Rocky Shore Activity How many creatures of the rocky shore you can find? You can use the field guide on the next page to help identify them.
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Aggregating anemone Brown pelican Giant green anemone Red octopus Six-rayed star Barnacle California mussel Giant kelp Red sea urchin Striped shore crab Black oystercatcher California sea otter Harbor seal Sea lemon Sunflower star Black turban snail Decorator crab Ochre star Sea palm Tidepool sculpin
1. Ro
ugh
limpe
t Lo
ttia
sca
bra
2.
Gian
t aco
rn b
arna
cle
Bal
anu
s n
ub
ilus
3.
Peri
win
kle
Lit
tori
na
spp.
4.
Rock
wee
d S
ilvet
ia c
om
pre
ssa
5.
Rock
wee
d Fu
cus
gar
dn
eri
6.
Sea
lett
uce
Ulv
a sp
p.
7.
Sea
palm
P
oste
lsia
pal
mae
form
is
8.
Barn
acle
B
alan
us
spp.
9.
Aggr
egat
ing
anem
one
An
tho
ple
ura
ele
gan
tiss
ma
10.
Stal
ked
barn
acle
P
olli
cip
es p
oly
mer
us
11.
Herm
it cr
ab
Pag
uru
s sp
p.
12.
Ochr
e st
ar
Pis
aste
r o
chra
ceu
s
13.
Slip
per
snai
l C
rep
idu
la a
du
nca
14.
Blac
k tu
rban
sna
il Te
gu
la f
un
ebra
lis
15.
Dogw
inkl
e sn
ail
Nu
cella
sp.
16.
Pean
ut w
orm
P
has
colo
som
a ag
assi
zii
17.
Six-
raye
d st
ar
Lept
aste
rias
hex
acti
s
18.
Stri
ped
shor
e cr
ab
Pac
hyg
raps
us
cras
sip
es
19.
Feat
her
boa
kelp
E
gre
gia
men
zies
ii
20.
Turk
ish
tow
el
Ch
on
dra
can
thu
s sp
p.
21.
Red
cora
lline
alg
ae
Co
ralli
na
offi
cin
alis
22.
Gian
t gre
en a
nem
one
An
tho
ple
ura
xa
nth
og
ram
mic
a
23.
Nere
id w
orm
N
erei
s sp
.
24.
Porc
elai
n cr
ab
Pet
rolis
thes
sp.
25.
Calif
orni
a m
usse
l M
ytilu
s ca
lifo
rnia
nu
s
26.
Tide
pool
scu
lpin
O
ligo
cott
us
mac
ulo
sus
27.
Crus
tose
cor
allin
e al
gae
Mel
ob
esia
med
iocr
is
28.
Oarw
eed
Lam
inar
ia s
etch
ellii
29.
Gian
t kel
p M
acro
cyst
is in
teg
rifo
lia
30.
Surf
gras
s P
hyllo
spad
ix s
pp.
31.
Deco
rato
r cr
ab
Loxo
rhyn
chu
s cr
ispa
tus
32.
Red
sea
urch
in
Str
on
gyl
oce
ntr
otu
s
fran
cisc
anu
s
33.
Purp
le s
ea u
rchi
n S
tro
ng
ylo
cen
tro
tus
p
urp
ura
tus
34.
Sunf
low
er s
tar
Pyc
no
po
dia
hel
ian
tho
ides
35.
Sea
lem
on
An
iso
do
ris
no
bili
s
36.
Red
octo
pus
Oct
op
us
rub
esce
ns
37.
Leat
her
chito
n K
ath
arin
a tu
nic
ata
38.
Prol
ifera
ting
anem
one
Ep
iact
is p
rolif
era
39.
Encr
ustin
g sp
onge
H
alic
lon
a sp
.
40. B
lack
oys
terc
atch
er
Hae
mat
op
us
bach
man
i
41.
Harb
or s
eal
Ph
oca
vit
ulin
a
42.
Calif
orni
a se
a ot
ter
En
hyd
ra lu
tris
ner
eis
43.
Brow
n pe
lican
P
elec
anu
s o
ccid
enta
lis
44.
Line
d ch
iton
Ton
icel
la li
nea
ta
45.
Nail
brus
h se
awoo
d E
nd
ocl
adia
mu
rica
ta
3
10
1
5
9
4
2
6
15
8
14
13
11
12
19
23
30
39
40
16
18
17
44
19
25
37
35
45
33
34
29
27
31
20
9
21
42
36
32
41
30
43
24
28
26
14
22
7 22
25
33
38