26.
Velvety red sponge - Ophlitaspongia pennata
- There are more than 5,000 species of sponges in the
Phylum Porifera, occurring in many forms including tubes, balls, vases, incrustations,
and shapeless masses. See 3, 27, and 68.
27.
Vase sponge - Phylum Porifera
- Sponge live in colonies or as solitary animals
attached to the sea bottom or to other solid objects. See 3, 26, and 68.
28.
Northern red anemone - Tealia crassicornis
- Occuring in the northeastern Pacific Ocean; they can be
thought of as an upside-down attached jellyfish. They are largest, most numerous, and
most colorful in warmer seas. See 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 67.
29.
Ochre sea star - Pisaster ochraceus
- Sea stars are in the Phylum Echinodermata, which is
generally characterized by five-rayed symmetry, a hard, spiny covering, and tube feet.
Others include sea lilies, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, basket stars and brittle stars,
and the recently discovered sea daisies. Ochre sea stars are very common in the intertidal
and shallow waters of the northeastern Pacific Ocean. See 37 and 53.
30.
Serpent star - Ophiuroidea
- An echinoderm, serpent stars can climb and some are
capable of coiling their arms vertically. They are predominantly carnivores and feed
by capturing food and bringing it to the mouth by arm looping or by moving the mouth
to the food. See 50.
