Watersipora cucullata
Red Bryozoan 5
Integripelta bilabiata
lacy crust bryozoan 24
Membranipora villosa
northern fluted bryozoan 25
Primavelans insculpta
Spiral Bryozoan 26
Bugula californica
leather bryozoan
Flustrellidra corniculata

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