Species of the Puget Sound and Salish Sea regions
Explore the plants and animals within the Puget Sound and Salish Sea watersheds using the species lists available on this page (in the left margin of a desktop browser or toward the bottom of a smartphone browser). You can also query species directly using the search box below, although results will not be available for every species in the region. The search box only searches our available species lists, which we will continue to update. In some cases, species accounts are provided by the Encyclopedia of Life and NatureServe, as well as regional sources where available.
- Macrochaeta pege
- Macrocystis integrifolia
- Macrocystis pyrifera- (Giant Kelp)
- Macromia magnifica- (Western River Cruiser)
- Mactridae
- Mactromeris polynyma
- Madia citriodora- (Lemon-scent Tarweed)
- Madia elegans- (Showy Tarweed)
- Madia elegans ssp. elegans- (Showy Tarweed)
- Madia exigua- (Little Tarweed)
- Madia glomerata- (Mountain Tarweed)
- Madia gracilis- (Grassy Tarweed)
- Madia madioides- (Woodland Tarweed)
- Madia minima- (Small-head Tarweed)
- Madia sativa- (Chilean Tarweed)
- Maera danae
- Maera sp
- Magelona berkeleyi
- Magelona hobsonae
- Magelona longicornis
- Magelona sacculata
- Magelona sp
- Magelonidae
- Magnipelta mycophaga- (Magnum Mantleslug)
- Mahonia aquifolium- (Piper's Oregon-grape)
- Mahonia nervosa- (Longleaf Oregon-grape)
- Mahonia nervosa var. nervosa- (Dwarf Oregon-grape)
- Mahonia repens- (Creeping Oregon-grape)
- Maianthemum dilatatum- (False Lily-of-the-valley)
- Maianthemum racemosum- (Solomon's-plume)
- Maianthemum racemosum ssp. amplexicaule- (Solomon's-plume)
- Maianthemum stellatum- (Starflower Solomon's-plume)
- Majid (spider) crab
- Majidae
- Malacoceros glutaeus
- Malacocottus kincaidi- (Blackfin Sculpin)
- Maldane sarsi
- Maldane sp
- Maldanella robusta
- Maldanella sp
- Maldanidae
- Maldaninae
- Malenka californica- (California Forestfly)
- Malenka cornuta- (Horned Forestfly)
- Malenka flexura- (Twisted Forestfly)
- Malenka perplexa- (Coast Forestfly)
- Malenka tina- (Tiny Forestfly)
- Malenka wenatchee- (Wenatchee Forestfly)
- Mallotus villosus- (Capelin)
- Malmgreniella bansei
