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Sunburst Anemone (Anthopleura sola)Observer
pearseDescription
The More usual name for this species is sunburst anemone. The one in the middle has an unusual high concentration of green fluorescent protein.
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Scaled Worm Snail (Thylacodes squamigerus)Observer
pearseDescription
She'll covered with encrusting coralline alga.
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Aggregating Anemone (Anthopleura elegantissima)Observer
pearseDescription
Very unusual
Individual loaded with green fluorescent protein
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Observer
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One of the few places where I know where to find this species
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Turkish Washcloth (Mastocarpus papillatus)Observer
pearseDescription
Both upright gametophytes ( males and females) and encrusting sporophytes.
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Whitecap Limpet (Acmaea mitra)Observer
pearseDescription
Acmaea mitra with encrusting coralline on shell. Found on under side of rock.
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Observer
pearseDescription
This alga that is growing on mussels is an introduced species from Asia that is now moving north up the coast from Southern California.
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Owl Limpet (Lottia gigantea)Observer
pearseDescription
It is unusual to see these two territorial limpets so close to each other.
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Ochre Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus)Observer
pearseDescription
Good to see this relatively large ochre star. It almost certainly was present when the seas star mass mortality swept through the area in fall 2013. We saw quite a few, all about this size, and NO very small ones that might have recruited in after 2013.
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Serpulid Tubeworms (Family Serpulidae)Observer
pearseDescription
These are sepulid polychaetes on the undersurface of a rock; probably Serpula vermicularis.
