Marine Life (218) – Alphabetical Index by Common Name

Agassiz’s Nudibranch, Felimare agassizii
Banded Brittle Star, Ophiocomella alexandri
Barbed-claw Mantis Shrimp, Squilla mantoidea
Bat Star, Patiria miniata
Bay Ghost Shrimp, Neotrypaea californiensis
Bell Sponge, Ircinia campana
Black Spiny Brittle Star, Ophiocoma aethiops
Blainville’s Beaked Whale, Mesoplodon densirostris
Blue Button, Porpita porpita
Blue Shrimp, Penaeus stylirostris
Blue Whale, Balaenoptera musculus
Blunt End Sea Hare, Dolabella auricularia
Bradley’s Sea Star, Mithrodia bradleyi
Brown Gorgonian, Muricae fruticose
Brown Mantis Shrimp, Parasquilla similis
Brown Sea Cucumber, Isostichopus fuscus
Brown Sea Fan, Pacifigorgia Sp.
Brown Shrimp, Penaeus californiensis
Bumpy Orange Gorgonian, Eugorgia aurantiaca
By-the-Wind Sailor, Velella velella
California Acorn Barnacle, Megabalanus californicus
California Chromodorid, Felimare californiensis
California Flatworm, Hylocelis californica
California Golden Gorgonian, Muricea californica
California Sea Cucumber, Apostichopus californicus
California Sea Hare, Aplysia californica
California Sea Lion, Zalophus californianus
California Spiny Lobster, Panulirus interruptus
Cannonball Jellyfish, Stomolophus meleagris
Caribbean Reef Squid, Sepioteuthis sepioidea
Caribbean Slate Pencil Urchin, Eucidaris tribuloides
Cauliflower Coral, Pocillopora elegans
Channeled Sea Star, Tethyaster canaliculatus
Chocolate Chip Sea Star, Nidorellia armata
Chubby Simnia Mollusk and Shell, Simnia avena
Clover Grass, Halophila decipiens
Colonial Zoanthid, Palythoa ignota
Common Bottlenose Dolphin, Tursiops truncatus
Common Eelgrass, Zostera marina
Common Octopus, Octopus vulgaris
Coral Pistol Shrimp, Alpheus lottini
Cortez Barrel Shrimp, Gnathophyllum panamense
Crown-of-Thorns, Ancanthaster planci
Crowned Sea Urchin, Centrostephanus coronatus
Cushion Sea Urchin, Astropyga pulvinata
Cylindrica Salp, Iasis cylindrica
Dall’s Chromodorid, Chromolaichma dalli
Dall’s Porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli
Dead Man’s Fingers, Codium fragile subsp. californicum
Diguet’s Octopus, Paroctopus digueti
Diguet’s Warty Sea Slug, Pleurobranchus digueti
Eastern Pacific Red Octopus, Octopus rubescens
Eccentric Sand Dollar, Dendraster excentricus
Elk Kelp, Pelagophycus porra
Elliptical Star Coral, Dichocoenia stokesi
Elongate Sea Pen, Stylatula elongata
Europacific Sea Biscuit, Clypeaster europacificus
False Killer Whale, Pseudorca crassidens
Fan Worm Worth Seeing, Sabellastarte spectabilis
Feather-boa Kelp, Egregia menziesii
Fish-eating Anemone, Urticina piscivora
Five-hole Sand Dollar, Mellita quinquiesperforata
Flapjack Octopus, Grimpoteuthis californiana
Fleshy Sea Pen, Ptilosarcus undulatus
Flower Sea Urchin, Toxopneustes roseus
Fragile Sand Star, Astropecten fragilis
Fried-egg Jellyfish, Phacellophora camtschatica
Galapagos Black Coral, Antipathes galapagensis
Giant Caribbean Sea Anemone, Condylactis gigantea
Giant Christmas Tree Worm, Spirobranchus giganteus
Giant Fire Pyrosome, Pyrostremma spinosum
Giant Kelp, Macrocystis pyrifera
Giant Nudibranch, Dendronotus iris
Giant Spined Starfish, Pisaster giganteus
Glassell’s Lugworm, Arenicola glasselli
Gooseneck Barnacle, Pollicipes polymerus
Gray Whale, Eschrichtius robustus
Great Star Coral, Montastraea cavernosa
Greater Argonaut and Shell, Argonauta argo
Green Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas
Green Spiny Lobster, Panulirus gracilis
Grooved Brain Coral, Diploria labyrinthiformis
Grooved Heart Urchin, Agassizia scrobiculata
Gulf Fireworm, Eurythoe complanata
Gulf Sun Star, Heliaster kubiniji
Harford’s Isopod, Cirolana harfordi
Hawksbill Sea Turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
Hubbs’ Octopus, Octopus hubbsorum
Humboldt Squid, Dosidicus gigas
Humpback Whale, Megaptera novaeangliae
Impatient Sea Cucumber, Holothuria (Thymiosycia) impatiens
Japonica Sea Mouse, Aphrodita japonica
Jenner’s False Cowry Mollusk and Shell, Jenneria pustulata
Keeled Mud Lobster, Calocarides quinqueseriatus
Keeled Sea Star, Asteropsis carinifera
Killer Whale, Orcinus orca
Krill, North Pacific, Euphausia pacifica
Langosta Mantis Shrimp, Neogonodactylus oerstedii
Large-holed Sand Dollar, Encope grandis
Las Cruces Acolid, Phidiana lascrucensis
Leather Star,  Dermasterias imbricata
Leopard Sea Cucumber, Holothuria (Lessonothuria) pardalis
Long-armed River Prawn, Macrobrachium tenellum
Loggerhead Sea Turtle, Caretta caretta
Low-lying Sea Urchin, Tripneustes depressus
Luidia Columbia Sea Star, Luidia columbia
MacFarland’s Chromodorid, Felimida macfarlandi
Manning Striped Mantis Shrimp, Lysiosquilla manningi
Marcus’ Aeolid, Coryphellina marcusorum
Market Squid, Doryteuthis opalscens
Mexican Aphrodita Worm, Aphrodita mexicana
Mexican Chiton, Onchidella binneyi
Mexican Dancer, Elysia diomedea
Mexican Skirt Dancer, Pseudoceros mexicanus
Mimic Dorid, Baptodoris mimetica
Multi-colored Brittle Star, Ophioderma variegatum
Navanax, Navanax inermis
Nine-armed Sea Star, Luidia senegalensis
Norris’ Chromodorid, Felimida norrisi
Noury’s Argonaut and Shell, Argonauta nouryi
Obese Heart Urchin, Brissus obesus
Ochre Starfish, Pisaster ochraceus
Orange Blob, Berthellina ilisima
Orange Tubastraea, Tubastraea coccinea
Oyster Thief, Colpomenia sinuosa
Pacific Black Sea Turtle, Chelonia mydas
Pacific Gooseberry, Pleurobrachia bachei
Pacific Harbor Seal, Phoca vitulina richardii
Pacific Moon Jellyfish, Aurelia labiata
Pacific Sea Nettle, Chrysaora fuscescens
Pacific Tube Anemone, Pachycerianthus torreyi
Pacific White-sided Dolphin, Sagmatias obliquidens
Panamic Basket Star, Astrodictyum panamense
Panamic Cushion Star, Pentaceraster cumingi
Panamic Fan Worm, Parasabella rugosa
Panamic Slipper Lobster, Evibacus princeps
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin, Stenella attenuata
Peacock Mantis Shrimp, Hemisquilla californiensis
Pelagic Goose Barnacle, Lepas (Lepas) anerifera
Pelagic Red Crab, Grimothea planipes
Perplexing Sea Urchin, Hesperocidaris perplexa
Pink Telja Nudibranch, Samla telja
Pinkish-brown Salp, Pegea confoederata
Pinto Spiny Lobster, Panulirus inflatus
Porter’s Chromodorid, Felimare porterae
Portuguese Man-of-war, Physalia physalis
Prickly Sea Star, Paulia horrida
Purple Sea Pansy, Renilla amethystina
Pyramid Sea Star, Pharia pyramidata
Radiant Squat Lobster, Iridonida refulgens
Red Epizoanthid, Epizoanthus Sp.
Red Heart Urchin, Meoma ventricosa grandis
Red Sea Fan, Pacifigorgonia Sp.
Red Sea Plume, Asparagopsis taxiformis
Rickett’s Lined Sea Hare, Stylocheilus rickettsi
Ridged Cowry Mollusk and Shell, Cyphoma emarginatum
Ringed Brittle Star, Ophionereis annulata
Rock Slipper Lobster, Scyllarides astori
Rose Coral, Manicina areolata
Rough-toothed Dolphin, Steno bredanensis
Ruby Brittle Star, Ophioderma rubicundum
San Diego Aglaophenia, Aglaophenia diegensis
San Diego Dorid, Diaulula sandiegensis
Sea-clown Nudibranch, Triopha catalinae
Sedna, Chromolaichma sedna
Sharp-point Fish Clinger, Nerocila acuminata
Shoal Grass, Halodule wrightii
Short-finned Pilot Whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus
Slate Pencil Urchin, Eucidaris thouarsii
Slimy Slug, Tambja abdere
Small-holed Sand Dollar, Encope micropora
Smooth Flower Coral, Eusmilia fastigiata
Southern Sea Palm, Eisenia arborea
Spanish Shawl, Flabellinopsis iodinea
Speckled Flatworm, Pseudobiceros bajae
Spiny Basket Sea Star, Astrocaneum spinosum
Spiny Sand Star, Astropecten armatus
Spiny Sea Star, Amphiaster insignis
Staghorn Coral, Acropora cervicornis
Staghorn Hydrocoral, Janaria mirabilis
Stelloides Sea Anemone, Isoaulactinia stelloides
Stovepipe Sponge, Aplysina archeri
Strawberry Anemone, Corynactis californica
Striped Goose Barnacle, Conchoderma virgatum
Striped Nudibranch, Armina californica
Sulfur Sea Cucumber, Holothuria (Selenkothuria) lubrica
Sun Anemone, Stichodactyla helianthus
Sunburst Anemone, Anthopleura sola
Sunflower Star, Pycnopodia helianthoides
Sweet Potato Sea Cucumber, Caudina arenicola
Tamarask Sea Star, Linckia columbiae
Tan Sea Star, Phataria unifascialis
Target Rock Shrimp, Sicyonia penicillata
Texotli Blue Sponge, Amphimedon texotli
Thin-spined Sea Star, Echinaster (Othilia) tenuispina
Three-lined Aeolid, Coryphella trilineata
Tiburon Mantis Shrimp, Squilla tiburonensis
Torrey’s Surfgrass, Phyllospadix torreyi
Twin-sailed Salp, Thetys vagina
Van Brunt’s Sea Urchin, Echinometra vanbrunti
Veligero Octopus, Octopus veligero
Venus Sea Fan, Gorgonia flabellum
Verrill’s Two-spot Octopus, Octopus bimaculatus
Vidler’s Simnia Mollusk and Shell, Simnia arcuata
Volcano Barnacle, Tetraclita stalactifer
Vulgaris Fish-Gill Isopod, Elthusa vulgaris
Warty Anemone, Bunodosoma californicum
Warty Sea Cucumber, Apostichopus parvimensis
West Indian Sea Egg, Tripneustes ventricosus
Western Rock Louse, Ligia occidentalis
White Epizoanthid, Epizoanthus Sp.
White Gorgonian, Leptogorgia alba
White-spotted Rose Anemone, Urticina eques
Yellow-bellied Sea Snake, Hydrophis platurus
Yellow Gorgonian, Eugorgia ampla
Yellow Sea Fan, Pacifigorgia Sp.
Yellow Umbrella Slug, Tylodina fungina
Zebra Worm, Baseodiscus mexicanus