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Kelp Forest List, Alphabetical

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Abietinaria
Acanthodoris brunnea
Acanthancora cyanocrypta
Acarnus erithacus
Acmaea mitra
Acromegalomma sp.

Aegires albopunctatus
Aeolidia papillosa
Aequorea
Aglaophenia
Amphimedon trindanea
Amphiura arcystata
Anarrhichthys ocellatus
Antho karykina
Antho lambei
Antho lithophoenix
Anthopleura artemisia
Anthopleura sola
Anthopleura xanthogrammica
Aphrodita japonica
Aplidium californicum
Aplidium solidum
Aplidium sp.
Aplysia californica

Arenicolid
Ascidia ceratodes
Astrangia lajollaensis
Astropecten verrilli
Aurelia labiata
Balanophyllia elegans
Balanus crenatus
Balanus nubilus
Bispira sp.
Boltenia villosa
Bossiella spp.
Botryllus schlosseri
Botryocladia pseudodichotoma
Bowerbankia
Brachyistius frenatus
Bugula californica
Bugula neritina
Cadlina luteomarginata
Cadlina flavomaculata
Caesia fossatus
Callianax biplicata
Calliarthron spp.
Calliostoma annulatum
Calliostoma canaliculatum
Calliostoma gloriosum
Calliostoma ligatum
Calliostoma tricolor
Callophyllis flabellulata
Callophyllis spp.
Cancer productus
caprellids
Cebidichthys violaceus
Cellaria mandibulata
Celleporaria brunnea
Celleporella hyalina
Celleporella sp.
Celleporina robertsoniae
Ceratostoma foliatum
Chaceia ovoidea
Chlamydoconcha orcutti
Chlamys hastata
Chondracanthus corymbiferus
Chone mollis
Chromis punctipinnis
Chrysaora colorata
Chrysaora fuscescens
Ciona savignyi
Cirriformia spirabrancha
Citharichthys stigmaeus
Clathria pseudonapya
Clathria spp.
Clavelina huntsmani
Cliona californiana
Cnemidocarpa finmarkiensis
Coilodesme californica
Coleopora gigantea
Conus californicus
Corella willmeriana
Corynactis californica
Costaria costata
Craniella arb
Crassadoma gigantea
Crisia spp.
Cryptochiton stelleri
Cryptolithodes sitchensis
Cryptopleura ruprechtiana
Cryptopleura spp.
Cucumaria miniata
Cucumaria piperata
Cystodytes lobatus
Dendraster excentricus
Dendronotus albus
Dendronotus iris
Dermasterias imbricata
Desmarestia foliacea
Desmarestia ligulata
Desmarestia munda
Diaperoforma californica
Diaulula sandiegensis
Dictyoneuropsis reticulata
Dictyoneurum californicum
Didemnum carnulentum
Didemnum sp.
Diodora aspera
Diopatra ornata
Diplosoma listerianum
Dirona albolineata
Distaplia occidentalis
Distaplia smithi
Dodecaceria concharum
Dodecaceria fewkesi
Doriopsilla albopunctata
Doris montereyensis
Doris odhneri
Doryteuthis opalescens
Egregia menziesii
Eisenia arborea
Embiotoca jacksoni
Embiotoca lateralis
encrusting corallines
Enhydra lutris
Epiactis prolifera
Epizoanthus scotinus
Erythrophyllum delesserioides
Eudistoma molle
Eudistoma psammion
Eudistoma ritteri
Eudistylia polmorpha
Eudistylia sp.
Euherdmania claviformis
Eupentacta quinquesemita
Eurylepta californica
Eurystomella bilabiata
Fauchea laciniata
Felimida macfarlandi
filamentous reds
Flabellina iodinea
Fryeella gardneri
gammarids
Garnotia adunca
Garveia annulata
Gastroclonium subarticulatum
Gelidium robustum
Gibbonsia spp.
Girella nigricans
Gymnogongrus chiton
Halcampa decemtentaculata
Halichondria panicea
Haliclona enamela
Haliclystus sp
Haliotis rufescens
Haliotis walallensis
Halocynthia igaboja
Henricia leviuscula
Hermissenda crassicornis
Hermissenda opalescens
Heterocrypta occidentalis
Hexagrammos decagrammus
Hima mendica
Hippoporina insculpta
Hydractinia milleri
Hypsurus caryi
Hypsypops rubicundus
Idotea resecata
juvenile rockfish
Kelletia kelletii
Lagenicella punctulata
Laminaria setchellii
Lepidozona mertensii
Leptasterias
Leptogorgia chilensis
Leucandra heathi
Leucilla nuttingi
Leucosolenia eleanor
Leukoma staminea
Limacia cockerelli
Loxorhynchus crispatus
Loxorhynchus grandis
Luidia foliolata
Lytechinus pictus
Macrocystis pyrifera
Medialuna californiensis
Mediaster aequalis
Megabalanus californicus
Megasurcula carpenteriana
Megathura crenulata
Melibe leonina
Membranipora fusca
Membranipora serrilamella
Menesiniella aquila
Mesocentrotus franciscanus
Metacarcinus gracilis
Metandrocarpa taylori
Metridium farcimen
Microcladia coulteri
Mirounga angustirostris
Mitra idae
Mopalia ciliata
Mycale adhaerens
Mycale psila
Myliobatus californica
Mytilimeria nuttallii
Myxicola sp.
Nautichthys oculofasciatus
Navanax inermis
Neobernaya spadicea
Neopetrosia problematica
Nereocystis luetkeana
Neverita lewisii
Obelia
Octopus rubescens
Okenia rosacea
Ophiodon elongatus
Oxydromus pugettensis
Ophioplocus esmarki
Ophiopteris papillosa
Ophiothrix spiculata
Orthasterias koehleri
Orthonopias triacis
Orthopyxis
Oxyjulis californica
Oxylebius pictus
Pachycerianthus fimbriatus
Paguristes ulreyi
Pagurus armatus
Pagurus hemphilli
Pandalus danae
Paracyathus stearnsi
Paralabrax clathratus
Paralicthys californicus
Parapholas californica
Parastichopus californicus
Parastichopus parvimensis
Patiria miniata
Peltodoris nobilis
Perophora annectens
Petaloconchus montereyensis
Phacellophora camtschatica
Pherusella brevituba
Phidiana hiltoni
Phidolopora pacifica
Phoca vitulina richardii
Phragmatopoma californica
Phyllochaetopterus     
Phyllolithodes papillosus
Pinauay marina
Pisaster brevispinus
Pisaster giganteus
Pista elongata
Placiphorella velata
Pleuroncodes planipe
Pleurophychus gardneri
Plocamium pacificum
Plumularia
Pododesmus macrochisma
Polyclinum planum
Polymastia pachymastia
Polyorchis spp.
Pomaulax gibberosa
Poraniopsis inflata
Praxillura maculata
Prionitis lanceolata
Pseudoceros montereyensis
Pseudocnus lubricus
Pseudopusula californiana
Psolus chitonoides
Pteraster tessellatus
Pteropurpura macroptera
Pterygophora californica
Pugetia firma
Pugettia foliatus
Pugettia producta
Pugettia richii
Pycnoclavella stanleyi
Pycnopodia helianthoides
Pyura haustor
Reginella hippocrepis
Rhacochilus toxotes
Rhacochilus vacca
Rhinogobiops nicholsii
Rhodymenia californica
Rhodymenia pacifica
Rictaxis punctocaelatus
Ritterella pulchra
Ritterella rubra
Romaleon antennarium
Romaleon jordani
Rostanga pulchra
Sabellaria cementarium
Salmacina tribranchiata
Sarcodiotheca gaudichaudii
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
Scrupocellaria californica
Scyra acutifrons
Sebastes atrovirens
Sebastes auriculatus
Sebastes carnatus
Sebastes caurinus
Sebastes chrysomelas
Sebastes flavidus
Sebastes melanops
Sebastes miniatus
Sebastes mystinus
Sebastes nebulosus
Sebastes pinniger
Sebastes serranoides
Sebastes serriceps
Semicossyphus pulcher
Serpula columbiana
Serpulorbis squamigerus
Solaster dawsoni
spirorbids
Stelletta clarella
Stenoplax fallax
Stenoplax heathiana
Stephanocystis osmundacea
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Styela montereyensis
Stylantheca porphyra
Stylaster californicus
Stylasterias forreri
Stylatula elongata
Synoicum parfustis
Tegula brunnea
Tegula montereyi
Tegula pulligo

Tethya californiana
Thelepus crispus
Tonicella lineata
Tonicella lokii
Tonicella undocaerulea
Torpedo californica
Trididemnum
Trididemnum opacum
Triopha catalinae
Triopha maculata
Tubulanus sexlineatus
Urticina columbiana
Urticina coriacea
Urticina crassicornis
Urticina lofotensis
Urticina piscivora
Virgularia
Watersipora subtorquata
Zalophus californianus