Marine and Coastal Species Information System
--Invertebrates--
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Species Name
abalone, black (Haliotis cracherodii )
abalone, green (Haliotis fulgens )
abalone, red (Haliotis rufescens )
clam, California jackknife (Tagelus californianus )
clam, Manila (Venerupis japonica )
clam, Pacific geoduck (Panopea abrupta )
clam, Pacific razor (Siliqua patula )
clam, common littleneck (Prothaca staminea )
clam, pismo (Tivela stultorum )
clam, softshell (Mya arenaria )
clam, surf (Spisula solidissima )
conch, queen (Strombus gigas )
gaper Pacific (Tresus nuttallii )
gaper horseneck (Tresus capax )
mussel, California sea (Mytilus californianus )
mussel, blue (Mytilus edulis )
oyster, American (Crassostrea virginica )
oyster, Olympia (Ostrea lurida )
oyster, Pacific (Crassostrea gigas )
quahog, northern (Mercenaria mercenaria )
rangia, common (Rangia cuneata)
scallop, bay (Argopecten irradians )
scallop, sea (Placopecten magellanicus )
squid, market (Loligo opalescens )
Bay shrimp (Crangon franciscorum )
crab, Atlantic marsh fiddler (Uca pugnax )
crab, blue (Callinectes sapidus )
crab, brown rock (Cancer antennarius )
crab, dungeness (Cancer magister )
crab, red rock (Cancer productus )
crab, stone (Menippe mercenaria )
crab, yellow rock (Cancer anthonyi )
lobster, American (Homarus americanus )
lobster, spiny (Panulirus argus )
shrimp, black (Crangon nigricauda )
shrimp, blue mud (Upogebia pugettensis )
shrimp, blue-spotted (Crangon nigromaculata )
shrimp, brown (Penaeus aztecus )
shrimp, ghost (Callianassa californiensis )
shrimp, grass (Palaemonetes vulgaris;pugio;intermedius; Species c
shrimp, northern (Pandalus borealis )
shrimp, pink (Penaeus duorarum duorarum)
shrimp, sand (Crangon franciscorum )
shrimp, white (Penaeus setiferus )
bloodworm (Glycera dibranchiata )
ciguatera(poison) (Gambierdiscus toxicus )
sandworm (Nereis virens )
urchin, long-spined black sea (Diadema antillarum Philippi)
worm, reef-building tube (Phragmatopoma lapidosa )