Post on 03-Feb-2022
The following photographs are an introduction to some of the Common anemones, stars and mussels of the California intertidal zone. They were originally presented at the 2005 MARINe workshop at UC Santa Cruz. These photos are intended to accompany the “Guide to common California intertidal invertebrates: distinguishing Characteristics,” also presented at the 2005 workshop.
The slide show and guide are made available for personal use. Please contact the PISCO intertidalSWAT Team before using them for classes, workshops, or other public forums (swat@biology.ucsc.edu). For more information please see http://cbsurveys.ucsc.edu
Anemones
Anthopleura sola Anthopleura elegantissimaAnthopleura xanthogrammicaAnthopleura artemisiaUrticina felinaTealia lofotensisTealia coriacea
Photo © Haven Livingston
sola elegantissima
xanthogrammica artemisia
Anthopleura
Photo © SWAT Team
Photo © Clara Svedlund
Photo © Alison Kendall
Photo © SWAT Team
A. xanthogrammica
Photo © Alison KendallPhoto © Alison Kendall
Photo © Alison Kendall Photo © Alison Kendall
Photo © Lonhart
Tealia lofotensis
Photo © Haven Livingston
The name Telia has recently been restored from Urticina
Tealia coriaceaPhoto © Sheri Etchemendy
Photo © Sheri Etchemendy
Photo © Haven Livingston
The name Telia has recently been restored from Urticina
Urticina felina
Photo © Jan Haaga Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Photo © Jonathan Gross
The name felinarecently replacedcrassicornis
Photo © Sheri Etchemendy
Patiria miniata(juvenile)
Photo © Sheri Etchemendy
Photo © Sheri Etchemendy
The name Patiria has recently been restored from Asterina
Leptasterias spp.
Photo © George W. Robinson, California Academy of Sciences
Photo © Sheri Etchemendy
Photo © Haven Livingston
Henricia v. Leptasterias
Photo © Ben Miner
Leptasterias Henricia Leptasterias
LeptasteriasPhoto © Ben Miner
HenriciaPhoto © Ben Miner
P. ochraceus (juv) vs. Leptasterias
Photo © Eric SanfordPhoto © Sheri Etchemendy
Photo © Haven LivingstonPhoto © Alison Kendall
Photo © Alison Kendall
Pisaster giganteus
&Henricia
Photo © Heather Leslie
Photo © Sheri Etchemendy
Seastar yoga
Mytilus
Photo © Ben MinerPhoto © Ben Miner Photo © Ben Miner
galloprovincialis trossuluscalifornianuss