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Boitenia villosa
Hairy tunicate
Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis
Broadbase tunicate
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Broadbase tunicate
Solitary sponges
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Balanus nubilus
Giant acorn barnacle
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Eudlstylia polymorpha
Polymorph feather-duster.0
Spiochaetopterus costarum
J o i ntedl h ree-sect i onl u be wor m
Dioptera ornata
O r n atel u be wor m
Spaghetti worm: unknown sp.0
Unknown orange stripedH
feather-duster
Pista pacifica
F r i n ged - h ood "Spaghetti-worm
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Hard tubeworms
Serpula sp.
Miscellaneous tubeworms
Demonox medius	Dodecaceria conchorum
Parasol feather-duster	Coralline-encased filament-worm
Phyllochaetopterus claparedii
Tangled-straw three-section tubeworrn
Tubulanus polymorphus
	Orange ribbon worm
Urticina coriacea
Stubby rose anemone
Urticina columbiana
Sand-rose anemone
Urticina piscivora
Fish-eating anemone
Urticina lofotensis
White-spotted rose anemone
Halcampa decemtentaculata
Ten-tentacled burrowing anemone
Photos courtesy of USGS unless otherwise rioted.
Epiactis sp.
Proliferating or brooding anemones
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Cup coral
Halcampa crypta
Cryptic burrowing anemone
Metridium farcimen
Giant plumose anemone
Fusitriton oregonensis
Hairy triton
Polinices lewisii
Moonsnail
Ceratostoma foliatum
Leafy hornmouth
Large snail
Unknown
Calliostoma ligatum
Topsnail
Amphissa sp.
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Cryptochiton stelleri
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Lined Chitons®
Tonicella lineata
Lined (red) chitonEl
Tonicella undocaerulea
Blue-lined chitonEl
Dendrochiton flectens
Painted dendrochiton0
Lepidozono mertensii
Merten'sBthitonGI
Mopalia sp.ffl
Mossy chitons
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juveniles. Differences are: 1) exposed tip closes0
off in a more circular shape; 2) inhalant siphon is B
larger, sometimes vase-like; 3) both siphons have 0
rust-brown to pinkish perimeters at top and small 0
"bDmpsffaroun d^dge s.H
•	To 7 cm (2.8 in).B
•	Body buried to 15 cm (6 in) or more below 0
surfaced bstratu mi%f m u d ,-san diloi?rave 1.0
•	Intertidal to 150 m (500 ft).El
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Tresus capax
Horse clamUl
Saxidomus gigantea
Butter clamlzl
Mya truncata
Truncated^oft-shell'Slam
Humilaria kennerleyi
Kennerley'sl3tenus	
Clinocardium nuttallii
nuttall'sSockleHl
Chlamys Sp.0
Spiny^r^mooth^inklcallop
Dirona alholineata
	Frosted dironalU
Peltodoris or Doris sp,
Lemon^nudibranch
Crassadoma gigantea
GiantTockSsallflO	
Dialula sandiegensis
	Leopard dorid	
Triopha catalinae
Clown nudibranch
Photos courtesy of USGS unless otherwise noted.

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Bert hello californica
California berthellal?)
Hermissenda crassicornis
Opalescent nudibranchB
Acanthodoris nanaimoensis
Nanaimo nudribranchEl
Armirio californica
Striped nudibranchm
Aldissa albomarginata
White-rimmed nudibranchEl
Rostanga pulchra
Red sponge nudibranchEl
Flabellina verrucosa
Red-gi II edIB udi branch 0
Melibe leonina
Lion nudibranchEl
Cancer magister
Cancer productus
Photos courtesy of USGS unless otherwise noted.
Purpttih hoklm tegs
Slender crab
Cancer grodtis
Cancer gracilis
G ra cef u I HETa b ,00 e n d e r HQ-a b

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Telmessus cheiragonus
Helmet crab
Pugettla producta
Northern kelp crab
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Cancer oregonensis
Pygmy rock crab	
PugettJaUcWi
Cryptic kelp crab
Large hermit crabs
Pagurus armatus - - Blackeyed hermit
Pugettia gracilis
Graceful kelp crab
Elassochirus tenuimanus
Widehand hermit
Pagurus kennerlyi
Bluespine hermit
Sponge hermit crab
Miscellaneous crabs
Pachycheles pubescens
Pubescent porcelain crab
Phyllolithodes papillosus
Miscellaneous crabs
Scyra ocutifrons s
harpnose crab
Lopholithodes mandtii
Puget Sound king crab
Photos courtesy of USGS unless otherwise noted.

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Miscellaneous shrimpB
Heptacarpus stylus
Stiletto shrimpEI	
Henricio leviuscula leviusculo Henricia sanguinolenta
Blood .star	Fat_blood_star
StarfishB
Pycnopodio helianthoides
Sunflower starO
Pteraster tesselatus
Cushion starO
Orthaserias hoe hie ri
Rainbow starO
Medioster aequalis
Vermilion starS
Soloster dawsoni
Solaster stimpsoni
Striped sun starB
Evasterias troschelii
MottlecRtar
Pisaster brivispinus	Henricia pumila
Giant or spiny pink starE	Dwarf mottled Henricia
5 large, stiff rays; very short spines on 0
upper surface. Pink to pinkish-grey 0
color.0
To 64"tm (25Hi)TicrossH
On soft substrates.
Low intertidal to 102 m (335 ft).0
New species of Henricia!l
5 stout and short rays. Upper surface
is gritty but has no large spines. 0
Mottled color pattern of ochre,
brown, gray, rust-red, or yellow; oral
color yellowto cream.0
Up toTStm^HiJUiameter. 0
Parastichopus californicus
Giant sea cQcumber
Cucumaria miniata
Red sea cucumbers
•	10 tentacles of equal size, bushy and orange-red 03 brown. Orange tubular ISbody 0
with 5 longitudinal rows of brown feet. 0
•	Length to about~25 cm (lOTn).
•	Body lodges under rocks or other shelter with tentacles showing.0
•	Low intertidal to 225 m (743 ft).0
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Strongylocentrotus franciscanus
Red sea urchin
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Green sea urchin
White sea cucumbers
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Purple sea urchin
Enteroctopus dofleini
Giant Pacific octopus
Octopus rubescens
Pacific red octopus
Social tunicates
Metandrocorpa taylori (Orange social tunicate)
Compound tunicates
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Ptilosarcus gurneyi
Orange sea pen
Photos courtesy of USGS unless otherwise noted.

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References
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Carlton, J. T., editor. 2007. Intertidal Invertebrates from Central California to Oregon, Fourth edition. University of
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Gotshall, D. W. 2005. Guide to Marine Invertebrates: Alaska to Baja California. Sea Challengers, Monterey, CA.
Harbo, R. M. 1997. Shells & Shellfish of the Pacific Northwest. Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, B.C.
Harbo, R. M. 1999. Whelks to Whales. Coastal Marine Life of Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska.
Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, B.C.
Jensen, G. C. 1995. Pacific Coast Crabs and Shrimps. Sea Challengers, Monterey, CA.
Kozloff, E. N. 1996. Marine Invertebrates of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press, Seattle, WA.
Lamb, A., and B. P. Hanby. 2005. Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest. Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, B.C.
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June 2011.

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All photos used were taken by either Ian Miller, Reg Reisenbichler or Nancy Elder, unless credited otherwise

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