| Species Name |
Common Name |
| Abietinaria
sp. |
regular branched hydroids |
| Acanthodoris
hudsoni |
sea slug |
| Acarnus
erithaceus |
thick crimson sponge |
| Achillea |
Yarrow |
| Acmaea mitra |
white capped limpet |
| Acrosiphonia
arcta |
Arctic Sea Moss |
| Acrosiphonia
cf. Coalita |
AK - Kenai Sample |
| Acrosiphonia
coalita |
Green Rope |
| Acrosiphonia
duriuscala |
|
| Acrosiphonia
duriuscula |
Northern Green Rope |
| Acrosiphonia
sp. |
green rope weed |
| Acrosiphonia
spinescens |
green rope weed |
| Adocia sp. |
flake top mauve sponge |
| Aeolidia
papillosa |
shag rug nudibranch |
| Agarum
clathratum |
Sieve Kelp |
| Agarum sp. |
solid broad kelp |
| Aglaophenia
sp |
stiff feather hydroids |
| Ahnfeltia
fastigiata |
bushy Ahnfelt's seaweed |
| Ahnfeltia sp. |
thick wiry dark weed |
| Alaria
fistulosa |
Dragon Kelp |
| Alaria
marginata |
Ribbonn Kelp |
| Alaria nana |
small alaria |
| Alaria sp. |
long stipe alarias |
| Alaria
taeniata |
AK |
| Alcyonidium
sp. |
gel crust bryozoan |
| Alia carinata |
smooth-top, dented aperature snail |
| Allopora
petrograpta |
hydrocoral |
| Ambrosia
chamissonis |
silver burweed |
| Amphiodia
occidentalis |
sand burrowing brittle star |
| Amphipholis
pugetana |
tiny banded brittle star |
| Amphipholis
squamata |
brooding brittle star |
| Amphipoda |
Order Amphipoda |
| Amphiporus
formidabilis |
dirty white ribbon worm |
| Amphiporus
imparispinosus |
flesh ribbon worm |
| Amphiporus
sp. |
v-neck ribbon worm |
| Amphissa
columbiana |
wrinkled dove snail |
| Amphissa sp. |
dove snail |
| Amphitrite
cirrata |
intertidal spaghetti worm |
| Ampithoe
dalli |
speckled beach hopper |
| Analipus
japonicus |
Bottlebrush Seaweed |
| Anisodoris
nobilis |
orange fragrant seaslug |
| Anoplarchus
insignis |
slender cockscomb |
| Anoplarchus
purpurescens |
high cockscomb |
| Anthopleura
artemisia |
drab column tentacled burrowing anenome |
| Anthopleura
elegantissima |
small aggregating green anemone |
| Anthopleura
xanthogrammica |
large solitary green anemone |
| Anthozoa |
Class Anthozoa |
| Antithamnion
sp. |
red branching fluff |
| Antithamnionella
pacifica |
Hooked Skein |
| Aplidium
solidum |
translucent orange slab seasquirt |
| Aplidium sp. |
orange seasquirt |
| Aplysilla
"glacialis" |
pink slippery sponge |
| Apodichtys
flavidus |
penpoint gunnel |
| Arabellidae |
Family Arabellidae |
| Archidistoma
molle |
globose white with red dots seasquirt |
| Archidistoma
psammion |
leathery sandy slab seasquirt |
| Archidistoma
purpuropunctatum |
lavender |
| Archidistoma
ritteri |
pale yellow |
| Archidoris
montereyensis |
Monterey dorid |
| Arenicolidae |
lug worms |
| Armandia
brevis |
|
| Artedius
harringtoni |
scalyhead sculpin |
| Ascidia
callosa |
brown hemisphere solitary seasquirt |
| Ascidia
paratropa |
glassy spiny seasquirt |
| Ascidiacea |
Class Ascidiacea |
| Asterina
miniata (Patiria) |
bat star |
| Asteroidea |
Class Asteroidea |
| Astrea
gibberosa |
red turban snail |
| Atriplex
patula |
orache |
| Axiothella
rubrocincta |
bamboo worm |
| Balanamorpha |
Suborder Balanamorpha |
| Balanophyllia
elegans |
orange cup coral |
| Balanus
balanoides |
false common barnacle |
| Balanus
crenatus |
smooth acorn barnacle |
| Balanus
glandula |
common pacific acorn barnacle |
| Balanus
nubilus |
giant acorn barnacle |
| Balanus
rostratus |
AK |
| Balanus sp. |
|
| Bangia
sp. |
Black Sea Hair |
| Bangia
vermicularis |
red sea hair |
| Barbarea
orthoceras |
sand dwelling flowering plant |
| Battilaria
zonadim |
intro snail |
| Bittium
eschrichti |
threaded bittium |
| Bivalvia |
Class Bivalvia |
| Bleached
foloiose red algae |
|
| Blidingia
minima |
Dwarf Sea Hair |
| Blidingia sp. |
green alga |
| Blidingia
subsalsa |
|
| Boltenia
villosa |
orange stalked hairy seasquirt |
| Bonnemaisonia
nootkana |
delicate red feather |
| Bonnemaisonia
sp. |
flat fil red |
| Bossiella
chiloensis |
|
| Bossiella
cretacea |
Chalky Coral Seaweed |
| Bossiella
orbigniana |
winged coral seaweed |
| Bossiella
plumosa |
|
| Bossiella sp. |
coralline algae |
| Botryllus sp. |
yellow/orange sunburst array seasquirt |
| Bowerbankia
sp. |
bryozoan |
| Brada villosa |
Hairy Sand Peanut |
| Bryozoa |
Phylum Bryozoa |
| Buccinum
baeri |
|
| Bugula
californica |
orange spiraled bryozoan |
| Cadlina
luteomarginata |
yellow edged cadlina |
| Cakile
edentula |
American Sea Rocket |
| Cakile sp. |
Sea rocket |
| Calliarthron
sp. |
coralline algae |
| Calliarthron
tuberculosum |
articulated coralline alga |
| Calliarthron/Bossiella
sp. |
broad joint corallines |
| Calliostoma
annulatum |
purple ringed top shell |
| Calliostoma
canaliculatum |
channeled top shell |
| Calliostoma
ligatum |
brown & blue top shell |
| Calliostoma
sp. |
AK topsnails spp |
| Callithamnion
acutum |
|
| Callithamnion
pikeanum |
Beauty Bush |
| Callithamnion
sp. |
fil red |
| Callophyllis
flabellulata |
red leafy |
| Callophyllis
sp. |
Red Sea Fan |
| Cancer
gracilis |
purple legged graceful crab |
| Cancer
magister |
dungeness crab |
| Cancer
oregonensis |
ovoid nestling crab |
| Cancer
productus |
red rock crab |
| Capitellidae |
Family Capitellidae |
| Caprellidae |
Family Caprellidae |
| Capsosiphon
grienlandius |
|
| Capsosiphon
groenlandicus |
filamentous green alga |
| Carex
lynbyei |
sedge |
| Carex
lyngbyei |
Lyngby's sedge |
| Carex
macrocephala |
big-head sedge |
| Carex
ramenskii |
|
| Carex
sp. |
sedge |
| Carex
spp |
sedge |
| Ceramiaceae
sp |
AK |
| Ceramium
pacificum |
Staghorn Felt |
| Cerastium sp. |
chickweed |
| Ceratostoma
foliatum |
leafy hornmouth |
| Cerebratatulus
montgomeryi |
|
| Cerebratulus
albifrons |
brown white tipped flat ribbon worm |
| Cerebratulus
longiceps |
narrow neck flat ribbon worm |
| Cerebratulus
marginatus |
light margined flat ribbon worm |
| Cerebratulus
sp |
flat ribbon worm |
| Chaetomorpha
melagonium |
Green Coarse Sea Hair |
| Chaetomorpha
sp. |
Curly Sea Hair |
| Chelyosoma
productum |
translucent brown flat-top seasquirt |
| Chiridota sp. |
AK |
| Chizoclonium
tortuosum |
twisted seahair |
| Chlorophyta |
Phylum Chlorophyta |
| Chorda
filum |
Spaghetti Kelp |
| Chordaria
cf. Chordaeformis |
AK - Kenai Sample |
| Chordaria
chordaeformis |
|
| Chordaria
flagelliformis |
Chocolate Pencils |
| Chthamalus
dalli |
small brown barnacle |
| Cirolana
harfordi |
carnivorous grey isopod |
| Cirratulidae |
Family Cirratulidae |
| Cirripedia |
Subclass Cirripedia |
| Cladophora
columbia |
green filament |
| Cladophora
microcladioides |
green filament |
| Cladophora
sericea |
Graceful Green Hair |
| Cladophora
sp. |
branching green filament seaweed |
| Clathromorphum
reclinatum |
Coralline Disc |
| Clavelina
huntsmani |
neon lightbulb seasquirt |
| Clavularia
sp. |
tan/ivory thin crust soft coral |
| Clinocardium
californiense |
|
| Clinocardium
nuttallii |
basket cockle |
| Clinocottus
globiceps |
mosshead sculpin |
| Cliona sp. |
yellow boring sponge |
| Cnemidocarpa
finmarkiensis |
orange solitary hemisphere seasquirt |
| Cochlearie
officinalis |
scurvy grass |
| Codium
fragile |
dark green finger seaweed |
| Codium
ritteri |
Coarse Spongy Cushion |
| Codium
setchellii |
dark green spongy seaweed |
| Codium sp |
AK - Kenai Sample |
| Coilodesme
bulligera |
Sea Chip |
| Coilodesme
californica |
|
| Coilodesme
fucicola |
Kelp Fringe |
| Colpomenia
bullosa |
Sea Rubber |
| Colpomenia
californica |
|
| Colpomenia
peregrina |
Bulb Seaweed |
| Colpomenia sp |
globose sac |
| Constantinea
simplex |
AK? |
| Constantinea
sp. |
AK - Kenai Sample |
| Constantinea
subulifera |
Cup and Saucer |
| Corallina
arbuscula |
|
| Corallina
frondescens |
Enigmatic Coral Seaweed |
| Corallina
frondesens |
AK |
| Corallina
officinalis f. chilensis |
|
| Corallina
officinalis var. chilensis |
common coral seaweed |
| Corallina
pilulifera |
|
| Corallina sp. |
AK |
| Corallina
vancouveriensis |
Graceful Coral Seaweed |
| Cordaria
flagelliformis |
AK- typo |
| Corella
inflata |
transparent sea squirt |
| Corella sp. |
soft translucent solitary seasquirt |
| Coryphopterus
nicholsi |
blackeye goby |
| Costaria
costata |
Five-ribbed Kelp |
| Costaria
sp. |
five-ribbed kelp |
| Cottidae |
Family Cottidae |
| Crangonidae |
Family Crangonidae |
| Craniella
villosa |
spiny tennis ball sponge |
| Crassadoma
gigantea |
purple-hinged rock scallop |
| Crassostrea
gigas |
oyster |
| Crepidula
adunca |
hooked brown slipper snail |
| Crepidula
perforans |
western white slipper snail |
| Crepidula sp |
slipper snail |
| Crisia sp. |
branched tubes, white joints |
| Crossaster
papposus |
rose star |
| Crucigera sp |
AK small tubeworm |
| Cryptobranchia
concentrica |
ringed blind limpet |
| Cryptochiton
stelleri |
gumboot chiton |
| Cryptolithodes
sitchensis |
wide snoot turtle crab |
| Cryptonatica
affinis |
Arctic Natica |
| Cryptopleura
lobulifera |
net vein |
| Cryptopleura
ruprechtiana |
ruffled net vein |
| Cryptopleura
sp. |
net vein |
| Cryptosiphonia
woodii |
Bleached Brunette |
| Cucumaria
lubrica |
grey scattered tube feet sea cucumber |
| Cucumaria
miniata |
orange sea cucumber |
| Cucumaria
piperata |
speckled sea cucumber |
| Cucumaria
pseudocurata |
grey aligned tube feet sea cucumber |
| Cucumaria
vegae |
|
| Cumagloia
andersonii |
gelatinous spiny fat branches |
| Cymathaere
triplicata |
Three-ribbed Kelp |
| Cymathere sp. |
|
| Cymathere
triplicata |
3-rib kelp |
| Cystodytes
lobatus |
spiculated slab seasquirt |
| Cystoseira
geminata |
Northern Bladder Chain |
| Cystoseira
sp. |
|
| Decapoda |
Order Decapoda |
| Delesseria
decipiens |
Winged Rib |
| Dendraster
excentricus |
excentric sand dollar |
| Dendrobeania
lichenoides |
flexible leaf bryozoan |
| Derbesia
marina |
Green Sea Grape |
| Dermasterias
imbricata |
leather star |
| Deschampsia
cespitosa |
tufted hairgrass |
| Deschampsia
sp. |
Tufted hair grass |
| Desmarestia
aculeata |
Witch's Hair |
| Desmarestia
ligulata |
Flattened Acid Kelp |
| Desmarestia
sp |
acid weed |
| Desmarestia
virdis |
green acid kelp |
| Desmarestia
viridis |
Stringy Acid Kelp |
| Devaleraea
ramentacea |
KENAI - Algae Sample |
| Devaleraea
sp. |
AK - Kenai Sample |
| Develaria
ramentacea |
|
| Dialula
sandegensis |
Leopard Dorid |
| Diaperoecia
sp |
rough yellow rigid finger bryozoan |
| Diatoms |
|
| Diaulula
sandiegensis |
ring spotted dorid |
| Dictyosiphon
foeniculaceus |
Golden Sea Hair |
| Didemnum
carnulentum |
pink thin seasquirt |
| Didemnum,
Tridemnum |
pink/white thin seasquirt |
| Dilsea
californica |
AK |
| Dilsea
integra |
|
| Dilsea
socialis |
|
| Diodora
aspera |
rough keyhole limpet |
| Diplosoma
macdonaldi |
thin sheet salt & pepper seasquirt |
| Dirona
albolineata |
chalk lined dirona |
| Discodoris
sandigensis |
snow leapard nudibranch |
| Discorsopagurus
schmitti |
tube dwelling hermit crab |
| Distaplia
occidentalis |
variegated colour sponge |
| Distichlis
sp. |
Alkali grasses |
| Distichlis
spicata |
alkali seagrass, seashore saltgrass |
| Dodecaceria
concharum |
small black u worm |
| Dodecaceria
fewkesi |
large black u worm |
| Dodecatheon |
Shooting Star |
| Dumontia
alaskana |
Purple Pencils |
| Dumontia
simplex |
|
| Echinarachnius
parma |
|
| Echiuris
echiuris |
fat innkeeper |
| Egregia
menziesii |
feather boa |
| Eisenia
arborea |
Eisenia |
| Elachista
fucicola |
Rockweed Tuft |
| Elassochirus
gilli |
AK |
| Elassochirus
tenuimanus |
|
| Eleocharis
sp. |
|
| Emplectonema
gracile |
AK |
| Emplectonema
sp. |
AK |
| Endocladia
muricata |
Sea Moss |
| Enteromorpha
clathrata |
tube seaweed |
| Enteromorpha
intestinalis |
|
| Enteromorpha
linza |
green sea hair |
| Enteromorpha
prolifera |
AK |
| Enteromorpha
sp. |
wrinkled green tube seaweed |
| Enteromorpha
torta |
AK - Kenai Sample |
| Entodesma
navicula |
ugly clam |
| Epiactis
prolifera |
brooding anemone |
| Epiactis
ritteri |
|
| Epiactis sp. |
white radial lines on tentacles/oral disc anenome |
| Epilobium
angustifolium |
fire weed |
| Epizoanthus
scotinus |
colonial tan zoanthid |
| Eriophorum
sp. |
|
| Erythrophyllum
delesserioides |
tattered veined leaf |
| Eualus
pusiolus |
|
| Eudendrium
sp. |
brown annulated hydroids |
| Eudesme sp. |
AK |
| Eudesme
virescens |
Gooey Golden Seaweed |
| Eudistoma sp. |
clubbed sea squirt |
| Eudistylia
sp. |
giant feather-duster worms |
| Eudistylia
vancouveri |
Northern feather duster worm |
| Eupentacta
pseudoquinquesemita |
white slender feet sea cucumber |
| Eupentacta
quinquesemita |
yellow-ivory broad feet sea cucumber |
| Eurystomella
bilabiata |
orange with red semicircle crust bryozoan |
| Euspira
pallida |
Arctic moon snail |
| Euthora
fruticulosa |
|
| Evasterias
troschelii |
mottled star |
| Fauchea
laciniata |
KENAI - Algae Sample |
| Filamentous
red algae |
red algae |
| Filicrisia
sp. |
branched tubes, black joints |
| Fissurellidea
bimaculata |
large key-hole limpet |
| Flabellina
trilineata |
tiny nudibranch |
| Flustrellidra
corniculata |
spiny flexible leaf bryozoa |
| foliose
red algae |
|
| Fucus
cottonii |
AK - Kenai Sample |
| Fucus
distichus subsp evanescens |
AK - Kenai Sample |
| Fucus
distichus subsp. evanescens |
Rockweed |
| Fucus
gardneri |
rockweed |
| Fucus sp. |
common brown rock weed |
| Fusinus
harfordi |
red spindle |
| Fusitriton
oregonensis |
oregon triton |
| Gammaridae |
Family Gammaridae |
| Gammaridea
amphipod |
|
| Gari
californica |
bivalve clam |
| Garveia sp. |
orange hydroids |
| Gastroclonium
coulteri |
red algae |
| Gastroclonium
sp. |
|
| Gastroclonium
subarticulatum |
narrow neck branching cylinders |
| Gelidium
coulteri |
|
| Gelidium
purpurescens |
blunt-tip candelabra |
| Gelidium sp. |
filimentous red |
| Gersemia
rubiformis |
sea strawberry soft coral |
| Glans
carpenteri |
little heart clam |
| Glans
subquadrata |
eccentric ridged clam |
| Glaux
maritima |
sea milk-wort |
| Gloiopeltis
furcata |
Jelly Moss |
| Gloiopeltis
sp. |
|
| Glyceridae |
Family Glyceridae |
| Gnorimosphaeroma
insulare |
estuarine roll-up isopod |
| Gnorimosphaeroma
oregonensis |
common roll-up isopod |
| Gobiesox
maeandricus |
northern clingfish |
| Gracilaria
sp. |
large gelatinous irregular branching |
| Gracilariopsis
sp. |
fil red |
| Grateloupia
californica |
|
| Grateloupia
setchellii |
|
| Grindelia
integrifolia |
gumweed |
| Gymnogongrus
leptophyllus |
short bifurcated-tip straps |
| Gymnogongrus
linearis |
long bifurcated-tip straps |
| Halichondria
"bowerbanki" |
yellow midtide encrusting sponge |
| Halichondria
panicea |
green midtide sponge |
| Halichondria
sp. |
AK |
| Haliclona
permollis |
purple midtide sponge |
| Haliclona sp. |
Haliclona purple sponge spp |
| Haliclystus
stejnegeri |
stalked jellyfish |
| Haliotis
kamtschatkana |
northern abalone |
| Haliplanella
lineata |
small orange striped anemone |
| Halisarca sp. |
slippery yellow tan sponge |
| Halochlorococcum
moorei |
KENAI - Algae Sample |
| Halocynthia
aurantium |
sea peach |
| Halocynthia
igoboja |
large drab spiny seasquirt |
| Halosaccion
firmum |
Flattened Sea Sac |
| Halosaccion
glandiforme |
Sea Sac |
| Halosaccion
sp. |
AK |
| Halosydna
brevisetosa |
|
| Haminoea sp. |
bubble shell |
| Haminoea
vesicula |
|
| Haminoea
virescens |
green bubble snail |
| Hapalogaster
grebnitzkii |
soft crab |
| Hapalogaster
mertensii |
Hairy crab |
| Haplogloia
andersonii |
Anderson's Gooey Brown |
| Hedophyllum
sessile |
sea cabbage |
| Hemigrapsus
nudus |
purple shore crab |
| Hemigrapsus
oregonensis |
drab mud-flat crab |
| Hemigrapsus
sp. |
shore crab |
| Henricia
leviuscula |
blood star |
| Henricia
sanguinolenta |
|
| Henricia sp. |
AK |
| Henricia
tumida |
AK |
| Heracleum
lanatum |
Cow Parsnip |
| Hermissenda
crassicornis |
blue-lined aeolid |
| Heterochordaria
abietina |
brown algae |
| Heteropora
alaskensis |
|
| Heteropora
magna |
smooth yellow rigid finger bryozoan |
| Heteropora
sp. |
AK |
| Hexagrammos
decagrammus |
kelp greenling |
| Hiatella
arctica |
nestling saxicave |
| Hildenbrandia
occidentalis |
dark red thin crust |
| Hildenbrandia
rubra |
Rusty Rock |
| Hildenbrandia
sp. |
AK |
| Hinnites
giganteus |
purple-hinged rock scallop |
| Hippodiplosia
insculpta |
rigid orange sinous pallisa bryozoan |
| Hollenbergia
subulata |
|
| Homalopoma
lacunatum |
open umbilicus dwarf turban |
| Homalopoma
luridum |
ridged dwarf turban |
| Homalopoma
subobsoletum |
smooth dwarf turban |
| Honckenya
peploides |
Beach Greens |
| Honkenya
peploides |
|
| Honkenya sp. |
|
| Hordeum
brachyantherum |
meadow barley |
| Hyas lyratus |
lyre crab |
| Hydrocoral
sp. |
hydrocoral species |
| Hydrozoa |
Class Hydrozoa |
| Hymenena sp. |
red blade |
| Hymeniacidon
sp. |
yellow in,purple out sponge |
| Idanthyrus
armatus |
cemented tube worm |
| Idotea
aculeata |
pink idotea |
| Idotea
montereyensis |
monterey idotea |
| Idotea
resecata |
concave telson idotea |
| Idotea sp. |
unidentified isopod spp |
| Idotea
stenops |
fat idotea |
| Idotea
urotoma |
no telson point idotea |
| Idotea
wosnesenskii |
kidney eye idotea |
| Iridaea
cordata |
purple iridescent broad blades |
| Iridaea
cornucopiae |
yellow-brown flaring small blades |
| Iridaea
heterocarpa |
brownish iridescent broad blades |
| Iridaea
lineare |
purple, rubbery elongate blades |
| Iridaea sp |
purple, rubbery elongate blades |
| Isopoda |
Order Isopoda |
| Jordania
zonope |
longfin sculpin |
| Kaburakia
excelsa |
giant leaf worm |
| Kallymeniopsis
lascera |
|
| Kallymeniopsis
sp |
AK - Kenai Sample |
| Kallymeniopsis
sp. |
Russian Red Blade |
| Katharina
tunicata |
black katy chiton |
| Kellia
suborbicularis |
nestling clam |
| Kornmannia
leptoderma |
Seagrass cellophane |
| Lacuna sp. |
chink shells |
| Lacuna
variegata |
variegated lacuna |
| Laminaria
bongardiana |
brown kelp |
| Laminaria
cf groenlandica |
AK - Kenai Sample |
| Laminaria
dentigera |
Northern Stiff-Stiped Kelp |
| Laminaria
groenlandica |
flaccid dissected laminaria |
| Laminaria
longipes |
Northern Rhizome Kelp |
| Laminaria
saccharina |
sugar kelp |
| Laminaria
setchelli |
Southern Stiff-stiped Kelp |
| Laminaria
setchellii |
Southern Stiff-stiped Kelp |
| Laminaria sp. |
large blade brown |
| Laminaria
yezoensis |
Suction-cup Kelp |
| Lathyrus
japonicus |
Beach Pea |
| Laurencia
spectabilis |
flat stiff pinnate branches |
| Laxosuberites
sp |
ivory thin nipple sponge |
| Leathesia
difformis |
Sea Cauliflower |
| Leathesia sp. |
Oyster thief |
| Lepidizona
sp. |
unidentified Ischnochiton |
| Lepidozona
mertensii |
red scaled chiton |
| Leptasterias
aequalis |
|
| Leptasterias
epichlora |
AK |
| Leptasterias
hexactis |
six-armed star |
| Leptasterias
sp. |
|
| Leptochiton
rugatus |
minute white chiton |
| Leptocottus
armatus |
pacific staghorm sculpin |
| Leptosynapta
clarki |
papillated pink burrowing sea cucumber |
| Leptosynapta
transgressor |
tiny cucumber |
| Lessoniopsis
littoralis |
Flat Pompom Kelp |
| Leucandra sp |
small tufted pear sponge |
| Leucilla
nuttingi |
stalked vase sponge |
| Leucosolenia
eleanor |
white anastomosing sphere sponge |
| Leymus
mollis |
Dune Grass |
| Leymus sp. |
dune grass |
| Lichen |
|
| Ligia
pallasii |
speedy shoreline isopod |
| Ligustichum
scoticum |
beach lovage |
| Limnoria sp. |
wood boring gribble |
| Liparidae |
Family Liparidae |
| Liparis sp. |
snail fish |
| Lirularia sp. |
snail |
| Lithothamnion
sp. |
Coralline crust |
| Lithothamnion/Lithophyllum
sp. |
red calcareous crust |
| Lithothrix
aspergillum |
foliose coralline red |
| Littorina
scutulata |
checkered periwinkle |
| Littorina
sitkana |
sitka periwinkle |
| Littorina sp |
periwinkle snail |
| Lola lubrica |
green fish line; unbranched green filament |
| Lopholithodes
foraminatus |
Brown box crab |
| Lophopanopeus
bellus |
black clawed straight margined crab |
| Lottia
digitalis |
ribbed limpet |
| Lottia
paradigitalis |
|
| Lottia pelta |
shield limpet |
| Lottiidae |
Family Lottidae |
| Lucuna vincta |
|
| Lupinus
sp. |
Lupine |
| Macoma
baltica |
bivalve clam |
| Macoma
calcerea |
bivalve clam |
| Macoma
golikoui |
|
| Macoma
inquinata |
|
| Macoma nasuta |
bent-nose clam |
| Macoma secta |
sand clam |
| Macoma sp |
baltic clam |
| Macrocystis
integrifolia |
Giant Kelp |
| Macrocystis
sp |
AK - Kenai Sample |
| Mactromeris
polynyura |
|
| Maera danae |
Pink Beach Hopper |
| Maldanidae |
bamboo worms |
| Maldonidae |
|
| Margarites
helicinus |
AK |
| Margarites
marginatus |
smooth margarite |
| Margarites
pupillus |
little margarite |
| Margarites
sp. |
margarite |
| Marsenina sp |
pseudoflatworm snail |
| Mastocarpus
jardinia |
|
| Mastocarpus
jardinii |
Narrow Turkish Towel |
| Mastocarpus
papillatus |
Turkish Washcloth |
| Mazzaella
cf lilacina |
AK - Kenai Sample |
| Mazzaella
cf parvula |
AK - Kenai Sample |
| Mazzaella
corymbifera |
broad turkish towel |
| Mazzaella
exasperata |
elongate turkish towel |
| Mazzaella
heterocarpa |
Turkish towel red alga |
| Mazzaella
parksii |
Iridescent Horn-of-plenty |
| Mazzaella
parvula |
|
| Mazzaella sp. |
turkish towel, was Gigartina |
| Mazzaella
splendens |
Splendid Iridescent Seaweed |
| Mazzaella
sp. |
|
| Mazzaella/Mastocarpus |
AK - Kenai Sample |
| Mediaster
aequalis |
mediaster aequalis |
| Melanosiphon
intestinalis |
Twisted Sea Tubes |
| Melanosiphon
sp. |
AK -only one sp M. intestinalis |
| Melibe
leonina |
free-swimming nudibranch |
| Membranipora
membranacea |
lacy encrusting bryozoan |
| Membranoptera
dimorpha |
veined leaflet edged |
| Membranoptera
sp. |
foliose red alga |
| Membranoptera
spinulosa |
AK - Kenai Sample |
| Mertensia
maritima |
Oysterleaf |
| Mesochaetopterus
taylori |
long parchment tube worm |
| Metandrocarpa
dura |
red-orange crowded social seasquirt |
| Metandrocarpa
taylori |
red-orange spaced social seasquirt |
| Metridium
giganteum |
solitary giant plumose anemone |
| Metridium
senile |
aggregating small plumose anemone |
| Microcladia
borealis |
Coarse Sea Lace |
| Microcladia
coulteri |
alternate sided round branches |
| Microcladia
sp |
round branches |
| Mikamella
ruprechtiann |
|
| Mikamiella
ruprechtiana |
Mikami's Sea Oak |
| Mimulus
foliatus |
winged shell crab |
| Modiolus
flabellatus |
giant horse mussel |
| Modiolus
modiolus |
|
| Monostroma
grevillei |
Sea Cellophane |
| Monostroma
sp. |
mono-layer sea lettuce |
| Mopalia
ciliata |
spiny strap haired chiton |
| Mopalia
cirrata |
sparse haired chiton |
| Mopalia
hindsii |
Hind's mopalia |
| Mopalia
lignosa |
white spotted hairy chiton |
| Mopalia
muscosa |
mossy chiton |
| Mopalia sp. |
|
| Musculus
discors |
Green crenella |
| Musculus
olivaceous |
AK |
| Musculus sp. |
AK |
| Musculus
taylori |
tiny bearded mussel |
| Musculus
vernicosus |
AK |
| Mya arenaria |
soft-shell clam |
| Mya
pseudoarenaria |
|
| Mya truncata |
blunt soft-shell clam |
| Mycophycophyta |
Phylum Mycophycophyta |
| Mytilimeria
nuttalli |
sea-squirt clam |
| Mytilus
californianus |
california mussel |
| Mytilus
edulis |
blue mussel |
| Mytilus
trossulus |
mussel, blue |
| Myxicola sp |
jelly house fan worm |
| Myxilla
incrustans |
thick, dull yellow sponge |
| Myxilla sp. |
|
| Myxocephalus
polyacanthocephalus |
great sculpin |
| Neanthes
brandti |
giant nereid worm |
| Nebalia
pugettensis |
mud flat hooded shrimp |
| Nemalion
elminthoides |
AK - Kenai Sample |
| Nemalion
helminthoides |
Rubber Threads |
| Nemalion sp. |
|
| Nemertea |
Phylum Nemertea |
| Neoagardhiella
sp. |
fil red |
| Neoasperiopsis
sp. |
|
| Neodilsea
borealis |
Northern Red Blade |
| Neohypophyllum
middendorfii |
|
| Neomolgus
littoralis |
Red shore mite |
| Neoptilota
asplenioides |
Sea Fern |
| Neoptilota
hypnoides |
serrate edged blades |
| Neoptilota
sp. |
|
| Neorhodomela
acculeata |
AK |
| Neorhodomela
aculeata |
Graceful Black Pine |
| Neorhodomela
cf aculeata |
AK - Kenai Sample |
| Neorhodomela
larix |
Black Pine |
| Neorhodomela
oregona |
Oregon Pine |
| Neorhodomela
sp. |
|
| Neotrypaea
californiensis |
bay ghost shrimp |
| Nephtyidae |
Family Nephtyidae |
| Nereidae |
Family Nereidae |
| Nereis sp. |
polychaete worm |
| Nereis
vexillosa |
green mussel worm |
| Nereocystis
luetkeana |
Bull Kelp |
| Nereocystis
luetkeana |
Bull kelp |
| Nienburgia
andersoniana |
spiny lateral bladelets |
| Nitidiscala
indianorum |
indian wentletrap |
| Notoacmea
mitra |
|
| Nucella
canaliculata |
channeled dogwinkle |
| Nucella
emarginata |
emarginate dogwinkle |
| Nucella
lamellosa |
frilled dogwinkle |
| Nucella lima |
rough purple dogwinkle |
| Nucella sp |
Nucella snail spp |
| Nuttallia
obscurata |
clam, Varnish |
| Obelia sp |
plumose hydroids |
| Ocenebra
interfossa |
snail |
| Ocenebra/Trophonopsis
sp |
rock snails |
| Octopus
dofleini |
giant pacific octopus |
| Odonthalia
cf kamtschatica |
AK - Kenai Sample |
| Odonthalia
floccosa |
Sea Brush |
| Odonthalia
floccosa f. comosa |
Rockweed Brush |
| Odonthalia
flocossa f. comosa |
|
| Odonthalia
kamtschatica |
AK |
| Odonthalia
setacea |
|
| Odonthalia sp |
dark dense knob-tip branches |
| Oedignathus
inermis |
tuberculate nestling lithode crab |
| Oligochaeta |
Class Oligochaeta |
| Oligocottus
maculosus |
tidepool sculpin |
| Oligocottus
rimensis |
saddleback sculpin |
| Olivella
biplicata |
purple olive |
| Onchidella
borealis |
leather sea-slug |
| Onchidella sp |
AK |
| Onchidoris
bilamellata |
barnacle dorid |
| Opalia sp |
wentletraps |
| Opheliidae |
twitching worms |
| Ophiopholis
aculeata |
daisy brittle star |
| Ophiuroides
sp |
brittle star |
| Ophlitaspongia
pennata |
red midtide sponge |
| Ophlitaspongia
sp. |
red sponge |
| Opisthobranch
sp |
unident opisthobranch spp |
| Opisthobranchia |
Subclass Opisthobranchia |
| Opuntiella
californica |
Red Opuntia |
| Orbinidae |
bush, pointed snout worms |
| Oregonia
gracilis |
long snoot decorator crab |
| Orthasterias
koehleri |
red & white banded star |
| Osteichthyes |
Class Osteichthyes |
| Owenia
collaris |
writhing tile worm |
| Owenia
fusiformis |
|
| Oweniidae |
Family Oweniidae |
| Pachycheles
pubescens |
hairy porcelain crab |
| Pachycheles
rudis |
knob-on-claw porcelain crab |
| Pagurus
armatus |
oval eyed long ant. Hermit |
| Pagurus
beringanus |
orange banded leg hermit crab |
| Pagurus
granosimanus |
blue granular legged hermit crab |
| Pagurus
hemphilli |
yellow eye circled hermit crab |
| Pagurus
hirsutiusculus |
hairy hermit crab |
| Pagurus
ochotensis |
oval eyed short ant. hermit crab |
| Pagurus
samuelis |
blue/white banded leg hermit |
| Pagurus sp. |
unidentified hermit crab |
| Palmaria
callophylloides |
Frilly Red Ribbon |
| Palmaria
callopylloides |
|
| Palmaria
hecatensis |
Stiff Red Ribbon |
| Palmaria
mollis |
Red Ribbon |
| Palmaria sp. |
Palmaria |
| Pandalus
danae |
coon striped shrimp |
| Pandalus sp. |
shrimp spp |
| Panope
abrupta |
geoduck |
| Paracyathus
stearnsi |
tan cup coral |
| Paranemertes
peregrina |
purple top cream bottom ribbon worm |
| Parastichopus
californicus |
red & white spiny sea cucumber |
| Patiria
miniata |
NEW NAME: Asterina miniata |
| Peachia
quinquecapitata |
twelve tentacled burrowing anemone |
| Pelvetiopsis
limitata |
dwarf rockweed |
| Pelvetiopsis
sp. |
Dwarf rockweed |
| Penitella
penita |
piddock clam |
| Perophora
annectens |
green mini sea grapes |
| Petaloconchus
compactus |
tube-worm-like gastropod |
| Petalonia
fascia |
False Kelp |
| Petrocelis
sp. |
Tar Spot Alga |
| Petrolisthes
cinctipes |
red jawed porcelain crab |
| Petrolisthes
eriomerus |
blue jawed porcelain crab |
| Petrolisthes
sp. |
porcelain crab |
| Phaeophyta |
Phylum Phaeophyta |
| Phaeostrophion
irregulare |
sand scoured false kelp (Pheophyta) |
| Phascolosoma
agassizi |
banded peanut worm |
| Phidolopora
labiata |
yellow lace bryozoan |
| Pholis laeta |
crescent gunnel |
| Pholis ornata |
saddleback gunnel |
| Phoronis
ijimae |
colonial rock lophophore worm |
| Phoronopsis
harmeri |
sand lophophore worm |
| Phycodrys
riggii |
Common Sea Oak |
| Phycodrys
setchellii |
veined blades on stolon |
| Phycodrys sp. |
|
| Phyllochaetopterus
prolifica |
colonial parchment tube worm |
| Phyllodocidae |
leafy cirri worms |
| Phyllolithodes
papillosus |
leafy lithode crab |
| Phyllospadix
scouleri |
Scouler's Surfgrass |
| Phyllospadix
serrulatus |
Serrulated Surfgrass |
| Phyllospadix
sp |
surfgrass |
| Picea
sitchensis |
|
| Pikea
californica |
pointed-tip candelabra |
| Pilayella
littoralis |
Sea Felt |
| Pilayella sp. |
|
| Pisaster
brevispinus |
giant pink star |
| Pisaster
ochraceous |
purple/ochre star |
| Pisaster
sp. |
Sea Star |
| Pista sp |
shaggy tube worm |
| Placiphorella
velata |
carnivorous chiton |
| Plantago
maritima |
Maritime Plantain |
| Pleonosporium
kobayashii |
|
| Pleurophycus
gardneri |
Broad-ribbed Kelp |
| Pleurophycus
sp. |
|
| Pleurosporium
kobayashii |
|
| Plocamium
cartilagineum |
alternate sided outcurved flat branches |
| Plocamium sp |
alternate sided flat branches |
| Plocamium
violaceum |
alternate sides incurved flat branches |
| Plumularia
sp. |
soft feather hydroids |
| Pododesmus
cepio |
jingle shell |
| Pododesmus
macrochisma |
Jingle shell |
| Polinices
lewisii |
lewis's moon snail |
| Pollicipes
polymerus |
goose neck barnacle |
| Polychaeta |
Class Polychaeta |
| Polycladida
sp. |
|
| Polyneura
latissima |
smooth net vein |
| Polynoidae |
Family Polynoidae |
| Polyplacophora |
Class Polyplacophora |
| Polysiphonia
hendryi |
fine, tufty red |
| Polysiphonia
hendryi var. gardneri |
|
| Polysiphonia
pacifica |
Pretty Polly |
| Polysiphonia
senticulosa |
|
| Polysiphonia
sp. |
tier-celled fine tufts |
| Polysiphonia
stricta |
|
| Polysiphonia
tongatensis |
|
| Polysiphonia
urceolata |
|
| Porifera |
Phylum Porifera |
| Porphyra
abbotae |
|
| Porphyra
abbottiae |
Black Seaweed |
| Porphyra
aestivalis |
Summer Laver |
| Porphyra
cf abbottae |
|
| Porphyra
cf aestivalis |
summer laver |
| Porphyra
cf fallax |
|
| Porphyra
cf fucicola |
|
| Porphyra
cf pseudolinearis |
|
| Porphyra
cuneiformis |
Red Cellophane |
| Porphyra
fucicola |
Rockweed Laver |
| Porphyra
gardneri |
Kelp Laver |
| Porphyra
kurogii |
|
| Porphyra
nereocystis |
|
| Porphyra
papenfussii |
Dark Laver |
| Porphyra
perforata |
|
| Porphyra
pseudolanceolata |
Olive Green Winter Laver |
| Porphyra
schizophylla |
|
| Porphyra
sp. |
Long Laver |
| Porphyra
torta |
|
| Porphyra
variegata |
translucent steel grey/purplish green AK |
| Porphyra
vesicularis |
|
| Postelsia
palmaeformis |
Postelsia |
| Potentilla |
Cinquefoil |
| Potentilla
anserine |
Cinquefoil |
| Potentilla
pacifica |
Cinquefoil |
| Potentilla
villosa |
Cinquefoil |
| Prasiola
borealis |
Northern Emerald Carpet |
| Prasiola
meridionalis |
Emerald Carpet |
| Prasiola sp. |
green guano seaweed |
| Prionitis
lanceolata |
small lateral blades on lance |
| Prionitis
linearis |
wiry spiny tips |
| Prionitis
lyallii |
lateral lances on lance |
| Prionitis sp |
tide pool red alga |
| Prosobranchia |
Subclass Prosobranchia |
| Protommostroma
unclulata |
|
| Protothaca
staminea |
native little-neck clam |
| Pseudonchus
astigmatus |
pale yellow sea cucumber |
| Psolus
chitenoides |
|
| Psolus
squamatus |
red sole attached sea cucumber |
| Pstyda
yakutatensis |
|
| Pteraster
tesselatus |
slime star |
| Pterosiphonia
bipinnata |
Black Tassel |
| Pterosiphonia
sp |
fil red |
| Pterygophora
californica |
Pterygophora |
| Pterygophora
sp. |
|
| Ptilota
filicina |
Red Wing |
| Ptilota sp. |
serrate edged blades |
| Puccinellia
sp. |
alkali grass |
| Pugetia
firina |
|
| Pugettia
gracilis |
naked graceful kelp crab |
| Pugettia
producta |
naked olive backed kelp crab |
| Pugettia
richii |
red decorator kelp crab |
| Pugettia sp |
kelp crab |
| Pulmonata |
Subclass Pulmonata |
| Punctaria
chartacea |
|
| Punctaria
lobata |
Eelgrass Brown Blade |
| Punctaria sp. |
|
| Pycnoclavela
huntsmani |
orange tipped elongate sand-covered seasquirt |
| Pycnogonida |
Class Pycnogonida |
| Pycnopodia
helianthoides |
sunflower star |
| Pylaiella
littoralis |
Sea Felt |
| Pyura haustor |
orange siphon wrinkled seasquirt |
| Ralfsia
fungiformis |
Sea Fungus |
| Ralfsia
pacifica |
|
| Ralfsia sp. |
yellow-brown thin crust |
| Reniera sp B |
stell blue |
| Rhizoclonium
riparium |
Curly Sea Hair |
| Rhizoclonium
riparium sensu |
|
| Rhizoclonium
sp |
tangled drk grn filament on mud |
| Rhizoclonium
sp. |
Curly Sea Hair |
| Rhizoclonium
tortuosum |
Curly Sea Hair |
| Rhodochorton
purpureum |
Red Sea Moss |
| Rhodoglossum
affine |
short dichotomous twisted branches |
| Rhodoglossum
sp |
fol red |
| Rhodomenia
pertusa |
perforated red broad blades |
| Rhodophyta |
Phylum Rhodophyta |
| Ritterella
pulchra |
orange flat-top lobes |
| Ritterella
rubra |
crimson lobed colonial seasquirt |
| Rostanga
pulchra |
red sponge dorid |
| Rumex
salicifolius |
willow dock |
| Sabellaria
cementarium |
honeycomb worm |
| Sabellidae |
Family Sabellidae |
| Saccharina
latissima |
Sugar Kelp |
| Saccharina
sessile |
Sea Cabbage |
| Saccharina
sessile (bullate) |
Sea Cabbage |
| Saccharina
subsimplex |
Split Kelp |
| Salicornia
virginica |
pickleweed |
| Salmacina
tribranchiata |
tangled white tubes worm |
| Sandersella
simplex |
|
| Sarcodiotheca
gaudichaudii |
large one-plane pink branching |
| Sargassum
muticum |
japanese weed |
| Sargassum sp. |
|
| Saundersella
simplex |
Golden Bottlebrush Epiphyte |
| Saxidomus
giganteus |
butter clam |
| Scagelia
occidentale |
Scagel's Skein |
| Schizobranchia
insignis |
feather duster worm |
| Schizoplax
brandtii |
|
| Schizoplax
sp. |
|
| Schizoporella
bicornis |
orange bryozoan |
| Schizoporella
unicornis |
orange encrusting bryozoan |
| Schizymenia
pacifica |
Slippery Red Blade |
| Scrupocellaria
sp |
bushy, whip bryozoan |
| Sculpinidae,
other |
sculpins |
| Scypha sp |
unstalked white vase sponge |
| Scyra
acutifrons |
broad sharp nosed decorator crab |
| Scytosiphon
lomentaria |
Soda Straws |
| Scytosiphon
sp |
|
| Searlesia
dira |
dire whelk |
| Semele
rubropicta |
red-painted semele |
| Semibalanus
balanoides |
|
| Semibalanus
cariosus |
thatch acorn barnacle |
| Semibalanus
sp. |
Acorn Barnacles |
| Seneca
pseudoarnica |
|
| Senecio
pseudo-arnica |
seashore sunflower |
| Serpula
vermicularis |
red calcarious tube worm |
| Serpulidae |
Family Serpulidae |
| Serraticardia
macmillanii |
Macmillan's Coral Seaweed |
| Sertularia
sp. |
irregular branched yellow hydroids |
| Siphonaria
thersites |
limpet-like pulmonate |
| Smithora
naiadum |
|
| Smithora
naiadum |
Seagrass Laver |
| Solaster
dawsoni |
morning sun star |
| Solaster sp. |
|
| Solaster
stimpsoni |
purple band sun star |
| Soranthera
ulvoidea |
Studded Sea Balloons |
| Sparlingia
pertusa |
Red Eyelet Silk |
| Sparlingia
sp. |
|
| Spergularia |
Sand-spurry |
| Sphacelaria
rigidula |
Brown Sea Moss |
| Spinulogammarus
subcarinatus |
|
| Spiochaetopterus
sp. |
segmented parchement worm |
| Spionidae |
palp worms |
| Spirorbidae |
Family Spirorbidae |
| Spirorbis sp. |
tiny white tube worms |
| Stellaria
humifusa |
Saltmarsh starwort |
| Stellaria sp. |
chickweed |
| Stelletta
clarella |
thick white prickly sponge |
| Stenogramme
interrupta |
broad bifurcate straps |
| Stichaeidae |
Family Stichaeidae |
| Strongylocentrotus
droebachiensis |
green sea urchin |
| Strongylocentrotus
franciscanus |
giant red sea urchin |
| Strongylocentrotus
purpuratus |
purple sea urchin |
| Strongylocentrotus
sp |
sea urchin |
| Styela
montereyensis |
narrow stalked grooved solitary seasquirt |
| Styela sp. |
broad stalked solitary seasquirt |
| Stylantheca
petrograpta |
red/violet hydrocoral crust |
| Stylantheca
porphyra |
purple hydrocoral crust |
| Stylasterias
forreri |
long armed black star |
| Suberites sp
A |
thick yellow dense sponge |
| Syllidae |
showy cirri worms |
| Syngnathus
griseolineatus |
pipefish |
| Synoicum
parfustis |
sandy-red zooid, orange tunicate |
| Talitridae |
beach hoppers |
| Tapes
japonica |
little neck clam |
| Tectura
persona |
mask limpet |
| Tectura
scutum |
plate limpet |
| Tectura sp |
Tectura limpet spp |
| Tegula
funebralis |
brown turban snail |
| Tegula
pulligo |
dusky turban |
| Tellina
hacculoides |
|
| Tellina lutea |
|
| Tellina
nuculoides |
walking clam |
| Telmessus
cheiragonus |
yellow horse crab |
| Terebellidae |
Family Terebellidae |
| Terebratalia
transversa |
wavy wide lamp shell |
| Tethya
aurantium |
orange textured ball sponge |
| Thinopinus
pictus |
predatory rove beetle |
| Tigriopus
californicus |
red spray pool copepod |
| Tochuina
tetraquetra |
tochni |
| Tokidadendron
kurilensis |
Northern Sea Oak |
| Tokidadendron
sp. |
|
| Tonicella
insignis |
|
| Tonicella
lineata |
wavy lined yellow spot chiton |
| Tonicella sp. |
Unidtenfied tonicella |
| Tonicella
undocaerulea |
|
| Traskorchestia
traskiana |
beach hopper |
| Tresus capax |
fat horse clam |
| Trichotropis
cancellata |
|
| Trichotropis
sp. |
|
| Trididemnum
sp. |
gray-pink encrusting |
| Trientalis
arctica |
|
| Triglochin
maritima |
Sea side arrow grass |
| Triglochin
sp. |
arrow grass |
| Triopha
catalinae |
sea clown triopha |
| Tubulanus
polymorphus |
Red Ribbon Worm |
| Tubulanus
sexlineatus |
white ringed and white line ribbon worm |
| Tubularia sp. |
large pink headed hydroids |
| Turnerella
mertensiana |
Red Sea cabbage |
| Ulothrix
flacca |
mermaid's tresses |
| Ulva
fenestrata |
Sea Lettuce |
| Ulva
intestinalis |
Sea Hair |
| Ulva
linza |
Green String Lettuce |
| Ulva
prolifera |
Branched String Lettuce |
| Ulva
sp. |
Sea lettuce |
| Ulva taeniata |
sea lettuce |
| Ulva_Ulvaria
sp. |
sea lettuce |
| Ulvaria
obscura var blyttii |
Dark Sea Lettuce |
| unidentified
phoronida sp |
unident lophophore worm |
| Upogebia
pugettensis |
blue mud shrimp |
| Urospora
neglecta |
Northern Sea Hair |
| Urospora sp. |
|
| Urtica dioica |
Stinging nettle |
| Urticina
coriacea |
red column blunt tentacled burrowing aenemone |
| Urticina
crassicornis |
white tubercle red anemone |
| Urticina
lofotensis |
red-olive green-variegated anemone |
| Urticina sp. |
anemone |
| Vaucheria sp. |
|
| Velutina
prolongata |
Smooth velvet snail |
| Venerupis
japonica |
manila clam |
| Vermetus
compactus |
little tube-worm snail |
| Verrucaria
sp. |
Black Seaside Lich |
| Volutharpa
ampullacea |
snail |
| Weeksia
coccinea |
|
| Xererpes
fucorum |
rockweed gunnel |
| Xiphister
atropurpureus |
black prickleback |
| Xiphister
mucosus |
rock prickleback |
| Zostera
japonica |
eelgrass - introduced |
| Zostera
marina |
Eelgrass |
