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MARINE LIFE
 

 

Frilled Dogwinkle
Nucella lamellosa

 

Frilled Dogwinkle
Nucella lamellosa

 

Coralline Algae
Corallina spp

 

Coralline Algae
Corallina spp

 

California Mussel
Mytilus californiensis with barnacles.

 

California Mussel
Mytilus californiensis

 

Pacific Razor Clam
Siliqua patula

 

Dungeness Crab
Cancer magister

 

Sand Dollar
Dendraster excentricus

 

Sand Dollar
Dendraster excentricus

 

Western Ribbed Topshell
Calliostoma ligatum
  Western Ribbed Topshell
Calliostoma ligatum

 

White-cap Limpet
Acmaea mitra
More likely to appear pink, because it is encrusted
with Encrusting Coral on which it feeds.

 

White-cap Limpet
Acmaea mitra

 

White-cap Limpet
Acmaea mitra

 

Thatched Barnicles
Semibalanus cariosus

 

Leaf Barnicle (Goose Barnicle)
Pollicipes polymerus

 

Leaf Barnicle (Goose Barnicle)
Pollicipes polymerus

 

Pacific Blood Star
Henricia leviuscula

 

Six Rayed Sea Star
Leptasterias hexactis

 

Six Rayed Sea Star feeding on a
Channeled Dogwinkle

 

Channeled Dogwinkle.. When attacked
by sea stars it covers itself with a mucus coating.

 

Leafy Thorn Purpura
Ceratostoma foliatum

 

Channeled Dogwinkle
Nucella canaliculata

 

Pacific Plate Limpet
Tectura scutum

 

Pacific Plate Limpet
Tectura scutum

 

Lions Mane Jellyfish.
Cyanea capillata

 

Lions Mane Jellyfish.
Cyanea capillata
 

 

Lions Mane Jellyfish.
Cyanea capillata

 

Lions Mane Jellyfish.
Cyanea capillata

 

   
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