EZ-ID - Animals

Note: Species are ordered
by scientific names within groupings

Porifera	Sponges
Cliona celata	Boring sponge
Halichondria sp.	Breadcrumb sponge
Haliclona sp.	Purple encrusting sponge
Ophlitaspongia sp.	Red encrusting sponge

Cnidaria	Anemones and Jellies
Aglaophenia spp.	Ostrich plume hydroid
Anthopleura artemisia	Moonglow anemone
Anthopleura elegantissima	Aggregating anemone
Anthopleura xanthogrammica	Giant green anemone
Epiactis ritteri	Ritter's brooding anemone
Epiactis sp.	Brooding anemone
Haliclystus sp	Stalked jelly
Haliplanella lineata	Lined anemone
Metridium spp.	White plumed anemone
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus	Tube dwelling anemone
Ptilosarcus gurneyi	Sea pen
Urticina coriacea	Red beaded anemone
Urticina crassicornis	Christmas or painted anemone
Urticina lofotensis	White spotted anemone

Worms	Worms
Amphiporus bimaculatus	Two spotted ribbon worm
Amphiporus sp.	White ribbon worm
Aphrodita sp.	Sea mouse
Arctonoe vittata	Red banded commensal worm
Cerebratulus sp.	Big ribbon worm
Dodecaceria concharum	Coralline fringed tubeworm
Emplectonema gracile	Green ribbon worm
Eudistylia vancouveri	Northern feather duster worm
Halosydna brevisetosa	Eighteen-scaled worm
Kaburakia excelsa	Large leaf worm
Micrura verrilli	Lavender and white ribbon worm
Paranemertes peregrina	Purple ribbon worm
Pectinaria sp.	Ice cream cone worm
Polychaetes	Polychaete worms
Polyclads	Flatworms
Scaleworms	Scaleworms
Schizobranchia insignis	Feather duster worm
Serpula columbiana	Serpulid worms
Sipunculids	Peanut worms
Spirorbis spp.	Dwarf tubeworm
Tubulanus polymorphus	Red ribbon worm

Mollusca	Molluscs
Chitons
Cryptochiton stelleri	Gumboot chiton
Katharina tunicata	Black leather chiton
Lepidozona mertensii	Merten's chiton
Leptochiton rugatus	Dwarf chiton
Mopalia spp	Mossy, hairy, & woody chitons
Tonicella lineata	Lined chiton

Limpets
(Limpets)	(Limpets)
Acmaea mitra	Whitecap limpet
Diodora aspera	Keyhole limpet
Lottia digitalis	Finger limpet
Lottia pelta	Shield limpet
Tectura persona	Plate limpet
Tectura scutum	Mask limpet

Snails
Amphissa spp.	Wrinkled/variegated amphissa
Battlearia attramentaria	Asian mud snail
Calliostoma ligatum	Blue topsnail
Ceratostoma foliatum	Leafy hornmouth
Crepidula adunca	Hooked slipper snail
Euspira lewisii	Lewis's moon snail
Fusitriton oregonensis	Oregon triton
Lacuna sp.	Chink shell
Lirabuccimum dirum	Dire whelk
Littorina spp.	Checkered periwinkle
Myosotella myosotis	Mouse eared snail
Nucella lamellosa	Frilled dogwinkle
Nucella ostrina	Northern striped dogwinkle
Tegula funebralis	Black turban snail

Velutinid
Marsenina stearnsi	Stearn's ear shell

Sea slugs
Acanthodoris nanaimoensis	Nanaimo dorid
Aeolida papillosa	Shaggy mouse or shag rug nudibranch
Anisodoris nobilis	Pacific sea lemon
Archidoris montereyensis	Monterey sea lemon
Diaulula sandiegensis	Leopard or ringed nudbranch
Dirona albolineata	Chalk-lined or frosted nudibranch
Dirona pellucida	Golden dirona
Hermissenda crassicornis	Opalescent nudibranch
Limacia cockerelli	Cockerell's dorid
Melanochlamys diomedea	Melanochlamys diomedea
Onchidella borealis	Leather limpet
Onchidoris bilamellata	Barnacle-eating nudibranch
Phyllaplysia taylori	Eelgrass sea slug
Rostanga pulchra	Red sponge nudibranch
Triopha catalinae	Clown nudibranch

Bivalves
Clinocardium nuttallii	Heart cockle
Crassadoma gigantea	Purple hinged rock scallop
Crassostrea gigas	Japanese oyster
Entodesma navicula	Northwest ugly clam
Macoma balthica	Baltic Macoma
Macoma inquinita	Pointed Macoma
Macoma nasuta	Bent nose clam
Macoma secta	Sand clam
Mya arenaria	Soft-shell clam
Mytilus californianus	California mussel
Mytilus trossulus	Bay mussel
Nuttallia obscurata	Purple varnish clam
Ostrea conchaphila	Olympic oyster
Pododesmus cepio	Jingle shell
Protothaca staminea	Native littleneck clam
Saxidomas gigantea	Butter clam
Solen sicarius	Jacknife clam
Tresus capax	Gaper clam
Venerupis philippinarum	Japanese littleneck clam
Zirfaea pilsbryi	Rough piddock

Cephalopods
Enteroctopus dolfleini	Giant Pacific octopus
Loligo opalescens	Opalescent squid
Octopus rubescens	Red octopus

Bryozoa and Brachiopoda	Bryozoans and Brachiopods
Eurystomella bilabiata	Derby hat bryozoan
Flustrellidra corniculata	Leather bryozoan
Heteropora pacifica	Northern staghorn bryozoan
Membranipora membranacea	Kelp lace bryozoan
Terebratalia transversa	Lampshell

Arachnida	Arachnid
Halobisium occidentale	Intertidal pseudoscorpion
Neomolgus littoralis	Red velvet mite

Crustacea	Crustaceans
Copepods & Cumaceans
Clausidium vancouverense	Red copepod
Cumaceans	Hooded shrimp

Barnacles
Balanus crenatus	Crenate barnacle
Balanus glandula	Acorn barnacle
Chthamalus dalli	Little brown barnacle
Pollicipes polymerus	Goose barnacle
Semibalanus cariosus	Thatched barnacle

Amphipods & Isopods
Caprellid amphipods	Skeleton shrimp
Gnorimosphaeroma oregonense	Oregon pillbug
Idotea resecata	Eelgrass isopod
Idotea wosnesenskii	Rockweed isopod
Ione cornuta	Ghost shrimp isopod
Ligia pallasii	Sea slater
Megalorchestia californiana	California beach hopper
Orthione griffenis	Griffen's isopod
Traskorchestia traskiana	Beach hoppers

Shrimp
Heptacarpus sp.	Broken back shrimp
Neotrypaea californiensis	Ghost shrimp
Upogebia pugettensis	Blue Mud Shrimp

Crabs
Cancer magister	Dungeness crab
Cancer oregonensis	Pygmy rock crab
Cancer productus	Red rock crab
Carcinus maenas	European green crab
Cryptolithodes sp.	Turtle crab
Hapalogaster mertensii	Hairy crab
Hemigrapsus spp.	(Shore crabs)
Lophopanopeus bellus bellus	Black-clawed crab
Pachycheles spp.	Thickclaw porcelain crab
Pagurus spp	Hermit crabs
Petrolisthes eriomerus	Porcelain crab
Pinnixa sp.	Gaper pea crab
Pugettia gracilis	Graceful kelp crab
Pugettia producta	Northern kelp crab
Scyra acutifrons	Sharpnosed crab
Telmessus cheiragonus	Helmet crab

Echinodermata	Echinoderms
Sea stars
Amphiodia sp	Long-armed brittle star
Dermasterias imbricata	Leather star
Evasterias troschelii	Mottled sea star
Henricia sp.	Blood star
Leptasterias sp.	Brooding star
Orthasterias koehleri	Rainbow star
Pisaster brevispinous	Giant pink seastar
Pisaster ochraceus	Purple sea star
Pteraster tesselatis	Cushion star
Pycnopodia helianthoides	Sunflower star
Solaster dawsoni	Morning sunstar
Solaster stimpsoni	Striped sunstar

Sea urchins & sand dollars
Dendraster excentricus	Sand dollar
Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis	Green sea urchin
Strongylocentrotus franciscanus	Red sea urchin
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus	Purple sea urchin

Sea cucumbers
Cucumaria miniata	Red sea cucumber
Eupentacta quinquesemita	White sea cucumber
Leptosynapta sp.	Burrowing sea cucumber
Parastichopus californicus	California sea cucumber
Psolus chitonoides	Armored sea cucumber

Urochordata	Urochordates
Chelysoma productum	Flat top sea squirt
Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis	Shiny red sea squirt
Didemnum sp./Tridemnum sp.	White glove leather ascidian

Note: Species are ordered
by common names within groupings

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scientific ordering.

Sponges	Porifera
Boring sponge	Cliona celata
Breadcrumb sponge	Halichondria sp.
Purple encrusting sponge	Haliclona sp.
Red encrusting sponge	Ophlitaspongia sp.

Anemones and Jellies	Cnidaria
Aggregating anemone	Anthopleura elegantissima
Brooding anemone	Epiactis sp.
Christmas or painted anemone	Urticina crassicornis
Giant green anemone	Anthopleura xanthogrammica
Lined anemone	Haliplanella lineata
Moonglow anemone	Anthopleura artemisia
Ostrich plume hydroid	Aglaophenia spp.
Red beaded anemone	Urticina coriacea
Ritter's brooding anemone	Epiactis ritteri
Sea pen	Ptilosarcus gurneyi
Stalked jelly	Haliclystus sp
Tube dwelling anemone	Pachycerianthus fimbriatus
White plumed anemone	Metridium spp.
White spotted anemone	Urticina lofotensis

Worms	Worms

Big ribbon worm	Cerebratulus sp.
Coralline fringed tubeworm	Dodecaceria concharum
Dwarf tubeworm	Spirorbis spp.
Eighteen-scaled worm	Halosydna brevisetosa
Feather duster worm	Schizobranchia insignis
Flatworms	Polyclads
Green ribbon worm	Emplectonema gracile
Ice cream cone worm	Pectinaria sp.
Large leaf worm	Kaburakia excelsa
Lavender and white ribbon worm	Micrura verrilli
Northern feather duster worm	Eudistylia vancouveri
Peanut worms	Sipunculids
Polychaete worms	Polychaetes
Purple ribbon worm	Paranemertes peregrina
Red banded commensal worm	Arctonoe vittata
Red ribbon worm	Tubulanus polymorphus
Scaleworms	Scaleworms
Sea mouse	Aphrodita sp.
Serpulid worms	Serpula columbiana
Two spotted ribbon worm	Amphiporus bimaculatus
White ribbon worm	Amphiporus sp.

Molluscs	Mollusca
Chitons
Black leather chiton	Katharina tunicata
Dwarf chiton	Leptochiton rugatus
Gumboot chiton	Cryptochiton stelleri
Lined chiton	Tonicella lineata
Merten's chiton	Lepidozona mertensii
Mossy, hairy, & woody chitons	Mopalia spp

Limpets
(Limpets)	(Limpets)
Finger limpet	Lottia digitalis
Keyhole limpet	Diodora aspera
Mask limpet	Tectura scutum
Plate limpet	Tectura persona
Shield limpet	Lottia pelta
Whitecap limpet	Acmaea mitra

Snails
Asian mud snail	Battlearia attramentaria
Black turban snail	Tegula funebralis
Blue topsnail	Calliostoma ligatum
Checkered periwinkle	Littorina spp.
Chink shell	Lacuna sp.
Dire whelk	Lirabuccimum dirum
Frilled dogwinkle	Nucella lamellosa
Hooked slipper snail	Crepidula adunca
Leafy hornmouth	Ceratostoma foliatum
Lewis's moon snail	Euspira lewisii
Mouse eared snail	Myosotella myosotis
Northern striped dogwinkle	Nucella ostrina
Oregon triton	Fusitriton oregonensis
Wrinkled/variegated amphissa	Amphissa spp.

Velutinid
Stearn's ear shell	Marsenina stearnsi

Sea slugs
Barnacle-eating nudibranch	Onchidoris bilamellata
Chalk-lined or frosted nudibranch	Dirona albolineata
Clown nudibranch	Triopha catalinae
Cockerell's dorid	Limacia cockerelli
Eelgrass sea slug	Phyllaplysia taylori
Golden dirona	Dirona pellucida
Leather limpet	Onchidella borealis
Leopard or ringed nudbranch	Diaulula sandiegensis
Melanochlamys diomedea	Melanochlamys diomedea
Monterey sea lemon	Archidoris montereyensis
Nanaimo dorid	Acanthodoris nanaimoensis
Opalescent nudibranch	Hermissenda crassicornis
Pacific sea lemon	Anisodoris nobilis
Red sponge nudibranch	Rostanga pulchra
Shaggy mouse or shag rug nudibranch	Aeolida papillosa

Bivalves
Baltic Macoma	Macoma balthica
Bay mussel	Mytilus trossulus
Bent nose clam	Macoma nasuta
Butter clam	Saxidomas gigantea
California mussel	Mytilus californianus
Gaper clam	Tresus capax
Heart cockle	Clinocardium nuttallii
Jacknife clam	Solen sicarius
Japanese littleneck clam	Venerupis philippinarum
Japanese oyster	Crassostrea gigas
Jingle shell	Pododesmus cepio
Native littleneck clam	Protothaca staminea
Northwest ugly clam	Entodesma navicula
Olympic oyster	Ostrea conchaphila
Pointed Macoma	Macoma inquinita
Purple hinged rock scallop	Crassadoma gigantea
Purple varnish clam	Nuttallia obscurata
Rough piddock	Zirfaea pilsbryi
Sand clam	Macoma secta
Soft-shell clam	Mya arenaria

Cephalopods
Red octopus	Octopus rubescens
Giant Pacific octopus	Enteroctopus dolfleini
Opalescent squid	Loligo opalescens

Bryozoans and Brachiopods	Bryozoa and Brachiopoda
Derby hat bryozoan	Eurystomella bilabiata
Kelp lace bryozoan	Membranipora membranacea
Lampshell	Terebratalia transversa
Leather bryozoan	Flustrellidra corniculata
Northern staghorn bryozoan	Heteropora pacifica

Arachnid	Arachnida

Intertidal pseudoscorpion	Halobisium occidentale
Red velvet mite	Neomolgus littoralis

Crustaceans	Crustacea
Copepods & Cumaceans
Hooded shrimp	Cumaceans
Red copepod	Clausidium vancouverense

Barnacles
Acorn barnacle	Balanus glandula
Crenate barnacle	Balanus crenatus
Goose barnacle	Pollicipes polymerus
Little brown barnacle	Chthamalus dalli
Thatched barnacle	Semibalanus cariosus

Amphipods & Isopods
Beach hoppers	Traskorchestia traskiana
California beach hopper	Megalorchestia californiana
Eelgrass isopod	Idotea resecata
Ghost shrimp isopod	Ione cornuta
Griffen's isopod	Orthione griffenis
Oregon pillbug	Gnorimosphaeroma oregonense
Rockweed isopod	Idotea wosnesenskii
Sea slater	Ligia pallasii
Skeleton shrimp	Caprellid amphipods

Shrimp
Blue Mud Shrimp	Upogebia pugettensis
Broken back shrimp	Heptacarpus sp.
Ghost shrimp	Neotrypaea californiensis

Crabs
(Shore crabs)	Hemigrapsus spp.
Black-clawed crab	Lophopanopeus bellus bellus
Dungeness crab	Cancer magister
European green crab	Carcinus maenas
Gaper pea crab	Pinnixa sp.
Graceful kelp crab	Pugettia gracilis
Hairy crab	Hapalogaster mertensii
Helmet crab	Telmessus cheiragonus
Hermit crabs	Pagurus spp
Northern kelp crab	Pugettia producta
Porcelain crab	Petrolisthes eriomerus
Pygmy rock crab	Cancer oregonensis
Red rock crab	Cancer productus
Sharpnosed crab	Scyra acutifrons
Thickclaw porcelain crab	Pachycheles spp.
Turtle crab	Cryptolithodes sp.

Echinoderms	Echinodermata
Sea stars
Blood star	Henricia sp.
Brooding star	Leptasterias sp.
Cushion star	Pteraster tesselatis
Giant pink seastar	Pisaster brevispinous
Leather star	Dermasterias imbricata
Long-armed brittle star	Amphiodia sp
Morning sunstar	Solaster dawsoni
Mottled sea star	Evasterias troschelii
Purple sea star	Pisaster ochraceus
Rainbow star	Orthasterias koehleri
Striped sunstar	Solaster stimpsoni
Sunflower star	Pycnopodia helianthoides

Sea urchins and sand dollars
Green sea urchin	Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Purple sea urchin	Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Red sea urchin	Strongylocentrotus franciscanus
Sand dollar	Dendraster excentricus

Sea cucumbers
Armored sea cucumber	Psolus chitonoides
Burrowing sea cucumber	Leptosynapta sp.
California sea cucumber	Parastichopus californicus
Red sea cucumber	Cucumaria miniata
White sea cucumber	Eupentacta quinquesemita

Urochordates	Urochordata
Flat top sea squirt	Chelysoma productum
Shiny red sea squirt	Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis
White glove leather ascidian	Didemnum sp./Tridemnum sp.

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