This list was compiled by Pam Thuringer of Archipelago Marine on May12, 2005. She examined the west side of the docks exposed at a 0.35m tide. This is the area that will be impacted by the construction of the conduit to carry electrical cables from the Tidal Current generator up to the island,
General Group |
Species |
Occurence |
Brn. Algae |
Nereocystis luetkeana |
sparse |
|
Fucus sp. |
sparse |
|
Leathesia difformis |
sparse |
|
Hedophyllum sessile |
abundant |
|
Alaria marginata |
abundant |
|
Costaria costata |
few |
Red Algae |
Mazzaella splendans |
few |
|
Mastocarpus pappilatus |
sparse |
|
Halosaccion glandiforme |
few |
|
Lithothamnion sp. |
few |
|
Odonthalia floccosa |
sparse |
|
Polysiphonia sp. |
sparse |
|
Coralline algae. several species |
sparse |
|
Porphyra perforata |
sparse |
|
Endocladia muricata |
sparse |
Green Algae |
Ulva sp. |
sparse |
|
Acrosiphonia sp. |
few |
Invertebrates |
Balanus glandula |
many |
|
Semibalanus cariosus |
many |
|
Hemigrapsus nudis |
few |
|
Mytilus californianus |
few |
|
Sponge ( orange encrusting species) |
few |
|
Katharina tunicata |
few |
|
Littorina scutulata |
many |
|
Tectura persona |
few |
|
Lottia pelta |
few |
|
Anthopleura elegantissima |
few |
|
Lirubuccinum dirum |
few |