Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area

Systematic Index of species

 

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Protozoa

  1. Gromia oviformis

Porifera

  1. Acanthancora cyanocrypta
  2. Amphimedon trindanea
  3. Antho (Acarnia) karykina
  4. Antho (Acarnia) lambei
  5. Antho (Antho) lithophoenix
  6. Aplysilla glacialis
  7. Clathria (Microciona) pennata
  8. Clathria (Microciona) sp.
  9. Cliona californiana
  10. Halichondria (Halichondria) panicea
  11. Haliclona (Haliclona) sp. A
  12. Hymedesmia (Stylopus) arndti
  13. Leucandra heathi
  14. Leucilla nuttingi
  15. Leucosolenia eleanor
  16. Lissodendoryx firma
  17. Neopetrosia vanilla
  18. Oscarella carmela
  19. Tethya californiana

Cnidaria

Anthozoa

  1. Anthopleura artemisia
  2. Anthopleura elegantissima
  3. Anthopleura sola
  4. Anthopleura xanthogrammica
  5. Balanophyllia elegans
  6. Cactosoma arenaria
  7. Corynactis californica
  8. Cryptophyton goddardi
  9. Epiactis prolifera
  10. Thrombophyton trachydermum
  11. Urticina coriacea
  12. Urticina crassicornis
  13. Urticina lofotensis

Hydrozoa

  1. Abietinaria inconstans
  2. Aglaophenia latirostris
  3. Coryne eximia
  4. Eudendrium californicum
  5. Garveia annulata
  6. Hydractinia milleri
  7. Hydrocoryne bodegensis
  8. Obelia longissima
  9. Orthopyxis compressa
  10. Pinauay crocea
  11. Pinauay marina
  12. Stylantheca porphyra

Scyphozoa

  1. Haliclystus sp.

Platyhelminthes

  1. Enchiridium punctatum
  2. Eurylepta aurantiaca
  3. Eurylepta californica
  4. Eurylepta sp.
  5. Hoploplana californica
  6. Polychoerus carmelensis
  7. Prostheceraeus bellostriatus
  8. Pseudoceros montereyensis

Nemertea

  1. Amphiporus bimaculatus
  2. Cerebratulus marginatus
  3. Emplectonema gracile
  4. Micrura verrilli
  5. Paranemertes peregrina
  6. Tetrastemma nigrifrons
  7. Tubulanus sexlineatus

Kamptozoa

  1. Barentsia ramosa
  2. Pedicellina newberryi

Echiura

  1. Urechis caupo

Sipuncula

  1. Phascolosoma agassizii

Annelida

  1. Arctonoe fragilis
  2. Bispira sp.
  3. Dodecaceria fewkesi
  4. Eudistylia polymorpha
  5. Halosydna brevisetosa
  6. Harmothoe imbricata
  7. Nereis grubei
  8. Phragmatopoma californica
  9. Salmacina tribranchiata
  10. Serpula columbiana

Brachiopoda

  1. Terebratalia transversa

Bryozoa

  1. Bugula californica
  2. Bugula neritina
  3. Caulibugula ciliata
  4. Eurystomella bilabiata
  5. Hippoporina insculpta

Arthropoda

Crustacea

Malacostraca

Peracarida

Amphipoda

  1. Caprella kennerlyi
  2. Megalorchestia californiana
  3. Peramphithoe humeralis
  4. Podocerus cristatus

Isopoda

  1. Cirolana harfordi
  2. Idotea urotoma
  3. Mesanthura occidentalis

Eucarida

Decapoda

Anomura

  1. Cryptolithodes sitchensis
  2. Emerita analoga
  3. Hapalogaster cavicauda
  4. Pachycheles rudis
  5. Pagurus granosimanus
  6. Pagurus hirsutiusculus
  7. Petrolisthes cinctipes

Brachyura

  1. Cancer productus
  2. Hemigrapsus nudus
  3. Heterocrypta occidentalis
  4. Lophopanopeus bellus
  5. Lophopanopeus leucomanus
  6. Loxorhynchus crispatus
  7. Metacarcinus anthonyi
  8. Metacarcinus gracilis
  9. Mimulus foliatus
  10. Pachygrapsus crassipes
  11. Paraxanthias taylori
  12. Pugettia producta
  13. Pugettia richii
  14. Romaleon antennarius
  15. Scyra acutifrons

Caridea

  1. Alpheus clamator
  2. Heptacarpus carinatus
  3. Heptacarpus sitchensis
  4. Heptacarpus taylori
  5. Lebbeus lagunae
  6. Pandalus danae
  7. Spirontocaris prionota

Maxillopoda

Cirripedia

  1. Balanus glandula
  2. Pollicipes polymerus
  3. Tetraclita rubescens

Chelicerata

Pycnogonida

  1. Anoplodactylus erectus
  2. Pycnogonum stearnsi
  3. Pycnogonum rickettsi
  4. Tanystylum californicum

Arachnida

  1. Neomolgus littoralis

Mollusca

Polyplacophora

  1. Callistochiton crassicostatus
  2. Callistochiton palmulatus
  3. Chaetopleura gemma
  4. Cryptochiton stelleri
  5. Cyanoplax berryana
  6. Cyanoplax dentiens
  7. Cyanoplax hartwegii
  8. Dendrochiton flectens
  9. Katharina tunicata
  10. Lepidozona cooperi
  11. Lepidozona mertensii
  12. Lepidozona radians
  13. Lepidozona scrobiculata
  14. Leptochiton rugatus
  15. Mopalia ciliata
  16. Mopalia hindsii
  17. Mopalia lignosa
  18. Mopalia muscosa
  19. Mopalia spectabilis
  20. Nuttallina californica
  21. Placiphorella velata
  22. Stenoplax fallax
  23. Stenoplax heathiana
  24. Tonicella_lineata
  25. Tonicella lokii

Gastropoda

Eogastropoda

Patellogastropoda

  1. Acmaea mitra
  2. Lottia gigantea
  3. Lottia insessa
  4. Lottia limatula
  5. Lottia paleacea
  6. Lottia pelta
  7. Lottia scabra
  8. Lottia scutum

Orthogastropoda

Vetigastropoda

  1. Calliostoma annulatum
  2. Calliostoma canaliculatum
  3. Calliostoma gloriosum
  4. Calliostoma ligatum
  5. Calliostoma tricolor
  6. Chlorostoma brunnea
  7. Chlorostoma funebralis
  8. Chlorostoma montereyi
  9. Diodora aspera
  10. Fissurella volcano
  11. Fissurellidea bimaculata
  12. Haliotis cracherodii
  13. Haliotis rufescens
  14. Homalopoma luridum
  15. Pomaulax gibberosa

Caenogastropoda

Littorinimorpha

  1. Caecum californicum
  2. Erato vitellina
  3. Garnotia adunca
  4. Littorina scutulata
  5. Marsenina stearnsi
  6. Marseniopsis sharonae
  7. Serpulorbis squamigerus
  8. Trivia californiana

Ptenoglossa

  1. Opalia borealis

Neogastropoda

  1. Acanthinucella punctulata
  2. Alia carinata
  3. Amphissa versicolor
  4. Aptyxis luteopictus
  5. Callianax biplicata
  6. Ceratostoma foliatum
  7. Conus californicus
  8. Granulina margaritula
  9. Mitra idae
  10. Nucella analoga compressa
  11. Nucella ostrina
  12. Ocinebrina lurida

Heterobranchia

Opisthobranchia

Nudibranchia

Aeolidina

  1. Aeolidia papillosa
  2. Aeolidiella oliviae
  3. Austraeolis stearnsi
  4. Catriona columbiana
  5. Cumanotus sp.
  6. Cuthona abronia
  7. Cuthona albocrusta
  8. Cuthona divae
  9. Cuthona flavovulta
  10. Cuthona fulgens
  11. Cuthona lagunae
  12. Emarcusia morroensis
  13. Eubranchus rupium
  14. Eubranchus rustyus
  15. Fiona pinnata
  16. Flabellina cooperi
  17. Flabellina iodinea
  18. Flabellina pricei
  19. Flabellina trilineata
  20. Hermissenda crassicornis
  21. Phidiana hiltoni
  22. Tenellia adspersa

Doridina

  1. Acanthodoris brunnea
  2. Acanthodoris hudsoni
  3. Acanthodoris lutea
  4. Acanthodoris nanaimoensis
  5. Acanthodoris rhodoceras
  6. Adalaria jannae
  7. Aegires albopunctatus
  8. Aldisa sanguinea
  9. Ancula gibbosa
  10. Ancula lentiginosa
  11. Atagema alba
  12. Baptodoris mimetica
  13. Cadlina flavomaculata
  14. Cadlina luteomarginata
  15. Cadlina modesta
  16. Cadlina sparsa
  17. Chromodoris macfarlandi
  18. Conualevia alba
  19. Corambe pacifica
  20. Corambe steinbergae
  21. Crimora coneja
  22. Dendrodoris behrensi
  23. Diaphorodoris lirulatocauda
  24. Diaulula sandiegensis
  25. Doriopsilla albopunctata
  26. Doriopsilla gemela
  27. Doris montereyensis
  28. Doris odhneri
  29. Geitodoris heathi
  30. Hallaxa chani
  31. Hypselodoris californiensis
  32. Limacia cockerelli
  33. Mexichromis porterae
  34. Okenia angelensis
  35. Okenia rosacea
  36. Onchidoris bilamellata
  37. Onchidoris muricata
  38. Peltodoris nobilis
  39. Polycera atra
  40. Polycera hedgpethi
  41. Rostanga pulchra
  42. Thordisa bimaculata
  43. Trapania velox
  44. Triopha catalinae
  45. Triopha maculata

Dendronotina

  1. Dendronotus albus
  2. Dendronotus_frondosus
  3. Dendronotus subramosus
  4. Doto amyra
  5. Doto columbiana
  6. Doto kya
  7. Doto form A
  8. Hancockia californica
  9. Melibe leonina
  10. Tritonia festiva

Arminina

  1. Armina californica
  2. Janolus barbarensis
  3. Janolus fuscus
  4. Dirona albolineata
  5. Dirona picta

Sacoglossa

  1. Alderia willowi
  2. Aplysiopsis enteromorphae
  3. Elysia hedgpethi
  4. Placida dendritica
  5. Stiliger fuscovittatus

Anaspidea

  1. Aplysia californica
  2. Phyllaplysia taylori

Cephalaspidea

  1. Acteocina culcitella
  2. Aglaja diomedea
  3. Aglaja ocelligera
  4. Navanax inermis
  5. Philine auriformis
  6. Rictaxis punctocaelatus

Notaspidea

  1. Berthella californica

Pulmonata

  1. Onchidella borealis
  2. Trimusculus reticulatus

Bivalvia

  1. Crassadoma gigantea
  2. Glans carpenteri
  3. Hiatella arctica
  4. Leukoma staminea
  5. Mytilus californianus

Cephalopoda

  1. Octopus rubescens

Echinodermata

Asteroidea

  1. Dermasterias imbricata
  2. Henricia leviuscula
  3. Leptasterias aequalis
  4. Leptasterias pusilla
  5. Mediaster aequalis
  6. Orthasterias koehleri
  7. Patiria miniata
  8. Pisaster brevispinus
  9. Pisaster giganteus
  10. Pisaster ochraceus
  11. Pycnopodia helianthoides

Echinoidea

  1. Strongylocentrotus franciscanus
  2. Strongylocentrotus purpuratus

Holothuroidea

  1. Amphiodia occidentalis
  2. Amphipholis squamata
  3. Ophiopholis kennerlyi
  4. Ophioplocus esmarki
  5. Ophiopteris papillosa
  6. Ophiothrix spiculata

Chordata

Ascidiacea

  1. Aplidium californicum
  2. Ascidia ceratodes
  3. Boltenia villosa
  4. Clavelina huntsmani
  5. Distaplia smithi
  6. Eudistoma psammion
  7. Metandrocarpa taylori
  8. Perophora annectens
  9. Polyclinum planum
  10. Pycnoclavella stanleyi
  11. Ritterella pulchra
  12. Ritterella rubra
  13. Styela montereyensis
  14. Synoicum parfustis
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