Estuarine, intertidal, hardpan, lagoon, eulittoral
Most lagoons in Washington state form behind sand-gravel spits and thus would not be placed into this hardpan category, which is rarely seen. No surveys have been done in such habitats.
Habitat attributes
Class ID:
59
Class name:
Estuarine, intertidal, hardpan, lagoon, eulittoral
Length:
2.0 km (in WA)
Primary substrate:
Hardpan
Secondary substrate:
Gravel
Tertiary substrate:
Sand
Substrate stability:
Stable
Substrate key details:
Semi-solid rock, some overlying sand
Wave exposure:
Protected
Blue book classes:
[No class in 1990 publication]
Map/survey site examples:
Jarrell Cove (Case Inlet)
Fish sampling sites:
Diagnostic species:
- Petricolaria pholadiformis
- Zirfaea pilsbryi
- Boccardia proboscidea
- Balanus glandula
Species notes:
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