Dereila Nature Inn > Lagoon Trail > Marine Life At-A-Glance | An At-A-Glance Guide to Marine Life | Explore the seashore and some of its fascinating marine life. Clicking on the thumbnails will open up a pop-up window with a larger image, so be sure your pop-up stopped is turned off. For her expert help in identifiying much of the sea life on this page, we give many thanks to Moretta Frederick, Collections Manager of Invertebrates, Fish, Amphibians and Reptiles at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria. | Limpets Whitecap Limpet, Acmaea mitra Whitecap Limpet, Acmaea mitra Pacific Plate Limpet, Tectura scutum Rough Keyhole Limpet, Diodora aspera | Plate Limpet, Lottia scutum Shield Limpet, Lottia pelta Keyhole Limpet, Diodora aspera Keyhole Limpet, Diodora aspera | Slipper Limpet, Crepidula nummaria Two-spot Keyhole Limpet, Fissurellidea bimaculata | Snails Channeled Dogwinkle, Nucella canaliculata Frilled Dogwinkle, Nucella lamellosa Lewis's Moonsnail, Polinices lewisii Leafy Thorn Purpura, Ceratostoma foliatum XX       Western Ribbed Topshell, Calliostoma ligatum Baetic Olive, Callianax baetica Baetic Olive, Callianax baetica Channeled Dogwinkle, Nucella canaliculata XX       Northern Striped Dogwinkle, Nucella ostrin Wrinkled Amphissa, Amphissa columbiana Dog Whelks, Nucella emarginata, and eggs Dog Whelks, Nucella emarginata XX       Sitka Periwinkle, Littorina sitkana Dire Whelk, Lirabuccinum dirum Blue Topsnail, Calliostoma ligatum XX       Nudibranchs - Sea Slugs Frosted Nudibranch, Dirona albolineata Frosted Nudibranch, Dirona albolineata Nudibranch Egg Mass, Dorid sp. Red Nudibranch, Rosanga pulchra, eggs case | Nanaimo Nudibranch, Acanthodoris nanaimoensis Nudibranch Eggs Nanaimo Dorid, Acanthodoris nanaimoensis Opalescent Nudibranch, Hermissenda crassicornis | Eelgrass Sea Hare, Phyllaplysia taylori | Bivalves California Mussel, Mytilus californianus Blue Mussel, Mytilus edulis Nuttall’s Cockle, Clinocardium nuttali Razor Clam, Siliqua patula | Butter Clam, Saxidomus gigantea Horse Clam, Tresus nuttallii Gaper Clam, Tresus capax Dark Mahogany Clam, Nuttallia obscurata | Pacific Little Neck, Protothaca staminea Pacific Little Neck, Protothaca staminea Expanded Macoma, Macoma expansa Green False Jingle, Pododesmus macroschisma | Pacific Oyster, Ostrea lurida Spiny Pink Scallop, Chlamys hastata | | Chitons Woody Chiton, Mopalia lignosa Woody Chiton, Mopalia lignosa Black Katy Chiton, Katharina tunicata Black Katy Chiton, Katharina tunicata         Swan’s Mopalia, Mopalia Swanii Mossy Chiton, Mopalia muscosa Gumboot Chiton, Cryptochiton stelleri Chiton Butterfly Plates | Lined Chiton, Tonicella lineate Blue Waved Chiton, Tonicella undocaerulea Hairy Chiton, Mopalia sp | | Sea Stars Ochre Star, Pisaster ochraceus Ochre Star, Pisaster ochraceus Sunflower Star, Pycnopodia helianthoides Sunflower Star, Pycnopodia helianthoides SD| Pink Star, Henricia sp Pacific Blood Star, Henricia leviuscula Six-rayed Sea Star, Leptasterias aequalis Dwarf Brittle Star, Amphipholis squamata |       Black and White Brittle Star, Amphipholis pugetana Daisy Brittle Star, Ophiopholis aculeata Leather Star, Dermasterias imbricata Leather Star, Dermasterias imbricata | Burrowing Sea Star, Amphiodia occidentalis Little Mottled Star, Henricia pumila Little Mottled Star, Henricia pumila Mottled Sea Star, Evasterias troschelii | Rainbow Sea Star, Orthasterias koehleri | Crabs Yellow Shore Crab,  Hemigrapsus oregonensis Yellow Shore Crab,  Hemigrapsus oregonensis Purple Shore Crab, Hemigrapsus nudus Heart Crab, Phyllolithodes papillosus | Black-clawed Crab, Lophopanopeus bellus Black-clawed Crab, Lophopanopeus bellus Kelp Crab, Scyra acutifrons Graceful Kelp Crab, Pugettia gracilis | Shield-Backed Kelp Crab, Pugettia producta Juvenile Shield-Backed Kelp Crab, Pugettia producta Dungeness Crab, Cancer magister Flattop Crab, Petrolisthes eriomerus | Cryptic Kelp Crab, Pugettia richii Graceful Decorator Crab, Oregonia gracilis Graceful Decorator Crab, Oregonia gracilis Graceful Decorator Crab, Oregonia gracilis | Red Rock Crab, Cancer productus Spot-bellied Rock Crab, Cancer antennarius Helmet Crab, Telmessus cheiragonus | Sea Urchins and Cucumbers Purple Sea Urchin , Strongylocentrotus purpuratus Green Urchin, Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis Orange Sea Cucumber, Cucumaria miniata Orange Sea Cucumber, Cucumaria miniata SD| Stiff-footed Sea Cucumber, Eupentacta quinquesemita SD| Anemones and Jellies Green Anemone, Anthopleura xanthogrammica Aggregating Anemone, Anthopleura elegantissima Aggregating Anemone, Anthopleura elegantissima Proliferating Anemone, Epiactis prolifera SD|       Proliferating Anemone, Epiactis prolifera Brooding Anemone, Epiactis lisbethae Painted Anemone, Urticina crassicornis Painted Anemone, Urticina crassicornis SD| Plumose Anemone, Metridium senile Dahlia Anemone, Urticina eques Lion's Mane/Sea Blubber, Cyanea capillata Moon Jelly, Aurelia labiata SD| Small Crustaceans Giant Acorn Barnacle, Balanus nubilus Common Goose Barnacle, Lepas anatifera Leaf Barnacle, Pollicipes polymerus Shell Barnacle, Solidobalanus hesperius XX| Thatched Barnacle, Semibalanus cariosus Acorn Barnacle, Balanus glandula Little Brown Barnacle, Chthamalus dalli Vosnesensky’s Isopod, Idotea wosnesenskii | Kelp Isopod, Idotea wosnesenskii Kelp Isopod, Idotea wosnesenskii Broken Back Shrimp, Heptacarpus sp Sand Shrimp, Crangon septemspinosa | Beach Louse, Isopod sp | Worms Plume Worm, Eudistylia vancouveri Plume Worm, Eudistylia vancouveri Peanut Worm, Phascolosoma agassizii Red Ribbon Worm, Tubulanus polymorphus | Dwarf Calcareous Tubeworm, Spirorbis sp Scale Worm, Halosydna sp Scale Worm, Halosydna brevisetosa Spaghetti Worm, Polychaete sp | Spaghetti Worms, Terebellid sp Spaghetti Worms with tentacles feeding Polychaete Worm, Nereid polychaete Eighteen-scaled Worm, Halosydna brevisetosa | Other Small Organisms Boring Sponge, Cliona Ccelata Encrusting Sponge, Haliclona permollis Bread Sponge, Halichondria panicea Sea Sponge, Demosponge sp | Red Sponge, Ophlitaspongia pennata Red Sponge, Ophlitaspongia pennata Orange Finger Sponge, Neoesperiopsis rigida Yellow-green Encrusting sponge, Halichondria panacea | Flattop Seasquirt, Chelyosoma productum Compound Tunicate Seasquirt Purple Bryozoan, Disporella separata Kelp Encrusting Bryozoan, Membranipora membranacea | Branched-spine Bryozoan, Flustrellidra corniculata Moss animal colonies, Bryozoans Moss animal colonies, Bryozoans | Algae and Seaweed Rockweed, Fucus spiralis Pacific Rockweed, Fucus gardneri Sea Cabbage, Hedophyllum sessile Sea Lettuce, Ulva ssp | Sea Palm, Postelsia palmaeformis Sea Sac, Halosaccion glandiforme Sugar Wrack, Saccharina latissima Three Ribbed Kelp, Cymathere triplicate |       Turkish Towel, Gigartina exasperate Nail Brush, Endocladia muricata Bull Kelp, Nereocystis leutkeana Feather Boa, Egregia menziesii | Surf Grass, Phyllospadix spp Eel Grass, Zostera marina Succulent Seaweed, Sarcodiotheca gaudichaudii Tangle Weed, Acrosiphonia coalita | Iridescent Seaweed, Mazzaella splendens String Acid Hair, Desmarestia munda Iridescent seaweed, Mazzaella splendens Iridescent seaweed, Mazzaella splendens | Coralline Algae, Corallina sp. Coralline Algae, Corallina sp. Coralline Algae, Corallina sp. Encrusting Coralline Algae, Lithothamnion sp | Witch's Hair, Desmarestia aculeata Red Eyelet Silk, Rhodymenia pertusa  Seersucker, Costaria costata Sea Staghorn, Codium fragile | Eel Grass, Zostera sp Round Brown Bag, Colpomenia peregrina Sea Moss, Cladophora sp. Sea Cauliflower, Leathesia difformis | Black Pine, Neorhodomela larix Turkish Washcloth, Mastocarpus papillatus Turkish Washcloth, Mastocarpus papillatus Strangle Weed, Sargassum muticum | Little Rockweed, Pelvatiopsis limitat Red Weed, Agardhiella tenera Bleach Weed, Prionitis sp Spongy Cushion, Codium setchellii | | Lichens Mealy Sunburst Lichen, Xanthoria candelaria | Fish High Cockscomb, Anoplarchus purpurescens Northern Clingfish, Gobiesox maeandricus Tidepool Sculpin, Oligocottus maculosus Longfin Sculpin, Jordania zonope | Mosshead Warbonnet, Chirolophis nugatory Sturgeon Poacher, Agonus acipenserinus Tidepool Snailfish, Liparis florae   For the Inn's complete index of At-A-Glance Guides like this one click here. | Dereila Nature Inn > Lagoon Trail > Marine Life At-A-Glance top

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