Marine Life (195) – Alphabetical Index by Genus and Species
Acropora cervicornis, Staghorn Coral
Alpheus lottini, Coral Pistol Shrimp
Amphimedon texotli, Texotli Blue Sponge
Acanthaster planci, Crown-of-Thorns
Agassizia scrobiculata, Grooved Heart Urchin
Anthopleura sola, Sunburst Anemone
Antipathes galapagenis, Galapagos Black Coral
Aphrodita japonica, Japonica Sea Mouse
Aphrodita mexicana, Mexican Aphrodita Worm
Aplysia californica, California Sea Hare
Apostichopus californicus, California Sea Cucumber
Apostichopus parvimensis, Warty Sea Cucumber
Arenicola glasselli, Glassell’s Lugworm
Armina californica, Striped Nudibranch
Asteropsis carinifera, Keeled Sea Star
Astrocaneum spinosum, Spiny Basket Star
Astrodictyum panamense, Panamic Basket Star
Astropecten armatus, Spiny Sand Star
Astropecten fragilis, Fragile Sand Star
Astropecten peruvianus, Peruvian Sand Star
Astropyga pulvinata, Cushion Sea Urchin
Aurelia labiate, Pacific Moon Jellyfish
Balaenoptera musculus, Blue Whale
Baptodoris mimetica, Mimic Dorid
Baseodiscus mexicanus, Zebra Worm
Berthelina ilisima, Orange Blob
Brissus obesus, Obese Heart Urchin
Calocarides quinqueseriatus, Keeled Mud Lobster
Caretta caretta, Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Caudina arenicola, Sweet Potato Sea Cucumber
Centrostephanus coronatus, Crowned Sea Urchin
Chelonia mydas, Green Sea Turtle
Chelonia mydas agassizii, Pacific Black Sea Turtle
Chromolaichma dalli, Dall’s Chromodorid
Chrysaora fuscescens, Pacific Sea Nettle
Cirolana harfordi, Harford’s Isopod
Clypeaster europacificus, Europacific Sea Biscuit
Clypeaster Sp., Sea Biscuit
Conchoderma virgatum, Striped Goose Barnacle
Condylactis gigantea, Giant Caribbean Sea Anemone
Corynactus californica, Stawberry Anemone
Coryphellina marcusorum, Marcus’ Aeolid
Dendraster excentricus, Eccentric Sand Dollar
Dendronotus iris, Giant Nudibranch
Dermasterias imbricata, Leather Star
Dianulula sandiegensis, San Diego Dorid
Dichocoenia stokesi, Elliptical Star Coral
Dolabella auricularia, Blunt End Sea Hare
Doryteuthis opalscens, Market Squid
Dosidicus gigas, Humboldt Squid
Echinaster tenuispina, Thin-spined Sea Star
Echinometra vanbrunti, Van Brunt’s Sea Urchin
Eisenia arborea, Southern Sea Palm
Elthusa vulgaris, Vulgarus Fish-gill Isopod
Elysia diomedea, Mexican Dancer
Encope grandis, Large-holed Sand Dollar
Encope micropore, Small-holed Sand Dollar
Epizoanthus Sp., Red Epizoanthid
Epizoanthus Sp., White Epizoanthid
Eretmochelys imbricata, Hawksbill Turtle
Eschrichtius robustus, Gray Whale
Eucidaris thouarsii, Slate Pencil Urchin
Eucidaris tribuloides, Caribbean Slate Pencil Urchin
Eugorgia ampla, Yellow Gorgonian
Eugorgia aurantica, Bumpy Orange Gorgonian
Euphausia pacifica, North Pacific Krill
Eurythoe complanata, Gulf Fireworm
Evibacus princeps, Panamic Slipper Lobster
Felimare agassizii, Agassiz’s Nudibranch
Felimare californiensis, California Chromodorid
Felimida macfarlandi, MacFarland’s Chromodorid
Felimida norrisi, Norris’ Chromodorid
Felimida porterae, Porter’s Chromodorid
Flabellina telja, Pink Telja Nudibranch
Flabellinopsis iodinea, Spanish Shawl
Globicephalus macrorhynchus, Short-finned Pilot Whale
Glossodoris sedna, Sedna
Gnathophyllum panamense, Cortez Barrel Shrimp
Grimpoteuthis Spp., Dumbo Octopus
Halophila decipiens, Clover Grass
Halodule wrightii, Shoal Grass
Heliaster kubiniji, Gulf Sun Star
Hemisquilla californiensis, Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Hesperocidaris perplexa, Perplexing Sea Urchin
Holothuria impatient, Impatient Sea Cucumber
Holothuria pardalis, Leopard Sea Cucumber
Hydrophis platurus, Yellow-bellied Sea Snake
Hylocelis californica, California Flatworm
Iasis cylindrica, Cylindrica Salp
Iradonida refulgens, Radiant Squat Lobster
Isoaulactinia stelloides, Stelloides Sea Anemone
Isostichopus fuscus, Brown Sea Cucumber
Janaria mirabilis, Staghorn Hydrocoral
Largenorhynchus obliquidens, Pacific White-sided Dolphin
Lepas anerifera, Pelagic Goose Barnacle
Leptagorgia alba, White Gorgonian
Ligia occidentalis, Western Rock Louse
Linckia columbiae, Tamarisk Sea Star
Luidia columbia, Luidia Columbia Sea Star
Luidia senegalensis, Nine-armed Sea Star
Lysiosquilla manningi, Manning Striped Mantis Shrimp
Macrobrachium tenellum, Long-armed River Prawn
Manicina areolata, Rose Coral
Megabalanus californicus, California Acorn Barnacle
Megaptera novaeangliae, Humpback Whale
Mellita quinquiesperforata, Five-hole Sand Dollar
Mesoplodon densirostris, Blainville’s Beaked Whale
Mithrodia bradleyi, Bradley’s Sea Star
Muricae californica, California Golden Gorgonian
Muricae fruticose, Brown Gorgonian
Muricae Sp., White Gorgonian
Navanax inermis, Navanax
Neogonodactylus oerstedii, Langosta Mantis Shrimp
Neotrypaea californiensis, Bay Ghost Shrimp
Nerocila acuminata, Sharp-point Fish Clinger
Nidorellia armata, Chocolate Chip Sea Star
Octopus bimaculates, Verrill’s Two-spot Octopus
Octopus hubbsorum, Hubb’s Octopus
Octopus rubescens, Eastern Pacific Red Octopus
Octopus veligero, Veligero Octopus
Ophiocoma aethiops, Black Spiny Brittle Star
Ophiocoma alexandri, Banded Brittle Star
Ophionereis annulata, Ringed Brittle Star
Ophioderma variegatum, Multi-colored Brittle Star
Ophiothrix rudis, Rudis Brittle Star
Orcinus orca, Killer Whale
Orienthella trilineata, Three-lined Aeolid
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus, Pacific Tube Anemone
Pacifigorgia Sp., Brown Sea Fan
Pacifigorgonia, Sp., Red Sea Fan
Pacifigorgia sp., Yellow Sea Fan
Palythoa ignota, Colonial Zoanthid
Panulirus gracilis, Green Spiny Lobster
Panulirus interruptus, California Spiny Lobster
Panulirus inflatus, Pinto Spiny Lobster
Parasabella rugosa, Panamic Fan Worm
Parasquilla similis, Brown Mantis Shrimp
Paroctopus digueti, Diguet’s Octopus
Patiria miniata, Bat Star
Paulia horrida, Prickly Sea Star
Pegea confoederata, Pinkish Brown Salp
Penaeus californiensis, Brown Shrimp
Penaeus stylirostris, Blue Shrimp
Pentaceraster cumingi, Panamic Cushion Star
Phacellophora camtschatica, Fried-egg Jellyfish
Pharia pyramidata, Pyramid Sea Star
Phataria unifascialis, Tan Sea Star
Phidiana lascrucensis, Las Cruces Acolid
Phoca vitulina richardii, Pacific Harbor Seal
Phocoenoides dalli, Dall’s Porpoise
Physalia physalia, Portuguese Man-of-war
Pisaster giganteus, Giant Spined Starfish
Pisaster ochraceous, Ochre Starfish
Pleurobranchus digueti, Diguet’s Warty Sea Slug
Pocillopora elegans, Cauliflower Coral
Pollicipes polymerus, Gooseneck Barnacle
Porpita porpita, Blue Button
Pseudoceros bajae, Speckled Flatworm
Pseudoceros mexicanus, Mexican Skirt Dancer
Pseudorca crassidens, False Killer Whale
Ptilosarcus undulatus, Fleshy Sea Pen
Pycnopodia helianthoides, Sunflower Star
Pyrostremma spinosum, Giant Fire Pyrosome
Renilla amethystina, Purple Sea Pansy
Sabellastarte spectabilis, Fan Worm Worth Seeing
Scyllarides astori, Rock Slipper Lobster
Selenkothuria lubrica, Sulfur Sea Cucumber
Sepioteuthis sepioidea, Caribbean Reef Squid
Sicyonia penicillata, Target Rock Shrimp
Simnia aruata, Vidler’s Simnia
Simnia avena, Chubby Simnia
Spirobranchus giganteus, Giant Christmas Tree Worm
Squilla tiburonensis, Tiburon Mantis Shrimp
Stenella attenuata, Pantropical Spotted Dolphin
Steno bredaneisis, Rough Toothed Dolphin
Stichodactyla helianthus, Sun Anemone
Stomolophus meleagris, Cannonball Jellyfish
Strongylocentrus purpuratus, Purple Urchin
Stylatula elongata, Elongate Sea Pen
Stylocheilus rickettsi, Rickett’s Lined Sea Hare
Stylocheilus striatus, Lined Sea Hare
Tambja abdere, Slimy Slug
Tethyaster canaliculatus, Channeled Sea Star
Tetraclita stalactifer, Volcano Barnacle
Thetys vagina, Twin-sailed Salp
Toxopneustes roseus, Flower Sea Urchin
Triopha catalinae, Sea-clown Nudibranch
Tripneustes ventricosus, West Indian Sea Egg
Tripneustes depressus, Low-lying Sea Urchin
Tubastraea coccinea, Orange Tubatraea
Tursiops truncatus, Common Bottlenose Dolphin
Urticina piscivore, Fish-eating Anemone
Urticina eques, White-spotted Rose Anemone
Velella velella, By-the-Wind Sailor
Zalophus californianus, California Sea Lion