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Marine Species of Crab Cove (Alameda, CA)

Crab Cove was California's first estuarine marine reserve and is currently a Marine Protected Area. View this guide to see the various species that live in this intertidal zone.

Pea Crab 1
Pinnotheres pisum
Arrow Gobi 2
Clevelandia ios
Bent-nosed Clam
Macoma nasuta
Bay Ghost Shrimp 3
Neotrypaea californiensis
Littleneck clam 4
Mercenaria mercenaria
Topsmelt Silverside 5
Atherinops affinis
Shiner Surfperch 6
Cymatogaster aggregata
Bat Ray 7
myliobatis californica
Leopard Shark 8
Triakis semifasciata
Sculpin 9
Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus
Yellow Shore Crab 10
Hemigrapsus oregonensis
California Seahare 11
Aplysia californica
Starry Flounder 12
Platichthys stellatus
Acorn Barnacle 13
Balanus glandula
Blue Mussel 14
Mytilus edulis
Lugworm 15
Arenicola marina
Purple Shore Crab 16
Hemigrapsus nudus
Striped Shore Crab 3
Pachygrapsus crassipes
Green Crab 17
Carcinus maenas
Western Sea Roach 18
Ligia occidentalis
California Beach Flea 19
Megalorchestia californiana
Sea Lettuce 20
Ulva lactuca
Checkered Periwinkle 21
Littorina scutulata
Japanese Littleneck 22
Venerupis philippinarum
Haminoea japonica 5
Common European Limpet 23
Patella vulgata
Olympia Oyster 18
Ostrea lurida
Turkish Towel 24
chondracanthus exasperatus
botryllus sp. 25
Botryllus
blueband hermit 26
Pagurus samuelis
Eastern Oyster Drill 27
Urosalpinx cinerea
Red Rock Crab 28
Cancer productus
Dungeness Crab 29
Metacarcinus magister
Eastern Mudsnail 30
Ilyanassa obsoleta
Soft-shelled Clam 31
Mya arenaria
Amethyst Gem Clam 32
Gemma gemma
Asian Clam 33
Corbicula fluminea
Red Beard Sponge 34
Clathria prolifera

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