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The Oregon Coast Aquarium Intertidal Species Guide

This guide is meant to assist participants in our BioBlitz events with making accurate identifications of the species they observe.

Whitecap Limpet 1
Acmaea mitra
Rough Keyhole Limpet 2
Diodora aspera
Opalescent Nudibranch 3
Hermissenda opalescens
Channeled Dog Winkle 1
Nucella canaliculata
Striped Dogwinkle 4
Nucella ostrina
Lurid Rocksnail 5
Ocinebrina lurida
Rough Keyhole Limpet 2
Diodora aspera
Lottia asmi 6
Owl Limpet
Lottia gigantea
Shield Limpet 7
Lottia pelta
Rough Limpet 5
Lottia scabra
Mask Limpet 8
Lottia persona
Rough Limpet 5
Lottia scabra
Fingered Limpet
Lottia digitalis
Nanaimo Horned Dorid 9
Acanthodoris nanaimoensis
Three-lined Aeolid 10
Flabellina trilineata
Common Grey Sea Slug 11
Aeolidia papillosa
White Dendronotus 10
Dendronotus albus
Monterey Doris 12
Doris montereyensis
San Diego Dorid 2
Diaulula sandiegensis
False Sea Lemon 13
Peltodoris nobilis
Yellow-edged Cadlina 14
Cadlina luteomarginata
Thick-horned Nudibranch 10
Hermissenda crassicornis
White-and-Orange-Tipped Nudibranch 15
Janolus fuscus
Red Dorid 14
Rostanga pulchra
Sea Clown Triopha 9
Triopha catalinae
Painted Wentletrap 1
Epitonium tinctum
Neostylidium eschrichtii 16
Wrinkled Amphissa 17
Amphissa columbiana
Channeled Topsnail 2
Calliostoma canaliculatum
Blue-Ringed Top Snail 1
Calliostoma ligatum
Jeweled Top Snail 6
Calliostoma annulatum
Black Tegula 6
Tegula funebralis
Leafy Hornmouth
Ceratostoma foliatum
Dire Whelk 16
Lirabuccinum dirum
Channeled Dog Winkle 1
Nucella canaliculata
Striped Dogwinkle 4
Nucella ostrina
Wrinkled Purple 2
Nucella lamellosa
Lurid Rocksnail 5
Ocinebrina lurida

Edited by Ian Throckmorton, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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  • 1. (c) Donna Pomeroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Donna Pomeroy
  • 2. (c) Robin Gwen Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Robin Gwen Agarwal
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  • 6. (c) Femorale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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  • 8. (c) Sarka Martinez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Sarka Martinez
  • 9. (c) amy lemur, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 10. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda
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  • 12. (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 13. (c) Robin Agarwal (ANudibranchMom on iNaturalist), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 14. (c) matt knoth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 15. (c) Minette Layne, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 16. (c) Paul Norwood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paul Norwood
  • 17. (c) EcologyWA, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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