Rocky Shore Species of the Americas

This is a curated list of species that occurs in rocky shores across the Americas as part of the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network Pole to Pole project (https://marinebon.github.io/p2p), funded by NASA and NOAA.

European Green Crab 22
Carcinus maenas
Sea Grapes 24
Caulerpa racemosa
Green Feather Alga 25
Caulerpa sertularioides
Boulder Brain Coral 36
Colpophyllia natans
Chilean Abalone 38
Concholepas concholepas
Nut Cone 19
Conus nux

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