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Home » Belted Sandfish » Galleries

Species Galleries - Pacific NW Invertebrates and Algae

Fringed Tube Worm

Fringed Tube Worm

Dark brown to green or black body. Can form clusters up to 1 m across.
Feather Duster Worm (E. polymorpha)

Feather Duster Worm

Larger, tube-dwelling worm. Often aggregates in clumps. Protected by long, soft, grayish, parchment-like tubes.

Shiny Orange Sea Squirt

Smooth opaque tunic with a squat, roundish body. Usually orange or red.

Orange Social Ascidian

Orange Social Ascidian

Form mat-like colonies in areas of current.
Chimney Sponge

Chimney Sponge

Often looks fuzzy due to sedimentation. Found hanging on deep rock walls and reefs or standing on rocks.

Rock Scallop

Round, thick shell. One of the largest scallops in the world. An orange mantle with sensory tentacles and blue eyes fringes the shell. Permanently attached to substrate, does not detach and swim around.

Northern Abalone

Northern Abalone

Shell is mottled greenish and reddish brown with areas of white or blue. Radial ridges span over a spiral sculpture. Only abalone in Pacific Northwest.
Gumboot Chiton

Gumboot Chiton

Oval-elongated. Yellow underside with large, broad foot.
Oregon Triton

Oregon Triton

Large, brown shell with 6 whorls.
Lewis's Moonsnail

Lewis's Moonsnail

Large, round creamy-colored or pinkish shell. Soft body is translucent brown or gray. Only found in soft sediment. Lays eggs in a clay-like, round mass.

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