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Salish Sea Intertidal Zone

These species are found throughout the intertidal zone (from the highest high tide to the lowest low tide) of the Salish Sea, also known as Puget Sound. Please add any species you find in the intertidal zone of Puget Sound and the Salish Sea. Adding details about where animals were found can ...more ↓

Purple Shore Crab 1
Hemigrapsus nudus
Yellow Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis
Graceful Rock Crab
Metacarcinus gracilis
Red Rock Crab 2
Cancer productus
Northern Kelp Crab
Pugettia producta
Blackclaw Crestleg Crab 3
Lophopanopeus bellus
Grainy Hermit Crab 4
Pagurus granosimanus
Bering Hermit 5
Pagurus beringanus
Sunflower Sea Star 6
Pycnopodia helianthoides
Mottled Star 7
Evasterias troschelii
Ochre Sea Star 8
Pisaster ochraceus
Giant Pink Sea Star 9
Pisaster brevispinus
Matacarcinus magister 10
Metacarcinus magister
Anthopleura elegantissima 11
Anthopleura elegantissima
Northern Feather Duster Worm 12
Eudistylia vancouveri
Dermasterias imbricata 13
Dermasterias imbricata
Euspira lewisii 9
Neverita lewisii
Solaster stimponi 14
Solaster stimpsoni
Amphipholis squamata 15
Amphipholis squamata
Telmessus cheiragonus 16
Telmessus cheiragonus
Pugettia gracilis
Pugettia gracilis
Pachycheles rudis 17
Pachycheles rudis
Glebocarcinus oregonensis
Glebocarcinus oregonensis
Pagurus samuelis 18
Pagurus samuelis
Pagurus hirsutiusculus 19
Pagurus hirsutiusculus
Hermissenda crassicornis 20
Hermissenda opalescens
Aeolida papillosa 3
Aeolidia papillosa
Mopalia lignose 18
Mopalia lignosa
Mopalia muscosa 21
Mopalia muscosa
Semibalanus cariosus 9
Semibalanus cariosus
Enteroctopus dofleini 22
Enteroctopus dofleini
Cucumaria miniata 23
Cucumaria miniata
Pandulus goniurus
Pandalus goniurus
Lissocrangon stylirostris
Lissocrangon stylirostris
Neotrypaea californiensis 24
Callianassidae
Protothaca staminea 25
Leukoma staminea
Diodora aspera 26
Diodora aspera
Lottia limatula 26
Lottia limatula
Tectura persona 27
Lottia persona
Tectura scutum 26
Lottia scutum
Littorina scutulata 28
Littorina scutulata
Nucella lamellosa 29
Nucella lamellosa
Ceratostoma foliatum
Ceratostoma foliatum
Batilaria attramentaria
Amphibola crenata
Haminoea vesicular
Haminoea zelandiae
Geoduck 30
Panopea generosa
Flat-tip Piddock 28
Penitella penita
Opalescent Nudibranch 20
Hermissenda opalescens
Pacific Littleneck Clam 25
Leukoma staminea
Butter clam 31
Saxidomus giganteus
Rough Piddock 32
Zirfaea pilsbryi
Nuttall's Cockle 13
Clinocardium nuttallii
Polychaetes 33
Polychaeta
California Market Squid 34
Doryteuthis opalescens
giant California sea cucumber 24
Parastichopus californicus
Orange Sea Cucumber 23
Cucumaria miniata

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