Monitored Species:

Turfweed - Endocladia muricata

Surfgrass - Phyllospadix torreyi or P. scouleri

Green sea anemones - Anthopleura elegantissima (clonal) or

                                  A. solis (solitary)

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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