Slide show

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 intertidal
SWAT Team before using them for classes, workshops,
or other public forums ([email protected]). For
more information please see http://cbsurveys.ucsc.edu
UC Santa Cruz
SWAT Team
Presents:
Anemones, Stars &
Mussels
Anemones
Anthopleura sola
Anthopleura elegantissima
Anthopleura xanthogrammica
Anthopleura artemisia
Urticina felina
Tealia lofotensis
Tealia coriacea
Photo © Haven Livingston
Anthopleura
sola
Photo © SWAT Team
Photo © Alison Kendall
xanthogrammica
Photo © Clara Svedlund
elegantissima
Photo © SWAT Team
artemisia
A. elegantissima
Photo © Clara Svedlund
A. elegantissima
Photo © Haven Livingston
A. sola
Photo © Patti Halpin
Photo © Sheri Etchemendy
Photo © Sheri Etchemendy
A. sola
Photo © Haven Livingston
Photo © Clara Svedlund
A. xanthogrammica
Photo © Alison Kendall
Photo © Alison Kendall
Photo © Alison Kendall
Photo © Alison Kendall
A. elegantissima & A. xanthogrammica
A. artemisia
Photo © SWAT Team
Photo © SWAT Team
Tealia lofotensis
Photo © Lonhart
The name Telia has
recently been restored
from Urticina
Photo © Haven Livingston
Photo © Sheri Etchemendy
Tealia coriacea
Photo © Haven Livingston
Photo © Sheri Etchemendy
The name Telia has recently been
restored from Urticina
Urticina felina
Photo © Jonathan Gross
The name felina
recently replaced
crassicornis
Photo © Jan Haaga Alaska Fisheries Science Center
Urticina felina
Photo © Gerald and Buff Corsi, California Academy of Sciences
Urticina felina
&
Anthopleura
xanthogrammica
Anemone yoga
Photo © Steve Fradkin
Sea Stars
Patiria miniata
Pisaster ochraceus
Leptasterias
Henricia
Photo © Alison Kendall
Patiria miniata
(juvenile)
Photo © Sheri Etchemendy
Photo © Sheri Etchemendy
The name Patiria has
recently been restored
from Asterina
Photo © Sheri Etchemendy
Pisaster ochraceus
Henricia (no name)
Photo © Darren Fong
Henricia
Photo © Steve Fradkin
Photo © Spencer Wood
Photo © Spencer Wood
Leptasterias spp.
Photo © George W. Robinson, California Academy of Sciences
Photo © Sheri Etchemendy
Photo © Haven Livingston
Leptasterias brooding behavior
Photo © Ben Miner
Photo © Ben Miner
The rare 7 arm Leptasterias
Photo © Joseph Dougherty, Society for Environmental Education
Henricia v. Leptasterias
Photo © Ben Miner
Leptasterias
Photo © Ben Miner
Leptasterias
Henricia
Leptasterias
Photo © Ben Miner
Henricia
Which one is it?
Photo © Ben Miner
P. ochraceus (juv) vs. Leptasterias
Photo © Eric Sanford
Photo © Sheri Etchemendy
Photo © Haven Livingston
Photo © Alison Kendall
Pisaster
giganteus
&
Henricia
Photo © Alison Kendall
Photo © Sheri Etchemendy
Seastar yoga
Photo © Heather Leslie
Mussels
Mytilus californianus
Mytilus galloprovincialis/
trossulus
Photo © Sheri Etchemendy
M. californianus
M. galloprovincialis/
trossulus
Photos © Robert H. Morris
M. Californianus
Photo © SWAT Team
Photo © Patti Halpin
M. galloprovincialis/trossulus
Photo © Eric Sanford
M. galloprovincialis/trossulus
Photo © Sheri Etchemendy
Mytilus
Photo © Ben Miner
californianuss
Photo © Ben Miner
galloprovincialis
Photo © Ben Miner
trossulus
Mytilus galloprovincialis
variation
Photo © Ben Miner
Mytilus californianus
Photo © Ben Miner
Mytilus trossulus
variations
Photo © Ben Miner
Sara and the enormous Mytilus
Photo © Maya George