Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Flora • Common Name(Order Family species) Native Terrestrial Trees • Alder (Fagales Betulaceae Alnus spp.) • Bishop Pine (Coniferales Pinaceae Pinus muricata) • Gowen Cypress (Coniferales Cupressaceae Cupressus goveniana) • Monterey Cypress (Coniferales Cupressaceae Cupressus macrocarpa) • Monterey Pine (Coniferales Pinaceae Pinus radiata) • Oak (Fagales Fagaceae Quercus spp.) • Santa Lucia Fir (Coniferales Pinaceae Abies bracteata) • Torrey Pine (Coniferales Pinaceae Pinus torreyana) • Willow(Salicales Salicaceae Salix spp.) Dune • Alkali Heath (Tamaricales Frankeniaceae Frankenia salina) • Beach Layia ( (Compositae) Layia carnos) • Beach Morning Glory (Polemoniales Convolvulaceae Calystegia macrostegia) • Beach Sagewort (Asterales Asteraceae (Compositae) pycnocephala) • Beach Salt Bush ( Atriplicaceae Atriplex leucophylla) • Beach Wild Rye (Poales Graminae (Poaceae Leymus mollis) • Beach-bur (Asterales Asteraceae (Compositae) Ambrosia chamissonis) • Black Sage (Lamiales Lamiaceae (Labiatae) Salvia mellifera) • Blue Beach Lupine ( (Leguminosae) chamissonis) • Bush Monkeyflower (Scrophulariales Scrophulariaceae Mimulus aurantiacus) • Sagebrush (Asterales Asteraceae (Compositae) Artemisia californica) • Coast Wallflower (Capparales Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) Erysimum ammophilum) • Coyote Bush (Asterales Asteraceae (Compositae) Baccharis pilularis) • Dune Bluegrass (Poales Graminae (Poaceae) Poa douglasii) • European Dune Grass (Poales Graminae (Poaceae) Ammophila arenaria) • European Sea Rocket (Capparales Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) Cakile maritima) • Fleshy (Asterales Asteraceae (Compositae) ) • Hottentot Fig (Caryophyllales Carpobrotus edulis) • Live-forever (Rosales Crassulaceae Dudleya farinosa) • Lizard Tail (Asterales Asteraceae (Compositae) Eriophyllum confertiflorum) • Mock Heather (Asterales Asteraceae (Compositae) Ericameria ericoides) • Monterey Indian Paintbrush (Scrophulariales Scrophulariaceae Castilleja latifolia) • Monterey Spineflower (Polygonales Polygonaceae Chorizanthe pungens) • Pickleweed (Caryophyllales Chenopodiaceae Salicornia viginica) • Pink Sand Verbena (Caryophyllales umbellata) • Rushes (Juncales Juncaceae Juncus spp.) • Salt Grass (Poales Graminae (Poaceae) Distichlis spicata) • Sand Gilia (Polygonales Polemoniaceae Gilia tenuiflora arenaria) • Sea Fig (Caryophyllales Aizoaceae Carpobrotus chilensis) • Sea Rocket (Capparales Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) Cakile edentula) • Silky Beach Pea (Fabales Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Lathyrus littoralis) • Tidestrom's Lupine (Fabales Fabaceae (Leguminosae) Lupinus tidestromii) • Yadon's Wallflower (Capparales Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) yadoni) • Yellow Sand Verbena(Caryophyllales Nyctaginaceae Abronia latifolia) Exotic Terrestrial • Brass Buttons (Asterales Asteraceae (Compositae) Cotula coronopifolia) • Cut-leaved Plantain (Plantaginales Plantaginaceae Plantago coronopus) • European Dune Grass (Poales Graminae (Poaceae) Ammophila arenaria) • European Sea Rocket (Capparales Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) Cakile maritima) • Hottentot Fig (Caryophyllales Aizoaceae Carpobrotus edulis) • Narrow-leaf Cattail (Typhales Typhaceae Typha angustifolia) • Sand Spurry (Caryophyllales Caryophyllaceae Spergularia bocconii) • Sea Fig (Caryophyllales Aizoaceae Carpobrotus chilensis) • Sea Rocket(Capparales Brassicaceae (Cruciferae) Cakile edentula) Intertidal Splash Zone • Blue-green (Cyanophycota Orders Families spp.) • Seasonal Diatoms(Centrales and Pennales Families spp.) High • Algae (Ulvales Ulvaceae Ulva spp.) • Green Pin-cushion Alga (Cladophorales Cladophoraceae Cladophora columbiana) • Petrocelis (Gigartinales Gigartinaceae Mazzaella spp.) • Rock Weed (Fucales Fucaceae Fucus gardneri) • Stunted Rockweed (Fucales Fucaceae Pelvetiopsis limitata) • Turfweed (Crytonemiales Endocladiaceae Endocladia muricata) • Turkish Washcloth(? ? ) Mid-Intertidal Zone • Algae (Cryptonemiales Corallinaceae Bossiella plumosa) • Brown Alga (Chordariales Corynophlaeaceae Cylindrocarpus rugosus) • Feather Boa Kelp (Laminariales Alariaceae Egregia menziesii) • Green Pin-cushion Alga (Cladophorales Cladophoraceae Cladophora columbiana) • Limpet (Chordariales Ralfsiaceae Ralfsia spp.) • Petrocelis (Gigartinales Gigartinaceae Mazzaella spp.) • Red Algae (Bangiales Bangiaceae Gelidium spp.) • Red Alga (Gigartinales Gigartinaceae Gigartina canaliculata) • Red Alga (Gigartinales Gigartinaceae Iridaea splendens) • Solitary Sea Palm (Laminariales Lessoniaceae Postelsia palmaeformis) • Thickly-leaved Rockweed (Chordariales Chordariaceae Analipus japonicus) • Turfweed (Crytonemiales Endocladiaceae Endocladia muricata) • Turkish Washcloth(? ? Mastocarpus papillatus) Low Intertidal Zone • Feather Boa Kelp (Laminariales Alariaceae Egregia menziesii) • Kelp (Laminariales Laminariaceae Laminaria spp.) • Long-bladed Alaria (Laminariales Alariaceae Alaria marginata) • Surf Grass(Graminales Potampgetonaceae Phyllospadix spp.) Kelp Forest Brown Alga (Phaeophyta) • Broad-branched Brown (Laminariales Desmarestiaceae Desmarestia ligulata) • Bullwhip Kelp (Laminariales Lessoniaceae Nereocystis leutkeana) • Chain Bladder Kelp (Fucales Cystoseiraceae Cystoseira osmundacea) • Feather Boa Kelp (Laminariales Laminariaceae Egregia menziesii) • Five-ribbed Kelp (Laminariales Laminariaceae Costaria costata) • Giant Kelp (Laminariales Lessoniaceae ) • Kelp (Dictyosiphonales Dictyosiphonaceae Dictyoneuropsis reticulata) • Kelp (Dictyosiphonales Dictyosiphonaceae Dictyoneurum californicum) • Kelp (Dictyotales Dictyotaceae Dictyota cribosa) • Kelp (Laminariales Laminariaceae Laminaria spp.) • Southern Sea Palm (Laminariales Alariaceae Eisenia arborea) • Stalked Kelp (Laminariales Alariaceae Pterygophora californica) • Wire Weed(Fucales Sargassaceae Sargassum muticum) Red Alga (Rhodophyta) • Alga (Ceramiales Delesseriaceae Cryptopleura farlowiana) • Alga (Ceramiales Rhodomelaceae Laurencia spp.) • Alga (Ceramiales Rhodomelaceae Polysiphonia spp.) • Alga (Cryptonemiales Corallinaceae Bossiella californica) • Alga (Cryptonemiales Corallinaceae Calliarthron spp.) • Alga (Cryptonemiales Corallinaceae Corallina spp.) • Alga (Cryptonemiales Corallinaceae Lithophyllum spp.) • Alga (Cryptonemiales Corallinaceae Lithothamnion spp.) • Alga (Cryptonemiales Cryptonemiaceae Prionitis lanceolata) • Alga (Cryptonemiales Dumontiaceae Pikea californica) • Alga (Cryptonemiales Halymeniaceae Halymenia spp.) • Alga (Cryptonemiales Kallymeniaceae Callophyllis spp.) • Alga (Cryptonemiales Weeksiaceae Weeksia reticulata) • Alga (Gigartinales Gigartinaceae Gigartina spp.) • Alga (Gigartinales Plocamiaceae Plocamium cartilagineum) • Alga (Nemaliales Gelidiaceae Gelidium spp.) • Alga (Rhodymeniales Champiaceae Gastroclonium coulteri) • Alga (Rhodymeniales Rhodymeniaceae Fauchea laciniata) • Alga (Rhodymeniales Rhodymeniaceae Fryeella gardneri) • Alga (Rhodymeniales Rhodymeniaceae Rhodymenia spp.) • Prickly Pear-like Seaweed (Gigartinales Solieriaceae Opuntiella californica) • Sea Grapes(Rhodymeniales Rhodymeniaceae Botryocladia pseudodichotoma) Green Alga (Chlorophyta) • Alga (Bryopsidales Derbesiaceae Derbesia marina) • Alga (Cladophorales Cladophoraceae Cladophora microcladioides) • Green String Lettuce (Ulvales Ulvaceae Enteromorpha spp.)

Fauna • Common Name (Order Family [Subfamily] Genus species) Birds • American Avocet (Charadriiformes Recurvirostridae Recurvirostra americana) • American Coot (Gruiformes Rallidae Fulica americana) • American Crow (Passeriformes Corvidae Corvus brachyrhynchos) • American Golden Plover (Charadriiformes Charadriidae Pluvialis dominica) • American Kestrel (Falconiformes Falconidae Falco sparverius) • American White Pelican (Pelecaniformes Pelecanidae Pelecanus erythrorhyncos) • American Wigeon (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Anas americana) • Ancient Murrelet (Charadriiformes Alcidae Synthliboramphus antiquus) • Arctic Tern (Charadriiformes Laridae [Sterninae] Sterna paradisaea) • Ashy Storm-petrel (Procellariiformes Hydrobatidae Oceanodroma homochroa) • Baird's Sandpiper (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Calidridinae] Calidris bairdii) • Bald Eagle (Falconiformes Accipitridae Haliaeetus leucocephalus) • Bar-tailed Godwit (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Tringinae] Limosa lapponica) • Barrow's Goldeneye (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Bucephala islandica) • Belted Kingfisher (Coraciiformes Alcedinidae [Cerylinae] Ceryle alcyon) • Black Oystercatcher (Charadriiformes Haematopodidae Haematopus bachmani) • Black Phoebe (Passeriformes Tyrannidae Sayornis nigricans) • Black Scoter (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Melanitta nigra) • Black Skimmer (Charadriiformes Rynchopidae Rhynchops niger) • Black Storm-petrel (Procellariiformes Hydrobatidae Oceanodroma melania) • Black Swift (Apodiformes Apodidae [Cypseloidinae] Cypseloides niger) • Black Tern (Charadriiformes Laridae [Sterninae] Chlidonias niger) • Black Turnstone (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Arenariinae] Arenaria melanocephala) • Black-bellied Plover (Charadriiformes Charadriidae Pluvialis squatarola) • Black-crowned Night Heron (Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Nycticorax nycticorax) • Black-footed Albatross (Procellariiformes Procellariidae Phoebastria nigripes) • Black-legged Kittiwake (Charadriiformes Laridae [Larinae] Rissa tridactyla) • Black-necked Stilt (Charadriiformes Charadriidae Himantopus mexicanus) • Black-vented Shearwater (Procellariiformes Procellariidae Puffinus opisthomelas • Blue-footed Booby (Pelecaniformes Sulidae Sula nebouxii) • Blue-winged Teal (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae) Anas discors) • Bonaparte's Gull (Charadriiformes Laridae [Larinae] Larus philadelphia) • Brandt's Cormorant (Pelecaniformes Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax penicillatus) • Brant (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anserinae] Branta bernicla) • Brewer's Blackbird (Passeriformes Icteridae [Icterinae] Euphagus cyanocephalus) • Brown Booby (Pelecaniformes Sulidae Sula leucogaster) • Brown Pelican (Pelecaniformes Pelicanidae Pelecanus fuscus) • Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Calidridinae] Tryngites subruficollis) • Bufflehead (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Bucephala albeola) • Buller's Shearwater (Procellariiformes Procellariidae Puffinus bulleri) • Burrowing Owl (Strigiformes Strigidae [Buboninae] Speotyto cunicularia) • California Gull (Charadriiformes Laridae [Larinae] Larus californicus) • Canada Goose (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anserinae] Branta canadensis) • Canvasback (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Aythya valisineria) • Caspian Tern (Charadriiformes Laridae [Sterninae] Sterna caspia) • Cassin's Auklet (Charadriiformes Alcidae Ptychoramphus aleuticus) • Cattle Egret (Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Bubulcus ibis) • Cinnamon Teal (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Anas cyanoptera) • Clapper Rail (Gruiformes Rallidae Rallus longirostris obsoletus) • Clark's Grebe (Podicipediformes Podicipedidae Aechmophorus clarkii) • Common Goldeneye (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Bucephala clangula) • Common Loon (Gaviiformes Gaviidae Gavia immer) • Common Merganser (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Mergus merganser) • Common Murre (Charadriiformes Alcidae Uria aalge) • Common Raven (Passeriformes Corvidae Corvus corax) • Common Tern (Charadriiformes Laridae [Sterninae] Sterna hirundo) • Common Snipe (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Gallinagoninae] Galligano galligano) • Cook's Petrel (Procellariiformes Procellariidae Pterodroma cookii) • Craveri's Murrelet (Charadriiformes Alcidae Synthliboramphus craveri) • Curlew Sandpiper (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Calidridinae] Calidris ferruginea) • Double-crested Cormorant (Pelecaniformes Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax auritus) • Dunlin (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Calidridinae] Calidris alpina) • Eared Grebe (Podicipediformes Podicipedidae Podiceps nigricollis) • Elegant Tern (Charadriiformes Laridae [Sterninae] Sterna elegans) • European Starling (Passeriformes Sturnidae [Sturninae] Sturnus vulgaris) • Forster's Tern (Charadriiformes Laridae [Sterninae] Sterna forsteri) • Flesh-footed Shearwater (Procellariiformes Procellariidae Puffinus carneipes) • Fork-tailed Storm-petrel (Procellariiformes Hydrobatidae Oceanodroma furcata) • Franklin's Gull (Charadriiformes Laridae [Larinae] Larus pipixcan) • Gadwall (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Anas strepera) • Glaucous Gull (Charadriiformes Laridae [Larinae] Larus hyperboreus) • Glaucous-winged Gull (Charadriiformes Laridae [Larinae] Larus glaucescens) • Great Blue Heron (Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Ardea herodias herodias) • Great Egret (Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Ardea alba) • Greater Scaup (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Aythya marila) • Greater Shearwater (Procellariiformes Procellariidae Puffinus gravis) • Greater White-fronted Goose (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anserinae] Anser albifrons) • Greater Yellowlegs (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Tringinae] Tringa melanoleuca) • Green Heron (Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Butorides virescens) • Green-winged Teal (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Anas crecca) • Harlequin Duck (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Histrionicus histrionicus) • Heermann's Gull (Charadriiformes Laridae [Larinae] Larus heermanni) • Herring Gull (Charadriiformes Laridae [Larinae] Larus argentatus) • Hooded Merganser (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Lophodytes cucullatus) • Horned Grebe (Podicipediformes Podicipedidae Podiceps auritus) • Horned Puffin (Charadriiformes Alcidae Fratercula corniculata) • Hudsonian Godwit (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Tringinae] Limosa haemastica) • Killdeer (Charadriiformes Charadriidae Charadrius vociferus) • King Eider (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Somateria spectabilis) • Laughing Gull (Charadriiformes Laridae [Larinae] Larus atricilla) • Laysan Albatross (Procellariiformes Diomedeidae Diomedea immutabilis) • Leach's Storm-petrel (Procellariiformes Hydrobatidae Oceanodroma leucorhoa) • Lesser Scaup (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae) Aythya affinis) • Least Sandpiper (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Calidridinae] Calidris minutilla) • Least Tern (Charadriiformes Laridae [Sterninae] Sterna antillarum) • Lesser Yellowlegs (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Tringinae] Tringa flavipes) • Little Curlew (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Tringinae] Numenius minuta) • Little Gull (Charadriiformes Laridae [Larinae] Larus minutus) • Little Stint (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Calidridinae] Calidris minuta) • Loggerhead Shrike (Passeriformes Laniidae [Laniinae] Lanius ludovicianus) • Long-billed Curlew (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Tringinae] Numenius americanus parvus) • Long-billed Dowitcher (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Gallinagoninae] Limnodromus scolopaceus) • Long-tailed Jaeger (Charadriiformes Stercorariidae Stercorarius longicaudus) • Magnificent Frigatebird (Pelecaniformes Fregatidae Fregata magnificens) • Mallard (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Anas platyrhynchos) • Manx Shearwater (Procellariiformes Procellariidae Puffinus puffinus) • Marbled Godwit (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Tringinae] Limosa fedoa) • Marbled Murrelet (Charadriiformes Alcidae Brachyramphus marmoratus) • Marsh Wren (Passeriformes Troglodytidae Cistothorus palustris) • Masked Booby (Pelecaniformes Sulidae Sula dactylatra) • Merlin (Falconiformes Falconidae Falco colombarius) • Mew Gull (Charadriiformes Laridae [Larinae] Larus canus) • Mongolian Plover (Charadriiformes Charadriidae Charadrius mongolus) • Mottled Petrel (Procellariiformes Procellariidae Pterodroma inexpectata) • Mountain Plover (Charadriiformes Charadriidae Charadrius montanus) • Northern Fulmar (Procellariiformes Procellariidae Fulmarus glacialis) • Northern Harrier (Falconiformes Accipitridae Circus cyaneus) • Northern Pintail (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Anas acuta) • Northern Shoveler (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Anas clypeata) • Old Squaw (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Clangula hyemalis) • Osprey (Falconiformes Pandionidae Pandion haliaetus) • Pacific Golden Plover (Charadriiformes Charadriidae Pluvialis fulva) • Pacific Loon (Gaviiformes Gaviidae Gavia pacifica) • Parakeet Auklet (Charadriiformes Alcidae Aethia psittacula) • Parasitic Jaeger (Charadriiformes Stercorariidae Stercorarius parasiticus) • Pectoral Sandpiper (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Calidridinae] Calidris melanotos) • Pelagic Cormorant (Pelecaniformes Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax pelagicus) • Peregrine Falcon (Falconiformes Falconidae Falco peregrinus anatum) • Pied-billed Grebe (Podicipediformes Podicipedidae Podilymbus podiceps) • Pigeon Guillemot (Charadriiformes Alcidae Cepphus columba) • Pink-footed Shearwater (Procellariiformes Procellariidae Puffinus creatopus) • Pomerine Jaeger (Charadriiformes Stercorariidae Stercorarius pomarinus) • Red Knot (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Calidridinae] Calidris canutus) • Red Phalarope (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Phalaropodinae] Phalaropus fulicarius) • Red-billed Tropicbird (Pelecaniformes Phaethontidae Phaethon aetherus) • Red-breasted Merganser (Anseriformes Anatidae (Anatinae] Mergus serrator) • Red-footed Booby (Pelecaniformes Sulidae Sula sula rubripes) • Red-necked Grebe (Podicipediformes Podicipedidae Podiceps grisegena) • Red-necked Phalarope (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Phalaropodinae] Phalaropus lobatus) • Red-tailed Tropicbird (Pelecaniformes Phaethontidae Phaethon rubricauda) • Red-throated Loon (Gaviiformes Gaviidae Gavia stellata) • Reddish Egret (Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Egretta rufescens) • Redhead (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Aythya americana) • Rhinoceros Auklet (Charadriiformes Alcidae Cerorhinca monocerata) • Ring-billed Gull (Charadriiformes Laridae [Larinae] Larus delawarensis) • Ring-necked Duck (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Aythya collaris) • Rock Dove (Columbiformes Columbidae Columba livia) • Rock Sandpiper (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Calidridinae] Calidris ptilocnemis) • Roseate Spoonbill (Ciconiiformes Threskiornithidae [Plataleinae] Ajaia ajaja) • Ross's Goose (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anserinae] Chen rossii) • Royal Tern (Charadriiformes Laridae [Sterninae] Sterna maxima) • Ruddy Duck (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Oxyura jamaicensis) • Ruddy Turnstone (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Arenariinae] Arenaria interpres) • Ruff (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Calidridinae] Philomachus pugnax) • Sabine's Gull (Charadriiformes Laridae [Larinae] Xema sabini) • Salt Marsh Common Yellowthroat (Passeriformes Parulidae Geothlypis trichas sinuosa) • Sanderling (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Calidridinae] Calidris alba) • Savannah Sparrow (Passeriformes Emberizidae [Emberizinae] Passerculus sandwichensis) • Semi-palmated Plover (Charadriiformes Charadriidae Charadrius semipalmatus) • Semi-palmated Sandpiper (Charadriiformes Charadriidae Charadrius semipalmatus) • Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Calidridinae] Calidris acuminata) • Short-billed Dowitcher (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Gallinagoninae] Limnodromus griseus) • Short-eared Owl (Strigiformes Strigidae [Buboninae] Asio flammeus) • Short-tailed Albatross (Procellariiformes Diomedeidae Phoebastria albatrus) • Short-tailed Shearwater (Procellariiformes Procellariidae Puffinus tenuirostris) • Snow Goose (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anserinae] Chen caerulescens) • Snowy Egret (Ciconiiformes Ardeidae Egretta thula) • Song Sparrow (Passeriformes Emberizidae [Emberizinae] Melanospiza melodia) • Sooty Shearwater (Procellariiformes Procellariidae Puffinus griseus) • Sora (Gruiformes Rallidae Porzana carolina) • South Polar Skua (Charadriiformes Stercorariidae Catharacta maccormicki) • Spotted Sandpiper (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Tringinae] Actitis macularia) • Stilt Sandpiper (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Calidridinae] Calidris himantipus) • Streaked Shearwater (Procellariiformes Procellariidae Calonectris leucomelas) • Surf Scoter (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Melanitta perspicillata) • Surfbird (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Calidridinae] Aphriza virgata) • Swallow-tailed Gull (Charadriiformes Laridae [Larinae] Creagrus furcatus) • Terek Sandpiper (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Tringinae] Xenus cinereus) • Thayer's Gull (Charadriiformes Laridae [Larinae] Larus thayeri) • Thick-billed Murre (Charadriiformes Alcidae Uria lomvia) • Tufted Puffin (Charadriiformes Alcidae Lunda cirrhata) • Tundra Swan (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anserinae] Cygnus columbianus) • Turkey Vulture (Falconiformes Cathartidae Cathartes aura) • Virginia Rail (Gruiformes Rallidae Rallus limicola) • Wandering Tattler (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Tringinae] Heteroscelus incanus) • Wedge-rumped Storm-petrel (Procellariiformes Hydrobatidae Ocenodroma tethys) • Wedge-tailed Shearwater (Procellariiformes Procellariidae Puffinus pacificus) • Western Grebe (Podicipediformes Podicipedidae Aechmophorus occidentalis occidentalis) • Western Gull (Charadriiformes Laridae [Larinae] Larus occidentalis) • Western Sandpiper (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Calidridinae] Calidris mauri) • Western Snowy Plover (Charadriiformes Charadriidae Charadrius alexandrinus nivosus) • Whimbrel (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Tringinae] Numenius phaeopus) • White-crowned Sparrow (Passeriformes Emberizidae [Emberizinae] Zonotrichia leucophrys) • White-faced Ibis (Ciconiiformes Threskiornithidae [Threskiornithinae] Plegadis chihi) • White-rumped Sandpiper (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Calidridinae] Calidris fuscicollis) • White-winged Scoter (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Melanitta fusca) • Willet (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Tringinae] Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) • Wilson's Phalarope (Charadriiformes Scolopacidae [Phalaropodinae] Phalaropus tricolor) • Wilson's Plover (Charadriiformes Charadriidae Charadrius wilsonia) • Wilson's Storm-petrel (Procellariiformes Pelecanoididae Oceanites oceanicus) • Wood Duck (Anseriformes Anatidae [Anatinae] Aix sponsa) • Xantus' Murrelet (Charadriiformes Alcidae Synthliboramphus hypoleucus) • Yellow-billed Loon (Gaviiformes Gaviidae Gavia adamsii) • Yellow-rumped Warbler(Passeriformes Parulidae Dendroica coronata) Mammals Marine • Baird's Beaked Whale (Cetacea Ziphiidae Berardius bairdi) • Blue Whale (Cetacea Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera musculus) • Bottlenose Dolphin (Cetacea Delphinidae Tursiops truncatus) • California Gray Whale (Cetacea Eschrichtidae Eschrichtius robustus) • California Sea Lion (Carnivora Otariidae Zalophus californianus) • Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Cetacea Ziphiidae Ziphius cavirostris) • Dall's Porpoise (Cetacea Delphinidae Phocoenoides dalli) • Dwarf Sperm Whale (Cetacea Physeteridae Kogia simus) • Elephant seal (Carnivora Phocidae Mirounga angustirostris) • False Killer Whale (Cetacea Delphinidae Pseudorca crassidens) • Fin Whale (Cetacea Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera physalus) • Guadalupe Fur Seal (Carnivora Otariidae Arctocephalus townsendi) • Harbor Porpoise (Cetacea Delphinidae Phocoena phocoena) • Harbor Seal (Carnivora Phocidae Phoca vitulina) • Hubbs's Beaked Whale (Cetacea Ziphiidae Mesoplodon carlhubbsi) • Humpback Whale (Cetacea Balaenopteridae Megaptera novaeangliae) • Killer Whale (Cetacea Delphinidae Orcinus orca) • Long-beaked Common Dolphin (Cetacea Delphinidae Delphinus capensis) • Minke Whale (Cetacea Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera acutorostrata) • Northern Elephant Seal (Carnivora Phocidae Mirounga angustirostris) • Northern Fur Seal (Carnivora Otariidae Callorhinus ursinus) • Pacific Right Whale (Cetacea Balaenidae Eubalaena glacialis) • Northern Right Whale Dolphin (Cetacea Delphinidae Lissodelphis borealis) • Pacific White-sided Dolphin (Cetacea Delphinidae Lagenorhynchus obliquidens) • Pygmy Sperm Whale (Cetacea Physeteridae Kogia breviceps) • Risso's Dolphin (Cetacea Delphinidae Grampus griseus) • Sei Whale (Cetacea BalaenopteridaeBalaenoptera borealis) • Sperm Whale (Cetacea Physeteridae Physeter macrocephalus) • Short-beaked Common Dolphin (Cetacea Delphinidae Delphinus delphinus) • Short-finned Pilot Whale (Cetacea Delphinidae Globicephala macrorhynchus) • Southern (Carnivora Mustelidae [Lutrinae] Enhydra lutris) • Stellar Sea Lion (Carnivora Otariidae Eumetopias jubatus) • Striped Dolphin(Cetacea Delphinidae Stenella coeruleoalba) Terrestrial • Elk (Artiodactyla Cervidae Cervus elaphus nannoides) • Grizzly Bear (Ursidae Ursus arctos horribilis) • Norway Rat (Rodentia Muridae Rattus norvegicus) • Red Fox (Carnivora Canidae Vulpes vulpes) • Salt-marsh Harvest Mouse(Rodentia Muridae Reithrodontomys raviventris) Reptiles • Black Legless Lizard (Squamata Anguidae Anniella pulchra nigra) • California Horned Lizard (Squamata Iguanaidae Phrynosoma coronatum frontale) • Green Sea Turtle (Testudines Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas) • Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Testudines Cheloniidae Eretmochelys imbricata) • Leatherback Sea Turtle (Testudines Dermochelyidae Dermochelys coriacea) • Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Testudines Cheloniidae Caretta caretta) • Olive (Pacific) Ridley Sea Turtle (Testudines Cheloniidae Lepidochelys olivacea) • San Francisco Garter Snake (Squamata Colubridae Thamnophis sirtalis tetrataenia) • Silvery Legless Lizard(Squamata Anguidae Anniella pulchra pulchra) Fishes • American Shad (Clupeiformes Clupeidae Alosa sapioissima) • Eulachon (Salmoniformes Osmeridae Thaleichthys pacificus) • Herring (Clupeiformes Clupeidae Clupea pallasii) • California Killifish (Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae Fundulus parvipinnis) • Lamprey (Petromyzontiformes Petromyzontidae Lampetra tridentata) • Salmon (Salmoniformes Salmonidae Oncorhynchus spp.) • Sculpins (Scorpaeniformes Cottidae Cottus spp.) • Sculpins (Scorpaeniformes Cottidae Leptocottus spp.) • Starry Flounder (Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectidae Platichthys stellatus) • Steelhead (Salmoniformes Salmonidae Oncorhynchus mykiss) • Stickleback (Gasterosteiformes Gasterosteidae Gasterosteus aculeatus) • Striped Bass (Perciformes Moronidae Morone saxatilis) • Surf Perch (Perciformes Embiotocidae Cymatogaster aggregata) • Tidewater Goby (Perciformes Gobiidae Eucyclogobius newberryi) • Yellowfin Goby(Perciformes Gobiidae Acanthogobius flavimanus) Crustaceans • Amphipod (Amphipoda Ampithoidae Ampithoe valida) • Amphipod (Amphipoda Corophidae Corophium acherusicum) • Amphipod (Amphipoda Corophidae Corophium insidiosum) • Amphipod (Amphipoda Corophidae Corophium uenoi) • Amphipod (Amphipoda Corophiidae Grandidierella japonica) • Amphipod (Amphipoda Eohaustoriidae Eohaustorius washingtonianus) • Amphipod (Amphipoda Gammaridae Melita nitida) • Amphipod (Amphipoda Ischyroceridae Jassa marmorata) • Amphipod (Amphipoda Phoxocephalidae Mandibulophoxus gilesi) • Amphipod (Amphipoda Oedicerotidae Monoculodes spinipes) • Amphipod (Amphipoda Oedicerotidae Synchelidium shoemakeri) • Amphipod (Amphipoda Pleustidae Parapleustes derzhavini) • Amphipod (Amphipoda ? Foxipalus obtusidens) • Amphipod (Amphipoda ? Grandiphoxus grandis) • Beach Hopper (Amphipoda Talitridae Megalorchestia corniculata) • Beach Hopper (Amphipoda Talitridae Megalorchestia californiana) • Beach Hopper (Amphipoda Talitridae Traskorchestia traskiana) • Beach Isopod (Isopoda Oniscidae Alloniscus perconvexus) • Blackspot Shrimp (Decapoda Crangonidae Crangon nigromaculata) • Copepod (Poecilostomatoida Mytilicolidae Mytilicola orientalis) • Glass Shrimp (Mysidacea Mysidae Archaeomysis grebnitzkii) • Green (Decapoda Portunidae Carcinus maenas) • Isopod (Isopoda Cirolanidae Excirolana linguifrons) • Isopod (Isopoda Limnoriidae Limnoria quadripunctata) • Oriental Shrimp (Decapoda Crangonidae Palaemon macrodactylus) • Sand Crab (Decapoda ? Emerita analoga) • Skeleton Shrimp (Amphipoda Caprellidae Caprella mutica) • Spiny Mole Crab(Decapoda Albuneidae Blepharipoda occidentalis) Other Arthropods • Globose Dune Beetle (Coleoptera Tenebrionidae Coelus globosus) • Kelp Fly (Diptera Coelopidae Icaridion nigrifrons) • Smith's Blue Butterfly ( Lycaenidae Euphilotes enoptes smithi) • Staphylinid Beetle(Coleoptera Staphylinidae spp.) Mollusks • Amethyst Gem Clam (Veneroida Veneridae Gemma gemma) • Blacktip Shipworm (Myoida Teredinidae Lyrodus pedicellatus) • Bodega Tellin (Veneroida Tellinidae Tellina bodegensis) • European Melampus Snail (Archaeopulmonata Ellobiidae Myosotella myosotis) • Japanese Mud Snail (Batillariidae Batillaria attramentaria) • Mediterranean Mussel (Mytiloida Mytilidae Mytilus galloprovincialis) • Nudibranch (Tergipedidae Nudibranchia Tenellia adspersa) • Pismo Clam (Veneroida Veneridae Tivella stultorum) • Purple Dwarf Olive (Neogastropoda Olividae Olivella biplicata) • Razor Clam (-- Pharidae Siliqua lucida) • Soft-shelled Clam (Myoida Myacidae Mya arenaria) • ?(Neogastropoda Nassariidae Nassarius fossatus) Other Invertebrates • Bryozoan (Cheilostomata Schizoporellidae Schizoporella unicornis) • Bryozoan (Cheilostomata Watersiporidae Watersipora sp.) • Japanese Cockle (Veneroida Cardiidae Vererupis philippinarum) or (Tapes japonica) • Moon Jelly (Semaeostomeae Ulmaridae Aurelia sp.) • Mudworm (Spionida Spionidae Polydora ligni) • Orange-striped Anemone (Actiniaria Diadumenidae Diadumene lineata) or (Haliplanella luciae) • Pink-mouth Hydroid (Capitata Tubulariidae Ectopleura (Tubularia) crocea) • Polychaete (Spionida Spionidae Pseudopolydora paucibranchiata) • (Halichondrida Halichondridae Halichondria bowerbankii) • Sponge (Halichondrida Hymeniacidonidae Hymeniacidon sp.) • Spionid Worm (Spionida Spionidae Streblospio benedicti) • Tubeworm(Sabellida Serpulidae Mercierella enigmatica) Intertidal Splash Zone • Acorn Barnacle (Thoracica Balanidae Balanus glandula) • Barnacle (Thoracica Chthamalidae Chthamalus spp.) • Larger Periwinkle (Litterinimorpha Littorinidae Littorina keenae) • Lined Shore Crab (Decapoda Grapsidae Pachygrapsus crassipes) • Sea-slater(Isopoda Ligiidae Ligia spp.) High Intertidal Zone • Acorn Barnacle (Thoracica Balanidae Balanus glandula) • Black Turban Snail (Archaeogastropoda Trochidae ) • Barnacle (Thoracica Chthamalidae Chthamalus spp.) • Checkered Periwinkle (Litterinimorpha Littorinidae Littorina scutulata) • Finger Limpet (Patellogastropoda Lottiidae Lottia digitalis) • Plate Limpet (Patellogastropoda Lottiidae Lottia pelta) • ?(? ? McClintockia scabra) Mid-Intertidal Zone • Acorn Barnacle (Thoracica Balanidae Balanus glandula) • (Actiniaria Actiniidae Anthopleura elegantissima) • Black Katy (Ischnochitonida Mopaliidae ) • California Mussel (Mytiloida Mytilidae Mytilus californianus) • Californian Nuttall Chiton (Ischnochitonida Lepidochitonidae Nuttallina californica) • Chiton (Ischnochitonida Mopaliidae Mopalia muscosa) • Dogwhelk (Caenogastropoda Muricidae Nucella emarginata) • Giant Owl Limpet (Archaeogastropoda Acmaeidae Lottia gigantea) • Honey-comb Tubeworm (Terebellida Sabellariidae Phragmatopoma californica) • Leaf Barnacle (Thoracica Scalpellidae Pollicipes polymerus) • Ochre Sea Star (Forcipulatida Asteriidae ) • Plate Limpet (Patellogastropoda Lottiidae Lottia pelta) • Volcano Barnacle (Thoracica Tetraclitidae Tetraclita rubescens) • ?(? ? McClintockia scabra) Low Intertidal Zone • Bryozoans (Cheilostomata spp.) • Giant Green Anemone (Actiniaria Actiniidae Anthopleura xanthogrammica) • Nudibranchs (Nudibranchia spp.) • (Halichondrida spp.) • Purple (Echinoida Strongylocentrotidae Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) • (Salpida spp.) Kelp Forest Mammals • California Gray Whale (Cetacea Eschrichtidae Eschrichtius robustus) • California Sea Lion (Carnivora Otariidae Zalophus californianus) • Harbor Seal (Carnivora Phocidae Phoca vitulina) • Southern Sea Otter(Carnivora Mustelidae [Lutrinae] Enhydra lutris) Fishes • Black Perch (Perciformes Embiotocidae Embiotoca jacksoni) • Blackeyed Goby (Perciformes Gobiidae Coryphopterus nicholsii) • Blacksmith (Perciformes Pomacentridae Chromis punctipinnis) • Cabezon (Scorpaeniformes Cottidae Scorpaenichthys marmoratus) • California Bat Ray (Rajiformes Myliobatidae Myliobatis californica) • California Sheephead Wrasse (Perciformes Labridae Semicossyphus pulcher) • Giant Kelpfish (Perciformes Clinidae Heterostichus rostratus) • Kelp Greenling (Scorpaeniformes Hexagrammidae Hexogrammos decagrammus) • Kelp Perch (Perciformes Embiotocidae Brachyistius frenatus) • Lingcod (Scorpaeniformes Hexagrammidae Ophiodon elongatus) • Opaleye (Perciformes Kyphosidae Girella nigricans) • Rainbow Seaperch (Perciformes Embiotocidae Hypsurus caryi) • Rockfishes (Scorpaeniformes Scorpaenidae Sebastes spp.) • Rubberlip Seaperch (Perciformes Embiotocidae Rhacochilus toxotes) • Senorita Wrasse (Perciformes Labridae Oxyjulis californica) • Snubnose Sculpin(Scorpaeniformes Cottidae Orthanopias triacis) Crustaceans • Barnacles (Thoracica Balanidae Balanus spp.) • (Decapoda Paguridae Pagurus hemphillii) • Kelp Crab (Decapoda ? Pugettia richiiscyra acutifrons) • Masking Crab (Decapoda Majidae Loxorhynchus crispatus) • Rock (Decapoda Xanthidae Cancer spp.) Mollusks • Red-top Snail (Archaeogastropoda Astraeinae Astraea gibberosa) • Snails (Archaeogastropoda Trochidae Calliostoma spp.) • Chestnut Cowry (Discopoda Cypraeidae Cypraea spadicea) • Giant Gumboot Chiton (Acanthochitonida Cryptochiton stelleri) • Lined Chiton ( Tonicellidae Tonicella lineata) • Octopi (Octopoda Octopodidae spp.) • Sea Hare (Anaspidea Aplysiidae Aplysia californica) • Sea Slug (Cephalaspidea Aglajidae Navanax inermis) • Sea Slug (Nudibranchia Glaucidae Hermessenda spp.) • Sea Slug (Nudibranchia Glaucidae Phidiana spp.) • Sea-lemon] (Nudibranchia Discodorididae Anisodoris nobilis) • Snails(Archaeogastropoda Trochidae Tegula spp.) Other Invertebrates • Bat Star ( Asterinidae Asterina miniata) • Blood Star (Spinulosida Echinasteriade Henricia leviscula) • Boring Sponges (Hadromerida Hadromerida Cliona spp.) • Bryozoan (Cheilostomida Thalamoporellidae Thalamoporella californica) • California Hydrocoral (Filifera Stylasteridae Stylaster californica) • Cobalt Sponge (Poecilosclerida Myxillidae Hymenamphiastra cyanocrypta) • Dahlia Anemones (Actiniaria Actiniidae Urticina spp.) • Fluted Bryozoan (Cheilostomata Hippoporinidae Hippodiplosia insculpta) • Kelp Bryozoan (Cheilostomida Membraniporidae Membranipora tuberculata) • La Jolla Cup Coral (Scleractinia Rhizangiidae Astrangia lajollensis) • Lacy Bryozoan (Cheilostomida Phidoloporidae Phidolopora pacifica) • Leather Star (Valvatida Dermasterias imbricata) • Light Bulb (Aplousobranchia Synoicidae Clavelina huntsmani) • Orange Cup Coral (Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae Balanophyllia elegans) • Orange Puffball Sponge (Hadromerida Tethyidae Tethya aurantia) • Plumose Anemone (Actiniaria Metridiidae Metridium senile) • Purple Corals (Filifera Stylasteridae Stylaster spp.) • Rainbow Star (Forcipulatida Asteriidae Orthasterias koehleri) • Red Volcano Sponge (Poecilosclerida Acarnidae Acarnus erithacus) • Red Sea Star (Valvatida Goniasteridae Mediaster aequalis) • Sea Anenomes (Actiniaria Actiniidae Anthopleura spp.) • Sea Stars (Forcipulatida Asteriidae Pisaster spp.) • Sea Urchins (Echinoida Strongylocentrotidae Strongylocentrotus spp.) • Slippery Slab Tunicate (Aplousobranchia Synoicidae Aplidium californicum) • Solitary Brown Cup Coral (Scleractinia Caryophylliidae Paracyathus stearnsi) • Southern Staghorn Bryozoan (Diaperoeciidae -- Diaperoecia californica) • Stalked Tunicate (Pleurogona Styelidae Styella montereyensis) • Strawberry Anemone (Coralimorfaria Coralimorfidae ) • Sunflower Star (Forcipulatida Asteriidae Pycnopodia helianthoides) • Tunicate (Pleurogona Styelidae Styletta clarella) • ? (Leptomedusae -- Agalophenia spp.)