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COMMON NAME         SCIENTIFIC NAME       MARINE ZONE     DIVE LOCATION

 

RED ALGAE                             RHODOPHYTA

DELICATE SEA LACE        MICROCLADIA COULTERI

ENCRUSTING ALGAE           LITHOAMNION SP.                            5 - 90 FEET

FRINGED HIDDEN RIB          CRYPTOPLEURA RUPRECHTIANA

IRIDESCENT SEA WEED      MAZZAELLA SPLENDENS 

NAIL BRUSH SEAWEED     ENDOCLADIA MURICATA                    SUBTIDAL TO 5 - 10 FEET            

 

BROWN ALGAE                       PHAEOPHYTA

BANDED TIDEPOOL FAN               ZONARIA FARLOWII   

BULL KELP                                 NEREOCYSTIS LUETKEANA            

FEATHER BOA KELP                     EGREGIA MENZIESII    

GIANT KELP                                MACROCYSTIS PYRIFERA  

OAR WEED                                     LAMINARIA SINCLAIRII     

PERENNIAL KELP                    MACROCYSTIS INTEGRIFOLIA

ROCKWEED                                   PELVETIA FASTIGIATA             

SEA PALM                                 POSTELSIA PALMAEFORMIS 

SPLIT KELP                                  LAMINARIA SCTCHELLI           

 

GREEN ALGAE                      CHLOROPHYTA

DEAD MAN'S FINGERS                        CODIUM FRAGILE

 

COMMON NAME         SCIENTIFIC NAME       MARINE ZONE     DIVE LOCATION

 

CNIDARIANS

MOON JELLY                         AURELIA LABIATA                        

MOONGLOW ANENOME    ANTHOPLEURA ARTEMISIA

AGGREGATING ANENOME   ANTHOPLEURA ELEGANTISSIA   

PLUMOSE ANENOME        METRIDIUM SENILE

PROLIFERATING ANENOME EPIACTIS PROLIFERA                  

STRAWBERRY POLYP       CORNYACTIS CALIFORNICA

GIANT GREEN ANENOME     ANTHOPLEURA XANTHOGRAMMICA

TUBE DWELLING ANENOME   PACHYCERLIANTHUS FIMBRIATUS

 

MARINE WORM

CHRISTMAS TREE WORM     SPIROBRANCHUS SPINOSUS      

SPIRAL TUBE WORM        SPIRORBIS SP.

 

CEPHALOPODS

TWO SPOTTED OCTOPUS   OCTOPUS BIMACULOIDES

 

 

GASTROPODS

BLACK ABALONE                   HALIOTIS CRACHERODII             

RED ABALONE                   HALIOTIS RUFESCENS

GREEN ABALONE                  HALIOTIS FULGENS                    

GIANT KEYHOLE LIMPET  MEGATHURA CRENULATA

SEAWEED LIMPET             DISCURRIA INSEGGA

SMOOTH BROWN TURBAN  NORRISIA NORRISI

CHESTNUT COWRIE            ZONARIA SPADICEA

 

NUDIBRANCHS

CALIFORNIA SEA HARE    APLYSIA CALIFORNICA

RUFUS TIPPED NUDIBRANCH    ACANTHODORIS NANAIMOENSIS

SPANISH SHAWL                FLABELLINA IODINEA

SEA LEMON                ANISODORIS NOBILIS

SAN DIEGO DORID     DIAULULA SANDIEGENSIS

YELLOW-GILLED SEA GODDESS     DORIOPSILLA GEMELA

 

BIVALVIA

CALIFORNIA MUSSEL          MYTILUS CALIFORNIANS

 

ARTHROPODS

ACORN BARNACLE              BALANUS GLANDULA

RED THATCHED BARNACLE   TETRAELITA REUBESCENS

GOOSE BARNACLE             POLLICIPES POLYMERUS

CA SPINY LOBSTER           PANULIRUS INTERUPTUS

SOUTHERN KELP CRAB     TALIEPUS NUTTALLII

RED ROCK CRAB                 CANCER PRODUCTUS

 

BRYOZOANS

KELP INCRUSTING BRYOZOAN  MEMBRANIPORA MEMBRANACEA

SEA LICHEN BRYOZOAN       DENDROBEANIA LICHENOIDES

 

 

ASTEROIDEA

BAT STAR                                    ASTERINA MINIATA

LEATHER STAR                     DERMASTERIAS IMB

PACIFIC BLOOD STAR          HENRICIA LEVIUSEULA

OCHRE STAR                         PISASTER OCHRACEUS

GIANT SEA STAR                 PISASTER GIGANTEUS

BANDED BRITTLE STAR      OPHIONEREIS ANNULATA

 

ECHINOIDEA

PURPLE URCHIN               STRONGYLOCENTRTUS PURPURATUS

RED URCHIN                     STRONGYLOCENTROTUS FRANCISCANUS

ECCENTRIC SAND DOLLAR   DENDRASTES EXCENTRICUS

WARTY SEA CUCUMBER   PARASTICHOPUS PARVIMENSIS

LONG STALKED SEA SQUIRT   STYELA MONTEREYEASIS

 

OSTIECTHYES

BLACK PERCH  EMBIOTOCA JACKSONI

BLACKSMITH    CHROMIS PUNCTIPINNIS

GARIBALDI    HYPSYPOPS RUBICUNDUS

GIANT SEA BASS        STEREOLEPIS GIGAS

KELP BASS                 PARALABRAX CLATHRATUS

SPOTTED SAND BASS  PARALABRAX MACULATOFASCIATUS

BARRED SAND BASS  PARALABRAX NEBULIFER

CALICO ROCKFISH  SEBASTES DALLI

GRASS ROCKFISH  SEBASTES RASTRELLIGER

KELP PERCH    BRACHYISTIUS FRENATUS

MACKEREL  SCOMBER JAPONICUS

KELP ROCKFISH  SEBASTES ATROVIRENS

YELLOWTAIL ROCKFISH  SEBASTES FLAVIDUS

TREEFISH  SEBASTES SERRICEPS

CALIFORNIA SCORPIONFISH  SCORPAENA GUTTATA

CABEZON  SCORPAENICHTHYS MARMORATUS

CALIFORNIA MORAY  GYMNOTHORAX MORDAX

OPALEYE   GIRELLA NIGRICANS

WOLF EEL   ANARRHICHTHYS OCELLTUS

SARCASTIC FRINGEHEAD  NEOCLINUS BLANCHARDI

GIANT KELPFISH  HETEROSTICHUS ROSTRATUS

ISLAND KELPFISH  ALBELINUS HOLDERI

PAINTED GREENLING  OXYLEBIUS PICTUS

SPOTTED KELPFISH  GIBBONSIA ELEGANS

LINGCOD    OPHIODOU ELONGATUS

BLACK EYE GOBY  CORYPHOPTERUS NICHOLSI

BLUEBANDED GOBY  LYTHRYPNUS DALLI

C-0 TURBOT         PLEURONICHTHYS COENOSUS

RUBBERLIPS SEA PERCH  RHACOCHILUS TOXOTES

SHEEPHEAD SEMICOSSYPHUS PULCHER

WALLEYE SURF PERCH    HYPERPROSOPON ARGENTEUM

WHITE SEA PERCH    PHANERODON FURCATUS

ZEBRA GOBY            LYTHRYPNUS ZEBRA

 

SHARKS SKATES AND RAYS

SPINY DOGFISH     SQUALUS ACANTHIAS

LEOPARD SHARK   TRIAKIS SEMIFASCIATA

SWELL SHARK  CEPHALOSEYLLIUM VENTRIOSUM

HORN SHARK   HETERODONTUS FRANCISCI

SHOVELNOSE GUITARFISH  RHINOBATOS PRODUCTUS

THORNBACK PLATYRHINOIDIS TRISERIATA

ROUND STINGRAY UROLOPHUS HALLERI

PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAY  TORPEDO CALIFORNICA

 
   

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