This page is an accompaniment to the sortable list of Bolinas Field Station specimens. Organized by phylum, this page has additional photographs of most of the organisms that can be seen in our sea tables now or have been kept in the past.
Phylum Ochrophyta
Feather Boa Kelp
Egregia menziesii
Giant Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera
Phylum Cnidaria
Aggregating Anemone
Anthopleura elegantissima
Giant Green Anemone
Anthopleura xanthogrammica
Giant Plumose Anemone
Metridium farcimen
Ostrich-plume Hydroid
Aglaophenia struthionides
Proliferating Anemone
Epiactis sp.
Short plumose anemone
Metridium senile
Strawberry Anemone
Corynactis californica
Sunburst Anemone
Anthopleura sola
Phylum Bryozoa
Kelp-encrusting Bryozoan
Membranipora membranacea
Leather Bryozoan
Flustrellidra corniculata
Phylum Mollusca
Angular Unicorn Welk
Acanthinucella spirata
Bay Mussel
Mytilus trossulus (edulis)
Black Limpet
Lottia asmi
Black Turban Snail
Tegula funebralis
Black-and-white Dorid
Acanthodoris rhodoceras
Brown Tegula
Tegula brunnea
California Shag-rug Nudibranch
Aeolida loui (papillosa)
Duncecap Limpet
Acmaea mitra
Emarginate Whelk
Nucella emarginata
Monterey Dorid
Doris montereyensis
Mossy Chiton
Mopalia muscosa
Northern Leopard Dorid
Diaulula odonoghuei
Opalescent Nudibranch
Hermissenda crassicornis
Pacific Oyster
Magallana gigas
Periwinkle
Littorina sp.
San Diego Dorid
Diaulula sandiegensis
Sandalwood Dorid
Acanthodoris lutea
Spotted Dorid
Triopha maculata
Stubby Dendronotid Nudibranch
Dendronotus subramosus
Three-lined Aeolid
Flabellina trilineata
Three-lined Aeolid Nudibranch
Coryphella trilineata
Two-spotted Keyhole Limpet
Fissurellidea bimaculata
Phylum Annelida
18-scaled Worm
Halosydna brevisetosa
Pacific Scale Worm
Arctonoe vittata
Pile Worm
Nereis vexillosa
Spiral Tube Worm
Spinorbus sp.
Phylum Arthropoda
Black and Red Encrusting Barnacle
Watersipora cucullata
Blueband Hermit Crab
Pagurus samuelis
Common Acorn Barnacle
Belanus glandula
Dungeness Crab
Metacarcinus magister
European Green Crab
Carcinus maenas
Giant Acorn Barnacle
Belanus nubilus
Gooseneck Barnacle
Pollicipes polymerus
Grainyhand Hermit Crab
Pagurus granosimanus
Maroon Hermit Crab
Pagurus hemphilli
Northern Kelp Crab
Pugettia producta
Oregon Mud Crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis
Pacific Hairy Hermit Crab
Pagurus hirsutiusculus
Pink Ghost Shrimp
Neotrypaea californensis
Purple Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus nudus
Red Rock Crab
Cancer productus
Skeleton Shrimp
Caprella sp.
Smooth-banded Shrimp
Lissocrangon stylirostris
Spot-bellied Rock Crab
Romaleon antennarium
Stearn’s Sea Spider
Pycnogonum stearnsi
Striped Shore Crab
Pachygrapsus crassipes
Thick-claw Porcelain Crab
Pachycheles rudis
Wosnesensky’s Isopod
Pentidotea wosnesenskii
Phylum Echinodermata
Bat Star
Patiria miniata
California Sea Cucumber
Apostichopus californicus
Dwarf Brittle Star
Amphipholus squamata
Eccentric Sand Dollar
Dendraster excentricus
Giant Pink Sea Star
Pisaster brevispinus
Ochre Star
Pisaster ochraceus
Orange Sea Cucumber
Cucumeria miniata
Pacific Purple Sea Urchin
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Six-rayed Sea Star
Leptasterias hexactis
Warty Sea Cucumber
Apostichopus parvimensis
Phylum Chordata
Compound Chain Tunicate
Botrylloides sp.
Compound Tunicate
Botryllus sp.
Crevice Kelpfish
Gibbonsia montereyensis
Lightbulb Tunicate
Claveline huntsmani
Pacific Transparent Sea Squirt
Ciona savignyi
Sea Squirt
Ascidia ceratoides
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