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Morro Bay: Under the Surface

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Morro Bay: Under the Surface

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Plants and Algae
Invertebrates
Fish
Marine Mammals
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Invertebrates

Snails, sea slugs, crabs, and more

shiny dark-red bryozoan photo

Red-Rust Bryozoan

feather duster worm, long brown body with purple tentacles

Feather Duster Worm

white anemones, tiny tentacles in green water

White Anemone

green anemone close-up, wet with sand over mouth opening

Starburst Anemone

a bright red sea star with five fat legs

Bat Star

brown and hairy sand dollar on sandy background

Sand Dollar

slimy brown creature with two antennae in the palm of a hand

California Sea Hare

brown sea-slug with turquoise and yellow stripes, on sandy bottom underwater

California Aglaja

red, orange and grey colored shell of a moon snail

Moon Snail

brown and slimy snail in shallow water on sand and eelgrass

California Bubble Snail

oval-shaped brown mollusk with 8 plates on back surrounded by brown hairs. on a rock

Mossy Chiton

large aquatic bug on a blue background

Eelgrass Isopod

brown crab with a shield-shaped carapace on a brown seaweed background

Kelp Crab

hand holding a small crab with its face toward camera. Green on top and white on bottom.

Striped Shore Crab

crab on brown seaweed background. broad carapace in mottled green, brown, orange colors

Hairy Shore Crab

small crab held between two fingers, facing camera with brown/green color and lighter shading on its belly and pinchers

Purple Shore Crab

purple colored crab with a wide scalloped shell. on a background of brown seaweed.

Graceful Rock Crab

crab with a wide carapace that appears to have hair growing out of it

Pacific Rock Crab

purple carb with disproportionately large front claws

Sandflat Elbow Crab

a small hermit crab in a snail shell perched in the palm of a hand

Blueband Hermit Crab

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