Monitored Species:

Boa kelp - Egregia menziezii

Rockweed -Silvetia compressa  (previously named Pelvetia compressa =

                 P. fastigiata)

Red turf - Mixed assemblage of Corallina spp. + other low-growing

              algae (San Diego) or primarily Chondracanthus

Surfgrass - Phyllospadix torreyi or P. scouleri

Goose barnacle - Pollicipes polymerus

Pink barnacle - Tetraclita rubescens

Acorn barnacle - Chthamalus fissus, C. dalli, or Balanus glandula

Owl limpet - Lottia gigantea

California mussel - Primarily Mytilus californianus; may include Mytilus

                            galloprovincialis, Septifer bifurcata, or Brachidontes

                            adamsianus

Ochre star - Pisaster ochraceus

Updated:  12/9/2004

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