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Pacific Flower Sea Urchin

Toxopneustes roseus is an eastern Pacific urchin called the flower sea urchin.

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Sally Lightfoot Crab

Grapsus grapsus is a crab associated with rocky shores.

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Pacific Ghost Crab

Ocypode gaudichaudii is a Pacific ghost crab associated with sandy beaches.

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Pyramid Sea Star

Pharia pyramidata is a sea star associated with rocky seabeds.

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Pacific Chocolate Chip Sea Star

Nidorellia armata is commonly called a chocolate chip sea star.

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Crown Sea Urchin

Astropyga pulvinata is an urchin with long spines and distinctive bright blue spots on parts of its body.

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Mexican Long-spined Sea Urchin

Diadema mexicanum is an eastern Pacific urchin associated with rocky lower shores and underwater rocky habitat.

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Pacific White Sea Urchin

Tripneustes depressus is an eastern Pacific sea urchin also known as the white sea urchin.

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Black Spiny Brittle Star

Ophiocoma aethiops is a brittle star with a distinct central disc and long, flexible, spiny arms.

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Alexander’s Spiny Brittle Star

Ophiocomella alexandri is a brittle star associated with rocky and reef habitats.

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Banded Serpent Brittle Star

Ophionereis annulata is a brittle star with a rounded central disc and slender banded arms.

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Mottled Shore Crab

Pachygrapsus transversus is a small shore crab that uses rocky intertidal habitat.

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