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Home » Belted Sandfish » Galleries

Species Galleries - Pacific NW Invertebrates and Algae

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.

Leafy Hornmouth

Giant Pacific Octopus

Giant Pacific Octopus

Reddish brown coloration can vary with background. 8 suction cup-filled arms are 3-5 times the length of the body. Look for a pile of discarded shells to find the opening to a den.

Yellow Margin Dorid Complex

Flat body with a small, rounded tuft of gills at the back of the body. (Similar sp. Hudson’s yellow margin dorid is found only shallow subtidal depths and has larger sensory organs in the front.)

White-lined Dirona

White-lined Dirona

Flattened and pointed gills. Background color is a translucent grayish white, salmon, or purple.
Opalescent Nudibranch

Opalescent Nudibranch

Small nudibranch with many evenly spaced, slender gills. Vague blue line follows the edges of the foot and down the center of the back. Very small.
Giant Nudibranch

Giant Nudibranch

Numerous paired, branching gills along its back. Color is highly variable, ranging from white to gray, orange or pink. Feathery cerata are often tipped with orange, yellow, or purple. Large.

Red Sea Urchin

Red to purple-black. Abundant, long sharp spines.

Green Sea Urchin

Green Sea Urchin

Browish-green external covering. Dark tube feet are present around the entire body.
Eccentric Sand Dollar

Eccentric Sand Dollar

Lavender-gray, red-brown to purple coloration. 5 petal-shaped loops of tube feet on the dorsal surface. Found in soft sediment, standing on end.

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