Custom Species Lists
The invertebrate list comprises taxa found in the intertidal zone in Puget Sound that are either identified from the field (macroscopic, surface-dwelling animals) or from sediment samples returned to the lab. Field-identified organisms are limited in their taxonomic detail, and thus some are identified only to phylum (e.g. Nemertea, Bryozoa) or to family (e.g. some Majid crabs). Most of the taxonomic names follow Kozloff's keys to the invertebrates, and many of these need updating. The list includes species from all intertidal habitats (mud, sand, cobble, rock) but is certainly not exhaustive, especially for sparse organisms (e.g., nudibranchs, some seastars). Fishes are not included.
This list is courtesy of Megan Dethier at the Friday Harbor Laboratories.
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(Capitella capitata) -
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(Capitella capitata Cmplx) -
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(Capitella capitata Cmplx) -
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(Capitella teleta) -
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(Capitella teleta) -
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(Capitellidae) -
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(Capitellidae) -
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(Caprella anomala) -
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(Caprella anomala) -
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(Caprella californica) -
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(Caprella californica) -
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(Caprella equilibra) -
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(Caprella equilibra) -
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(Caprella ferrea) -
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(Caprella ferrea) -
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(Caprella irregularis) -
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(Caprella irregularis) -
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(Caprella kennerlyi) -
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(Caprella kennerlyi) -
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(Caprella laeviuscula) -
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(Caprella laeviuscula) -
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(Caprella mendax) -
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(Caprella mendax) -
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(Caprella sp) -
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(Caprella sp) -
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(Caprella striata) -
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(Caprella striata) -
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(Caprellidae) -
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(Caprellidae) -
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(Caprelloidea) -
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(Caprelloidea) -
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(Cardiidae) -
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(Cardiliidae) -
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(Cardiliidae) -
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(Cardiomya pectinata) -
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(Cardiomya pectinata) -
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(Cardiomya planetica) -
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(Cardiomya planetica) -
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(Cardiomya sp) -
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(Cardiomya sp) -
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(Caridea) -
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(Caridea) -
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(Carinoma mutabilis) -
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(Carinoma mutabilis) -
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(Carinoma sp) -
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(Carinoma sp) -
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(Carinomella lactea) -
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(Carinomella lactea) -
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(Caulibugula californica) -
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(Caulibugula californica) -
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(Caulibugula ciliata) -
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(Caulibugula ciliata) -
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(Caulibugula occidentalis) -
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(Caulibugula occidentalis) -
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(Caulibugula sp) -
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(Caulibugula sp) -
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(Caulleriella ?pacifica) -
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(Caulleriella ?pacifica) -
[no common name]
(Caulleriella apicula) -
[no common name]
(Caulleriella apicula) -
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(Caulleriella pacifica) -
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(Caulleriella pacifica) -
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(Cecina manchurica) -
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(Cecina manchurica) -
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(Cellaria diffusa) -
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(Cellaria diffusa) -
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(Celleporella hyalina) -
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(Celleporella hyalina) -
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(Celleporella sp) -
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(Celleporella sp) -
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(Celleporina aspera) -
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(Celleporina aspera) -
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(Celleporina robertsoniae) -
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(Celleporina robertsoniae) -
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(Centropages abdominalis) -
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(Centropages abdominalis) -
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(Cephalaspidea) -
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(Cephalaspidea) -
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(Cephalophoxoides homilis) -
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(Cephalophoxoides homilis) -
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(Cercaria batillariae) -
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(Cercaria batillariae) -
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(Cerebratulus sp) -
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(Cerebratulus sp) -
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(Ceriantharia) -
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(Ceriantharia) -
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(Cerianthidae) -
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(Cerianthidae) -
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(Cerithidea sp) -
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(Cerithidea sp) -
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(Cerithiopsina signa) -
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(Cerithiopsina signa) -
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(Cerithiopsis sp) -
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(Cerithiopsis sp) -
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(Chaetoderma argenteum) -
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(Chaetoderma argenteum) -
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(Chaetoderma sp) -
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(Chaetoderma sp) -
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(Chaetodermatida)
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Search for Species
Utilizing double quotes for exact terms can narrow your search results. Ex. A common name search of Northwestern Sedge matches 'Northwestern Sedge' and 'Northwestern Showy Sedge'. Typing "Northwestern Sedge" return only 'Northwestern Sedge'.
- Abarenicola claparedi - (Rough-skinned lugworm)
- Abarenicola pacifica - (Pacific lugworm)
- Abarenicola sp.
- Abies amabilis - (Pacific Silver Fir)
- Abies concolor - (White Fir)
- Abies grandis - (Grand Fir)
- Abies lasiocarpa - (Subalpine Fir)
- Abies lasiocarpa var. lasiocarpa - (Subalpine Fir)
- Abies procera - (Noble Fir)
- Abietinaria sp
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External links
- BirdWeb
- Burke Museum
- Native plant list (King County)
- Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program
- USGS: Nonindigenous Aquatic Species in Puget Sound
- Washington Herp Atlas
- Washington Invasive Species Council
- Washington Natural Heritage Program
- Washington Natural Heritage Program species lists
- World Register of Marine Species