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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(Pinnixia faba) -
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(Pinnixia schmitti/occidentalis) -
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(Pinnixia schmitti/occidentalis) -
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(Pinnixia tubicola) -
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(Pinnixia tubicola) -
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(Pinnotheridae) -
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(Pinnotheridae) -
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(Pionosyllis gigantea) -
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(Pionosyllis gigantea) -
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(Pionosyllis magnifica) -
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(Pionosyllis magnifica) -
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(Pionosyllis sp) -
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(Pionosyllis sp) -
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(Pisaster sp) -
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(Pisaster sp) -
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(Pisione sp) -
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(Pisione sp) -
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(Pista agassizi) -
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(Pista agassizi) -
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(Pista brevibranchiata) -
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(Pista brevibranchiata) -
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(Pista elongata) -
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(Pista elongata) -
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(Pista estevanica) -
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(Pista estevanica) -
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(Pista moorei) -
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(Pista moorei) -
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(Pista pacifica) -
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(Pista pacifica) -
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(Pista sp) -
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(Pista sp) -
[no common name]
(Pista wui) -
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(Pista wui) -
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(Platyhelminthes) -
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(Platyhelminthes) -
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(Platynereis bicanaliculata) -
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(Platynereis bicanaliculata) -
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(Platyodon sp) -
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(Platyodon sp) -
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(Platysiphonia clevelandii) -
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(Platysiphonia clevelandii) -
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(Platysiphonia decumbens) -
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(Platysiphonia decumbens) -
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(Pleonosporium kobayashii) -
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(Pleonosporium kobayashii) -
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(Pleonosporium squarrulosum) -
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(Pleonosporium squarrulosum) -
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(Pleurogonium rubicundum) -
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(Pleurogonium rubicundum) -
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(Pleurogonium sp) -
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(Pleurogonium sp) -
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(Pleuronectidae) -
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(Pleurophycus gardneri) -
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(Pleurophycus gardneri) -
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(Pleusirus secorrus) -
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(Pleusirus secorrus) -
[no common name]
(Pleustidae) -
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(Pleustidae) -
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(Pleusymtes sp) -
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(Pleusymtes sp) -
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(Pleusymtes sp A) -
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(Pleusymtes sp A) -
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(Pleusymtes subglaber) -
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(Pleusymtes subglaber) -
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(Plocamiocolax pulvinata) -
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(Plocamiocolax pulvinata) -
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(Plocamium cartilagineum subsp. pacificum) -
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(Plocamium cartilagineum subsp. pacificum) -
[no common name]
(Plocamium oregonum) -
[no common name]
(Plocamium oregonum) -
[no common name]
(Plocamium violaceum) -
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(Plocamium violaceum) -
[no common name]
(Plumularia setacea) -
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(Plumularia setacea) -
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(Plumularia sp) -
[no common name]
(Plumularia sp) -
[no common name]
(Pneophyllu zostericola) -
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(Pneophyllu zostericola) -
[no common name]
(Podarke pugettensis) -
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(Podarke pugettensis) -
[no common name]
(Podarkeopsis glabrus) -
[no common name]
(Podarkeopsis glabrus) -
[no common name]
(Podarkeopsis perkinsi) -
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(Podarkeopsis perkinsi) -
[no common name]
(Podoceridae) -
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(Podoceridae) -
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(Podocerus cristatus) -
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(Podocerus cristatus) -
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(Podocerus sp) -
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(Podocerus sp) -
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(Podocopa) -
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(Podocopa) -
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(Podocopida) -
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(Podocopida) -
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(Pododesmus cepio) -
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(Pododesmus cepio) -
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(Poecilosclerida) -
[no common name]
(Poecilosclerida) -
[no common name]
(Poecilostomatoida) -
[no common name]
(Poecilostomatoida)
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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