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Saltmarsh Cordgrass (Sporobolus alterniflorus)Observer
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Found in classroom on desk at front of the room
Detached from sediment due to uprooting by teachers
About 50 centimeters long
Feels gritty due to salt excretion
86 degrees F, humid, sunny
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Genus PagurusObserver
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Caught in minnow trap on rocky shore in Dead Man’s Cove
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Bell Jellies (Family Corynidae)Observer
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Found in very shallow water in Blind Bay on Shaw Island
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Chain Tunicate (Botrylloides violaceus)Observer
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***This observation refers to the orange/yellow tunicate in the image
Found attached to pipes on floating dock in Roche Harbor
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Northern Sea Squirt (Molgula manhattensis)Observer
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Found attached tocarpeted bumper on dock in Roche Harbor
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Blue Mussel Complex (Complex Mytilus edulis)Observer
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Found attached to flaoting dock in Roche Harbor
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Greater Moon Jelly (Aurelia labiata)Observer
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Off of rocky intertidal near ferry landing on Shaw Island
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Ragworms and Allies (Family Nereididae)Observer
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On gravelly beach of Blind Bay on Shaw Island
I honestly don’t know what this is, this is a guess
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Tribe MaleaeObserver
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On bank above gravelly beach of Blind Bay on Shaw Island
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Turkish Towel (Chondracanthus exasperatus)Observer
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Low on gravelly beach of Blind Bay on Shaw Island
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Western Sword Fern (Polystichum munitum)Observer
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In forest near Jackle’s Lagoon
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Polycauliona roseiObserver
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On rock along the beach at Jackle’s Lagoon
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Shield Lichens, Rim Lichens, and Allies (Order Lecanorales)Observer
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On trees along beach in Jackle’s Lagoon
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Pacific Glasswort (Salicornia pacifica)Observer
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In marshy area behind the berm at Jackle’s Lagoon
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Pacific Acorn Barnacle (Balanus glandula)Observer
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On driftwood at Jackle’s Lagoon- likely dead
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Torrey's Surfgrass (Phyllospadix torreyi)Observer
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Tidepool near Dead Man’s Bay
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Black Leather Chiton (Katharina tunicata)Observer
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Rocky intertidal in Dead Man’s Bay
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Aggregating Anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima)Observer
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Rocky intertidal in Dead Man’s Bay
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Purple Shore Crab (Hemigrapsus nudus)Observer
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Rocky intertidal in Dead Man’s Bay
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Red Rock Crab (Cancer productus)Observer
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In the rocky intertidal by Dead Man’s Bay
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Leopard Slug (Limax maximus)Observer
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Found on a running trail at Friday Harbor Labs
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Pacific Glasswort (Salicornia pacifica)Observer
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Found on the shoreline/in very shallow water at the Roche Harbor marina.
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Jelly Crust Tunicate (Diplosoma listerianum)Observer
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Found attached to pipe on floating dock in the Roch Harbor marina.
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Giant Plumose Anemone (Metridium farcimen)Observer
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Found attached to a floating dock in the Roche Harbor marina
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Plumose Anemone (Metridium senile)Observer
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Found attached to a floating dock in the Roche Harbor marina.
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Painted Anemone (Urticina grebelnyi)Observer
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Found attached to a floating dock in the Roche Harbor marina.
