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Rocky Intertidal Species Southern California

List of common species in the rocky shores of Southern California

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Pacific Purple Sea Urchin ¹
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

California Mussel ²
Mytilus californianus

Black Abalone ³
Haliotis cracherodii

Bat Star ⁴
Patiria miniata

Ochre Sea Star ⁵
Pisaster ochraceus

Aggregating Anemone ⁶
Anthopleura elegantissima

Starburst Anemone ⁷
Anthopleura sola

Rough Limpet ⁸
Lottia scabra

Giant Green Anemone ⁹
Anthopleura xanthogrammica

Striped Shore Crab ¹⁰
Pachygrapsus crassipes

Black Tegula ¹¹
Tegula funebralis

Giant Keyhole Limpet ¹²
Megathura crenulata

California Seahare ¹³
Aplysia californica

Green Abalone ¹⁴
Haliotis fulgens

Owl Limpet ¹⁴
Lottia gigantea

Giant Sea Star ¹⁵
Pisaster giganteus

Wavy Turban ¹⁶
Megastraea undosa

orange puffball sponge ¹⁷
Tethya californiana

Red Sea Urchin ¹⁸
Strongylocentrotus franciscanus

Banded Brittle Star ¹⁷
Ophionereis annulata

Moonglow Anemone ¹⁷
Anthopleura artemisia

Eugorgia rubens ¹⁴

California Golden Gorgonian ¹⁹
Muricea californica

brown gorgonian ²⁰
Muricea fruticosa

California Spiny Lobster ²¹
Panulirus interruptus

Black Sea Hare ²²
Aplysia vaccaria

Pink Abalone ²³
Haliotis corrugata

Kellet's Whelk ²⁴
Kelletia kelletii

Red Turban ¹¹
Pomaulax gibberosus

Norris's Topsnail ²⁵
Norrisia norrisii

California Two-spot Octopus ²⁶
Octopus bimaculoides

Giant Pink Sea Star ²⁷
Pisaster brevispinus

Bryozoans ²⁸
Bryozoa

Petaloconchus montereyensis ²⁹

Eroded Periwinkle ¹⁹
Littorina keenae

Acorn Barnacle ³⁰
Balanus glandula

Lottia paradigitalis

Pink Volcano Barnacle ³¹
Tetraclita rubescens

Ophlitaspongia pennata ¹⁴

Southern Finger Limpet ³²
Lottia austrodigitalis

Speckled Tegula ³³
Tegula gallina

Red Tubeworm ²⁹
Serpula vermicularis

Littorina plena ³⁴

Lacy Crust Bryozoans ³⁵
Membranipora

Checkered Periwinkle ¹¹
Littorina scutulata

Lottia cona ³⁶

Volcano Keyhole Limpet ²⁷
Fissurella volcano

Northern Kelp Crab
Pugettia producta

Sabellariidae ³⁷

Blueband Hermit Crab ⁴
Pagurus samuelis

Mediterranean Mussel ³⁸
Mytilus galloprovincialis

Northern Bay Mussel ³⁹
Mytilus trossulus

California Spiny Chiton ¹³
Nuttallina californica

Little Brown Barnacle ¹⁴
Chthamalus dalli

Fragile Barnacle ⁴⁰
Chthamalus fragilis

Lottia strigatella ¹¹

Scaled Worm Snail ¹⁴
Thylacodes squamigerus

Warty sea cucumber ⁴¹
Parastichopus parvimensis

White-spotted Rose Anemone ²⁹
Urticina lofotensis

Strawberry Anemone ¹⁸
Corynactis californica

giant California sea cucumber ¹⁷
Parastichopus californicus

Brooding Anemone ⁴²
Epiactis prolifera

Nine-tooth Pebble Crab ¹⁴
Cycloxanthops novemdentatus

Petrolisthes sanfelipensis ¹⁴

Painted Fiddler Crab ⁴³
Uca coloradensis

Gooseneck Barnacle ¹⁴
Pollicipes polymerus

Red Rock Shrimp ¹³
Lysmata californica

Monterey Stalked Tunicate ²⁷
Styela montereyensis

Tidepool Sculpin ¹³
Oligocottus maculosus

Seaweed Limpet ¹⁸
Lottia insessa

Leafy Hornmouth ¹⁴
Ceratostoma foliatum

Mossy Chiton ⁴⁴
Mopalia muscosa

Woody Chiton ⁴
Mopalia lignosa

Hairy Chiton ⁴⁵
Mopalia ciliata

Berry Dwarf-Turban ¹¹
Homalopoma baculum

Circled Rock Snail ²⁵
Ocenebra circumtexta

Green Bubble Snail ¹⁷
Haminoea virescens

Plate Limpet ¹³
Lottia scutum

Cyanoplax hartwegii ¹⁴

Brachidontes ²³

Hairy Hermit Crab ⁴⁶
Pagurus hirsutiusculus

Emarginate Dogwinkle ¹¹
Nucella emarginata

Striped Dogwinkle ⁴⁷
Nucella ostrina

Reversed Chama ⁴⁸
Pseudochama exogyra

Clear Jewel Box ¹¹
Chama arcana

Blue Mussel ⁴⁹
Mytilus edulis

Merten's Chiton ⁵⁰
Lepidozona mertensii

Pacific Blood Star ²⁷
Henricia leviuscula

Conspicuous Chiton ¹³
Stenoplax conspicua

Scarlet Dwarf Sea Cucumber ⁵¹
Lissothuria nutriens

Lined Chiton ⁵²
Tonicella lineata

Sea Clown Triopha ⁵³
Triopha catalinae

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