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COMMON NAME GENUS SPECIES INTRODUCTION VERIFIED
B.C. Aeolid Catriona columbiana NATIVE
Baba's Okenia Okenia plana NATIVE
Banded Polycera Polycera zosterae NATIVE
Barnacle Eating Dorid Onchidoris bilamellata NATIVE
Barrel Shell Rictaxis punctocaelatus NATIVE
Beaumont's Aeolid Cumanotus beaumonti NATIVE
Black Polycera Polycera atra NATIVE
Bloody Red Dorid Aldisa sanguinea NATIVE
California Arminid Armina californica NATIVE
California Sea Hare Aplysia californica NATIVE
Cedar-Scented Dorid Acanthodoris brunnea NATIVE
Chan's Dorid Hallaxa chani NATIVE
Clown Nudibranch Triopha catalinae NATIVE
Cockerells Dorid Laila cockerelli NATIVE
Colored Dendronotid Dendronotus diversicolor NATIVE
Columbia Doto Doto columbiana NATIVE
Correa's Aeolid Precuthona divae NATIVE
Crimson Dorid Rostanga maculata NATIVE
Diomede's Aglajid Melanochlamys diomedea NATIVE
Diomedes Tritan Tritonia diomedea NATIVE
Festive Triton Tritonia festiva NATIVE
Golden Dirona Dirona ahrantia NATIVE
Golden Dorid Dendrodis fulva NATIVE
Gould's Paper Bubble Haminoea vesicula NATIVE
Graceful Aeolid Trinchesia abronia NATIVE
Green Paper Bubble Haminoea virescens NATIVE
Hancocks Nudibranch Hancockia californica NATIVE
Heath's Dorid Discodoris heathi NATIVE
Hedgpeth's Polycera Polycera hedgpethi NATIVE
Hedgpeth's Sea Hare Elysia hedgpethi NATIVE
Hooked Barrel-Bubble Cylichnella harpa NATIVE
Hopkin's Rose Hopkinsia rosacea NATIVE
Hudson's Dorid Acanthodoris hudsoni NATIVE
Laguna's Aeolid Trinchesias lagunae NATIVE
Leafy Dendronotid Dendronotus fronosus NATIVE
Manaimo Dorid Acanthodis nanaimoenis NATIVE
Misakis Aeolid Eubranchus misakiensis NATIVE
Modest Alderia Alderia modesta NATIVE
Modest Cadlina Cadlina modesta NATIVE
Monterey Dorid Archidoris montereyensis NATIVE
Muricate Dorid Onchidoris muricata NATIVE
Naked Ear Aeolid Catriona gymnota NATIVE
Olive Aeolid Eubranchus olivaceus NATIVE
Olive's Aeolid Spurilla oliviae NATIVE
Orange Doto Doto amyra NATIVE
Pacific Ancula Ancula pacifica NATIVE
Pacific Corambe Corambe pacifica NATIVE
Painted Dirona Dirona picta NATIVE
Pale Aeolid Tenellia pallida NATIVE
Papillose Aeolid Aeolidia papillosa NATIVE
Pelagic Nudibranchs Fiona pinnata NATIVE
Porcupine Dorid Onchidoris hystricina NATIVE
Price's Aeolid Coryphella cooperi NATIVE
Rainbow Dendronotid Dendronotus iris NATIVE
Red Dendronotid Dendronotus rufus NATIVE
Red-Tipped Dorid Acanthodoris rhodoceras NATIVE
Ringed Dorid Diaulula sandiegensis NATIVE
Rustic Aeolid Eubranchus rustyus NATIVE
Santa Barbara Antiopella Antiopella barbarensis NATIVE
Seal Doto Doto kya NATIVE
Shiny Aeolid Trinchesia fulgers NATIVE
Slightly Branched Dendronotid Dendronotus subramosus NATIVE
Snow White Dorid Archidoris odhneri NATIVE
Spanish Shawl Flabellinopsis iodinea NATIVE
Speckled Sea Lemon Anisodoris nobilis NATIVE
Speckled Triopha Triopha maculata NATIVE
Spotted Aglaja Aglaju occelligera NATIVE
Steinberg's Dorid Doridella steinbergae NATIVE
Taylor's Sea Hare Phyllaplysia gibbosa NATIVE
The Angel's Okenia Okenia angelensis NATIVE
Thick-horned Aeolid Hermissenda crassicornis NATIVE
Three-colored Polycera Polycera tricolor NATIVE
Three-striped Aeolid Coryphella trilineata NATIVE
Tochni Tochuina tetraquetra NATIVE
Veined Sacoglossid Placida dendrittica NATIVE
West Coast Lady Vanessa annabella NATIVE
Western Barrel-Bubble Cylichnella culcitella NATIVE
White Dendronotid Dendronotid albus NATIVE
White-lined Dirona Dirona albolineata NATIVE
White-Spotted Sea Goddess Doriopsilla albopunctata NATIVE
Winged Sea Slug Gastropteron pacificum NATIVE
Yellow-Edged Cadlina Cadlina luteomarginata NATIVE
Yellow-headed Aeolid Trinchesia flavovulta NATIVE
Yellow-Spotted Cadlina Cadlina flavomaculata NATIVE
  Zygherpe hyaloderma    
  Xestospongia vanilla    
  Velutina velutina    
  Urticina lofotensis    
  Urticina crassicornis    
  Typosyllis aciculata    
  Tubularia crocea    
  Tubulanus sexlineatus    
  Trivia californiana    
  Trimusculus reticulatus    
  Transennella tantilla    
    toxadocialineata    
  Tonicella crispus    
  Thelepus rubescens    
  Tetraclita aurantia    
  Tethya funebralis    
  Tegula brunnea    
  Tegula gurjanovae    
  Tedania scutum    
  Tectura lofotensis    
  Tealia crassicornis    
    suberites    
  Stylantheca porphyra    
  Strongylocentrotus purpuratus    
  Strongylocentrotus franciscanus    
  Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis    
  Stelletta clarella    
  Spongonema tomentosum    
  Spongia vermicularis    
    semibalanus    
  Semibalanus cariosus    
  Scyra acutifrons    
    scycha    
  Ritterella aeualisphonis    
  Pycnopodia helianthoides    
  Pycnogonum stearnsi    
  Pycnogonum rickettsi    
  Pycnoclayella stanleyi    
  Pugettia producta    
  Pugettia gracilis    
  Protothaca staminea    
  Porcellio americanus    
  Polycheria osborni    
  Pollicipes polymerus    
  Pododesmus cepio    
  Plocamia karykina    
  Pisaster ochraceus    
  Pisaster giganteus    
  Phyllochaetopterus prolifica    
  Phragmatopoma californica    
  Philobrya setosa    
  Phascolosoma agassizii    
  Petrolisthes cinctipes    
  Petricola carditoides    
  Petaloconchus montereyensis    
  Penitella conradi    
  Patiria miniata    
  Paranthura elegans    
  Parallorchestes ochotensis    
  Paradynoides benedicti    
    Pagurus    
  Pagurus hirsutiusculus    
  Pachygrapsus crassipes    
  Ophlitaspongia ppennata    
  Ophiothrix spiculata    
  Ophioplocus papillosa    
  Ophiopholis aculeata    
  Opalia wroblewskyi    
  Onchidella borealis    
  Oligochinus lighti    
  Oedignathus inermis    
    odostomia    
    octopus    
  Ocenebra lurida    
  Ocenebra interfossa    
  Ocenebra atropurpurea    
    obelia    
  Nymphopsis spinosissima    
  Notoacmea persona    
  Notoacmea insessa    
  Nereis guberi    
  Nassarius mendicus    
  Myxila incrustans    
  Mytilus edulis    
  Mytilus californianus    
  Mytilimeria nuttallii    
  Myriogramme variagata    
  Myriogramme spectabilis    
    Myriogramme    
  Mycale psila    
  Musculus pygmaeus    
  Mopalia muscosa    
  Mopalia cilliata    
  Modiolus carpenteri    
  Modiolus capax    
  Mitrella tuberosa    
  Milneria minima    
  Metacaprella anomala    
  Macrocystis pyrifera    
  Macrocystis integrifolia    
  Macclintockia scabra    
  Loxorhyncus crispatus    
  Lottia trangularis    
  Lottia strigatella    
  Lottia pelta    
  Lottia gigantea    
  Lottia digitalis    
  Lophopanopeus leucomanus    
  Littorophiloscia richardsonae    
    Littornia    
  Littornia sitkana    
  Littornia scutulata    
  Littorina planaxis    
  Littorina keenae    
  Lissodendoryx topsenti    
  Lissodendoryx firma    
  Limnoria algarum    
  Ligia pallasii    
  Leucosolenia eleanor    
  Leucilla nuttingi    
  Leucandria heathi    
  Leptasterias puscilla    
  Leptasterias hexactis    
  Lepidochitona dentiens    
  Lecythorhychus hilgendorfi    
  Lasaea subviridis    
  Lasaea cisula    
  Lacuna unifasciata    
  Lacuna porrecta    
  Lacuna marmorata    
  Kellia laperousii    
  Katharina tunicata    
  Ischnochiton regularis    
  Irus lamellifer    
  Idotea wosnesenskii    
  Idotea urotoma    
  Idotea stenops    
  Idotea schmitti    
  Idotea resecata    
  Idotea fewkesi    
  Ianiropsis kincaidi    
  Hymenamphiastra cyanocrypta    
    hymedesmia    
  Hyale grandicornis    
  Hipponix craniodes    
  Hinnites giganteus    
  Hiatella arctica    
  Henricia leviuscula    
  Hapalogaster cavicauda    
  Haliotis rufescens    
  Haliotis cracherodii    
    Haliclona    
  Haliclona permollis    
    Haliclona (purple)    
    Haliclona (gold)    
    Haliclona (biege, gold)    
    Haliclona (biege)    
    Halichondria    
  Halichondria panicea    
  Granulina margaritula    
  Geodia mesotriaence    
  Flustrellidra corniculata    
  Fabia subuadrata    
  Exosphaeroma inornata    
  Eurystomella bilabiata    
  Epitonium tinctum    
  Epiactis prolifera    
  Entodesma saxicola    
  Elasmopus serricatus    
  Discurria scutum    
  Diplodonta orbella    
  Didemnum carnulentum    
  Diaphana californica    
  Dermasterias imbricata    
  Cystodytes lobatus    
  Cymakra aspera    
  Cucumaria pseudocurata    
  Cucumaria curata    
  Cryptomya californica    
  Cryptochiton stelleri    
  Crepipatella lingulata    
  Crepidula perforans    
  Crepidula nummaria    
  Crepidula adunca    
  Corynactis californica    
  Corolla spectabilis    
  Collisella limantula    
    clathria    
  Cirolana harfordi    
  Chama arcana    
  Cerithiopis carpenteri    
  Ceratostoma foliatum    
  Ceramium pacificum    
  Ceramium gardneri    
  Ceramium eatonianum    
    Ceramiella    
  Centroceras clavulatum    
  Caprella californica    
  Cancer productus    
  Cancer magister    
  Cancer antennarius    
  Callistoma ligatum    
  Calliostoma canaliculatum    
  Cadlina modesta    
  Bittium purpureum    
  Bittium eschrichtii    
  Barleeia subtenuis    
  Barleeia haliotiphila    
  Barentsia benedeni    
  Baptodoris mimetica    
  Balcis thersites    
    Balanus    
  Balanus nubilus    
  Balanus glandula    
  Balanus cariosus    
  Balanophyliia elegans    
  Axocielita originalis    
  Aurelia aurita    
  Archidistoma ritteri    
  Arabella iricolor    
  Aplysilla polyraphis    
  Aplysilla glacialis    
  Aplidium californicum    
  Anthopleura xanthogrammica    
  Anthopleura elegantissima    
  Antho lithophoenix    
  Anatanais normani    
  Anaata spongigartina    
  Amphissa versicolor    
  Amphissa columbiana    
  Amphipholis squamata    
  Amphiodia occidentalis    
  Ammotheca hilgendorfi    
  Alpheus dentipes    
  Allorchestes anceps    
  Alia carinata    
  Aglaophenia latrirostris    
  Acmaea mitra    
  Aclis shepardiana    
  Achelia spinoseta    
  Achelia nudiscula    
  Achelia chelata    
  Acarnus erithacus    
    acanthomysis    
    abietinaria    

WHAT WE MEAN BY VERIFIED - Flora and fauna that have been "verified" are ones that have been seen or noted by one of the scientists, educators, or naturalists here at the Academy.
WHO DID THE RESEARCH? - This project was researched, compiled and the results made into this web site by Academy High School Interns Erica Bestpitch and Evan Saint-Pierre under the supervision of the librarians in the Biodiversity Resource Center using Academy Library resources. Additional help and information was contributed by Fernando Pico and the Academy High School Interns involved in the CAS SF Bay: 2K project.

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