Estero de Punta Banda: benthic invertebrates
| English common name | Scientific name | Source | |
| Angular unicorn | Acanthina spirata | M | 3 |
| Acmaea digitalis | M | 3 | |
| Acmaea pelta | M | 3 | |
| Ampharethe artica | An | 2,3 | |
| Amphiodia occidentalis | Ec | 3 | |
| Amphithoe pollex | Ar | 2,3 | |
| Anfipodos indet. | Ar | 3 | |
| Anthopleura xanthogrammica | Cn | 3 | |
| Aplysiopsis smithi | M | 1 | |
| Argopecten circularis* | M | 4 | |
| Armandia bioculata | An | 2,3 | |
| Wavy Top snail, Wavy Turban snail | Astraea undosa | M | 3 |
| Balanus glandula | Ar | 3 | |
| Balanus sp | Ar | 1 | |
| Cloudy bubble snail | Bulla gouldiana | M | 1,2,3 |
| Bay ghost shrimp | Callianassa californiensis | Ar | 1,3 |
| Callianassa gigas | Ar | 1 | |
| Rock crab | Cancer antennarius | Ar | 3 |
| Leafy hornmouth | Ceratostoma foliatum | M | 3 |
| California horn snail | Cerithidea californica | M | 1,2,3 |
| Cerithium stercusmuscarum* | M | 4 | |
| California chione | Chione californiensis | M | 2,3 |
| Chione cortezi* | M | 4 | |
| Smooth chione | Chione fluctifraga | M | 1,2,3 |
| Wavy chione | Chione undatella | M | 3 |
| Cirriformia spirobranchiata | An | 1 | |
| Class Anopla | Nm | 5 | |
| Sea cucumbers | Class Holothuroidea | Ec | 5 |
| Brittle stars | Class Ophiuroidea | Ec | 5 |
| ClassAnthozoa | Cn | 5 | |
| Clase Crustacea | Ar | 5 | |
| Clase Gasteropoda | M | 5 | |
| Clase Polychaeta | An | 5 | |
| California cone | Conus californicus | M | 3 |
| Coperella subdiafana | M | 3 | |
| Corophium sp. | Ar | 3 | |
| Bay shrimp | Crangon nigromaculata | Ar | 2 |
| Crassostrea corteziensis* | M | 4 | |
| Pacific oyster, Japanese oyster | Crassostrea gigas* | M | 4 |
| Crymorpha | Cn | 2 | |
| False Mya | Cryptomya californica | M | 3 |
| Cyanoplax hartwegi | M | 3 | |
| Sand dollar | Dendraster excentricus | Ec | 3 |
| Bean clam | Donax gouldii | M | 2,3 |
| Emerita sp. | Ar | 3 | |
| Eteone balboensis | An | 1,3 | |
| Euplera muriciformis* | M | 4 | |
| Excirolana sp. | Ar | 3 | |
| Family Actiniidae | Cn | 5 | |
| Family Aglajidae | M | 5 | |
| Family Amphiuridae | Ec | 5 | |
| Family Aoridae | Ar | 5 | |
| Family Aphroditidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Bullidae | M | 5 | |
| Family Calyptraeidae | M | 5 | |
| Family Campanulariidae | Cn | 5 | |
| Family Capitellidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Caprellidae | Ar | 5 | |
| Family Cariomidae | Nm | 5 | |
| Family Chaetopteridae | An | 5 | |
| Family Chrysipetalidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Cirratulidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Corophiidae | Ar | 5 | |
| Family Cylichnellidae | M | 5 | |
| Family Donacidae | M | 5 | |
| Family Dorvilleidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Dyastilidae | Ar | 5 | |
| Family Eulepethydae | An | 5 | |
| Family Eunicidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Eusidae | Ar | 5 | |
| Family Gammaridae | Ar | 5 | |
| Family Glyceridae | An | 5 | |
| Family Goniadidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Gynodastylidae | Ar | 5 | |
| Family Haustoriidae | Ar | 5 | |
| Family Hesionidae | An | 5 | |
| Family indet-oligo A | An | 5 | |
| Family indet-oligo B | An | 5 | |
| Family Ischyraceridae | Ar | 5 | |
| Family Lacunidae | M | 5 | |
| Family Lineidae | Nm | 5 | |
| Family Littorinidae | M | 5 | |
| Family Lumbrineridae | An | 5 | |
| Family Lyanthiidae | Cn | 5 | |
| Family Lyssianasidae | Ar | 5 | |
| Family Magelonidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Maldanidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Melampidae | M | 5 | |
| Family Myidae | M | 5 | |
| Family Mytilidae | M | 5 | |
| Family Nannastacidae | Ar | 5 | |
| Family Nassariidae | M | 5 | |
| Family Naticidae | M | 5 | |
| Family Nephtydae | An | 5 | |
| Family Nereidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Ocypodidae | Ar | 5 | |
| Family Oedicerotidae | Ar | 5 | |
| Family Onuphidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Opheliidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Orbiniidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Paraonidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Paratanaidae | Ar | 5 | |
| Family Phoronid-indet. | Ph | 5 | |
| Family Phoxocephalidae | Ar | 5 | |
| Family Phyllodocidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Pilargiidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Podoceridae | Ar | 5 | |
| Family Polynoidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Potamidae | M | 5 | |
| Family Psammobiidae | M | 5 | |
| Family Renillidae | Cn | 5 | |
| Family Sabellidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Serpulidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Sigalionidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Sinaptidae | Ec | 5 | |
| Family Spionidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Stenothoidae | Ar | 5 | |
| Family Syllidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Tellinidae | M | 5 | |
| Family Terebellidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Tubificidae | An | 5 | |
| Family Tubulanidae | Nm | 5 | |
| Familia Acteonidae | M | 5 | |
| Familia Ampithoidae | Ar | 5 | |
| Familia Gastropteridae | M | 5 | |
| Familia Holoth c | Ec | 5 | |
| Familia Molpadidae | Ec | 5 | |
| Familia Solenidae | M | 5 | |
| Familia Sphaeromatidae | Ar | 5 | |
| Familia Virgularidae | Cn | 5 | |
| Familia(Family) Photidae | Ar | 5 | |
| Keyhole limpet | Fissurella volcano | M | 3 |
| Gem clam | Gemma gemma | M | 1 |
| Geukensia demissa * | M | 4 | |
| Glycera sp. | An | 3 | |
| Glycera tenuis | An | 1,3 | |
| Goniada littorea | An | 2,3 | |
| Scale worms | Halosydna brevisetosa | An | 3 |
| Halosydna johnsoni | An | 3 | |
| White bubble snail | Haminoea vesicula | M | 1 |
| Harmothoe lunulata | An | 2,3 | |
| Purple shore crab | Hemigrapsus nudus | Ar | 3 |
| Yellow shore crab, Mud flat crab | Hemigrapsus oregonensis | Ar | 1,2 ,3 |
| Heptacarpus stimpsoni | Ar | 2 | |
| Heterodonax sp. | M | 1,3 | |
| Hexaples erythrostomus* | M | 4 | |
| Hyale yaqui | Ar | 1 | |
| Idotea sp. | Ar | 3 | |
| Ribbed horse mussel | Ischadium demissum | M | 1 |
| Hermit crab | Isocheles pilosus (=Holopagurus pilosus) | Ar | 3 |
| Laevicardium sp | M | 3 | |
| Lamprops sp. 1 | Ar | 3 | |
| Lamprops sp. 2 | Ar | 3 | |
| Lepidopa sp | Ar | 3 | |
| Leptoplana sp. | Pl | 3 | |
| Leptosynapta albicans | Ec | 3 | |
| Ligia (Megaligia) occidentalis | Ar | 1 | |
| Eroded Periwinkle | Littorina planaxis | M | 3 |
| Lophopanopeus frontalis | Ar | 1 | |
| Owl limpet | Lottia gigantea | M | 3 |
| Lumbrineris erecta | An | 1,3 | |
| Lumbrineris minima | An | 1,3 | |
| Lyonsia californica | M | 2,3 | |
| Lyropecten subnodosus * | M | 4 | |
| Bent-nosed clam | Macoma nasuta | M | 1 |
| Macoma sp. | M | 3 | |
| Magelona californica | An | 2,3 | |
| Marginella | Marginella californica | M | 3 |
| Mediomasthus californiensis | An | 1, 2,3 | |
| Megabalanus carlifornicus(=Balanus cariosus) | Ar | 3 | |
| Olive ear snail | Melampus olivaceus | M | 1 |
| Melampus sp. | M | 3 | |
| Membranipora membranacea | Ec | 2 | |
| Membranipora tuberculata | Ec | 2 | |
| Micrura verrilli | Nm | 1 | |
| Musculista senhousia * | M | 4 | |
| Mytella guyanensis * | M | 4 | |
| California mussel | Mytilus californianus | M | 3 |
| Mytilus galloprovincialis * | M | 4 | |
| Nassarius perpenguis | M | 3 | |
| Covered-lip Nassa | Nassarius tegula | M | 1,4 |
| Navax | Navanax inermis | M | 1, 2,3 |
| Neanthes brandti | An | 1,3 | |
| Nephtys caecoides | An | 1, 3 | |
| Nereis sp. | An | 3 | |
| Norrisīs Top snail | Norrisia norrisi | M | 3 |
| Notomastus magnum | An | 1, 3 | |
| Emarginate dogwinkle | Nucella emarginada (=Thais emarginata) | M | 3 |
| Nutallina fluxa | M | 3 | |
| Obelia sp | Cn | 2 | |
| Octopus | Octopus sp. | M | 3 |
| Purple olive, Purple olivella | Olivella biplicata | M | 1 |
| Ophioderma panamense | Ec | 3 | |
| Orchestoidea sp. | Ar | 3 | |
| Order Actinaria | Cn | 5 | |
| Order Amphipoda | Ar | 5 | |
| Order Apodida | Ec | 5 | |
| Order Capitellida | An | 5 | |
| Order Cumaceae | Ar | 5 | |
| Order Decapoda | Ar | 5 | |
| Order Dendrochirotida | Ec | 5 | |
| Order Eunicida | An | 5 | |
| Order Heteronemertea | Nm | 5 | |
| Order Isopoda | Ar | 5 | |
| Order Myoida | M | 5 | |
| Order Mytiloida | M | 5 | |
| Order Oligochaeta | An | 5 | |
| Order Opheliida | An | 5 | |
| Order Ophiurida | Ec | 5 | |
| Order Paleonemertea | Nm | 5 | |
| Order Pennatulacea | Cn | 5 | |
| Order Phyllodocida | An | 5 | |
| Order Sabellida | An | 5 | |
| Order Spionida | An | 5 | |
| Order Tanaidacea | Ar | 5 | |
| Order Terebellomorpha | An | 5 | |
| Order Veneroida | M | 5 | |
| Ostrea edulis* | M | 4 | |
| Owenia collaris | An | 1,2, 3 | |
| Oxyorustilus pacifica | Ar | 2,3 | |
| Striped shore crab | Pachygrapsus crassipes | Ar | 1, 3 |
| Hermit crab | Pagurus samuelis | Ar | 3 |
| Panaeus californiensis | Ar | 1 | |
| Paraprionospio pinnata | An | 1,3 | |
| Bat star, Sea bat | Patiria miniata | Ec | 3 |
| Pectinaria californiensis | An | 2, 3 | |
| Phoronopsis harmeri | Ph | 2 | |
| Photis californica | Ar | 1, 3 | |
| Photis conchicola | Ar | 1 ,3 | |
| Phylium Echinodermata | Ec | 5 | |
| Phyllum Annelida | An | 5 | |
| Phyllum Arthropoda | Ar | 5 | |
| Sea anemones & Allies | Phyllum Cnidaria (Coelenterata) | Cn | 5 |
| Phyllum Mollusca | M | 5 | |
| Phyllum Nemertea | Nm | 5 | |
| Phyllum Phoronida | Ph | 5 | |
| Retiring southerner, Hairy crab | Pilumnus spinohirsutus | Ar | 3 |
| Pea crab | Pinnixa sp. | Ar | 2,3 |
| Pisaster brevispinus | Ec | 3 | |
| Southern Moon snail | Polinices reclusianus | M | 1 |
| Polinices spp | M | 3 | |
| Poliquetos indet. | An | 3 | |
| Swimming crab | Portunus xantussi | Ar | 3 |
| Prinospio acmeceps | An | 1 | |
| Prionospio sp. | An | 3 | |
| Prionospio pygmaeus | An | 2,3 | |
| Pteria sterna* | M | 4 | |
| Sea pansy | Renilla kollikeri | Cn | 2 |
| Rocinela laticauda | Ar | 1 | |
| Sepulorbis squamigerus (=Aletes scuamigerus) | M | 3 | |
| Sertularia furcata | Cn | 2 | |
| Sipunculus nudus | Si | 1 | |
| Spirorbids | An | 3 | |
| Sea pen | Stylatula elongata | Cn | 1 |
| Subclass Heterodonta | M | 5 | |
| Subclass Malacostraca | Ar | 5 | |
| Subclass Pteriomorpha | M | 5 | |
| SubclassAlcyonaria | Cn | 5 | |
| Suborder Chaetopteriformia | An | 5 | |
| Suborder Aphroditiformia | An | 5 | |
| Suborder Cirratuliformia | An | 5 | |
| Suborder Gammaridae | Ar | 5 | |
| Suborder Glyceriformia | An | 5 | |
| Suborder Nereidiformia | An | 5 | |
| Suborder Spioniformia | An | 5 | |
| Superfamily Aphroditacea | An | 5 | |
| Superfamily Chrysopetalacea | An | 5 | |
| Superfamily Eunicea | An | 5 | |
| Superorden (Superorder) Peracarida | Ar | 5 | |
| Superorden (superorder)Eucarida | Ar | 5 | |
| California jacknife clam | Tagelus californicus | M | 2,3 |
| Talorchestia sp | Ar | 1 | |
| Razor clam | Tegelus subteres | M | 1 |
| Banded Turban snail, Banded tegula | Tegula eiseni | M | 3 |
| Black Turban snail, Black tegula | Tegula funebralis | M | 3 |
| Tellina carpenteri | M | 2,3 | |
| Tellina sp. | M | 3 | |
| Tylos sp. | Ar | 3 | |
| Fiddler crab | Uca crenulata | Ar | 1,2, 3 |
| Blue mud shrimp | Upogebia pugettensis | Ar | 1, 2,3 |
| Venerupis philippinarum* | M | 4 | |
| Almeja rosa | M | 3 |
Phyllum Cnidaria (Coelenterata) Cn Phylum Sipunculoidea Si Phyllum Platyhelminthes Pl Phyllum Nemertea Nm Phylum Ectoprocta Ec Phyllum Phoronida Ph Phylium Echinodermata E Phyllum Mollusca M Phyllum Annelida An Phyllum Arthropoda Ar * Non-native species
+ Special status species
# Breeding special species
Last Updated on
03/27/99
By Pro Esteros
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