Marine Subtidal Rock and Boulders: Low Energy, Deep

Diagnostic Species

The glass sponges Aphrocallistes vastus and Rhabdocalyptus dawsoni, the serpulid polychaete Protula pacifica, the galatheid crab Munida quadrispina, the sponge Geodia sp.

Common Associates

The anemone Urticina piscivora, the cup coral Balanophyllia elegans, the zoanthid Epizoanthus scotinus, the sea cucumbers Parastichopus spp. and Eupentacta spp., the ascidians Halocynthia spp, the seastar Mediaster aequalis, and longfin sculpin, gobies, and widow, quillback, and copper rockfish.

Sites Surveyed

Barkley Sound, British Columbia.

Source

R. Shimek unpubl. data.