OEI Appendices

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Appendix A: Alphabetical list of species by genus
Appendix B: Common and previous names used in this work
Appendix C: Local (Coos Bay) collection sites mentioned in this text

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Species A-Z

Abarenicola pacifica
Adula californiensis
Aequorea victoria
Alamprops quadriplicata (Smith) (previously Lamprops quadriplicata)
Alderia modesta
Alitta brandti (Malmgren) (previously Neanthes brandti)
Allorchestes angusta
Americorophium brevis
Americorophium salmonis
Americorophium spinicome
Amphiporus imparispinosus
Ampithoe lacertosa
Ampithoe valida
Angustassiminea californica (Tyron) (previously Assiminea californica)
Anthropleura artemisia
Anthropleura elegantissima
Aplysiopsis enteromorphae
Archaeomysis grebnitzkii
Armandia brevis
Balanus crenatus
Balanus glandula
Balanus nubilus
Bankia setacea
Boccardia proboscidea
Botrylloides violaceus
Callianax biplicata (G. B. Sowerby I) (previously Olivella biplicata)
Cancer productus
Capitella sp.
Caprella drepanochir
Carinoma mutabilis
Cerebratulus californiensis
Cerebratulus marginatus
Clinocardium nuttallii
Corbicula fluminea
Crangon alaskensis
Crangon franciscorum
Cryptomya californica
Cumella vulgaris
Detonella papillicornis
Diadumene lineata
Ectopleura crocea
Entodesma navicula
Eobrolgus spinosus
Eogammarus confervicolus
Eohaustorius estuarius
Eteone lighti
Eteone pacifica
Eudistylia vancouveri
Fluminicola virens (I. Lea) (previously Lithoglypjus virens)

Glebocarcinus oregonensis (Dana) (previously Cancer Oregonensis)
Glycera robusta
Glycinde armigera
Gnorimosphaeroma insulare
Grandidierella japonica
Halosydna brevisetosa
Hediste limnicola (Johnson) (previously Neanthes limnicola)
Hemigrapsus nudus
Hemigrapsus oregonensis
Heptacarpus paludicola
Heptacarpus sitchensis
Hermissenda crassicornis
Hesperonoe complanata
Hiatella arctica
Hobsonia florida
Ianiropsis derjugini
Juga plicifera
Lacuna porrecta
Leitoscoloplos pugettensis
Leptochelia sp.
Leukoma staminea
Ligia pallasii
Limecola balthica (Linnaeus) (previously Macoma balthica)
Limnoria tripunctata
Lineus sanguineus (Rathke) (previously Ramphogordius sanguinieus)
Lissocrangon stylirostris
Littorina plena
Littorina scutulata
Littorina sitkana
Lottia digitalis
Lottia pelta
Macoma inquinata
Macoma nasuta
Magelona sacculata
Mediomastus californiensis
Megalorchestia pugettensis
Metacarcinus magister (Dana) (previously Cancer magister)
Metridium senile
Mya arenaria
Myostella myosotis
Mytilus trossulus
Nematostella vectensis
Neomysis mercedis
Neotrypaea californiensis
Nephtys caeca
Nephtys caecoides
Nereis vexillosa

Nippoleucon hinumensis
Nucella lamellose
Nucella ostrina
Nutricola tantilla
Obelia longissima
Onchidoris bilamellata
Ophelia assimilis
Owenia collaris
Pachygrapsus crassipes
Pagurus hirsutiusculus
Paranemertes peregrina
Paraonides platybranchia (Hartman) (previously Paraonaella platybranchia)
Pentidotea resecata (Stimpson) (previously Idotea resecata)
Pentidotea wosnesenskii (Brandt) (previously Idotea wosnesenskii)
Penitella penita
Petrolisthes cinctipes
Phascolosoma agassizi
Phoronis pallida
Pisaster brevispinus
Pisaster ochraceus
Pista pacifica
Polydora nuchalis
Polyorchis penicillatus
Pseudopolydora kempi
Pugettia producta
Pygospio elegans
Rhithropanopeus harrisii
Romaleon antennarius (Stimpson) (previously Cancer antennarius)
Saduria entomon (Linnaeus) (previously Mesidotea entomon)
Saxidomus gigantea (Deshayes) (previously Saxidomus giganteus)
Scleroplax faba (Dana) (previously Pinnixa faba)
Scleroplax granulata
Scolelepis foliosa
Scoletoma zonata
Semibalanus cariosus
Siliqua patula
Solen sicarius
Tegula funebralis
Thelepus crispus
Thoracophelia mucronata
Traskorchestia transkiana
Tresus capax
Tubulanus polymorphus
Tubulanus sexlineatus
Ubogebia pugettensis
Zirfaea pilsbryi

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Appendix B: Common and previous names used in this work

  • Acorn barnacle: see Balanus glandula
  • Aequorea aequorea: see Aequorea victoria
  • Aggregating anemone: see Anthopleura elegantissima
  • Alaskan bay shrimp: see Crangon alaskensis
  • Aplysiopsis smithi: see Aplysiopsis enteromorphae
  • Arctic saxicave: see Hiatella arctica
  • Assiminea californica: see Angustassiminea californica
  • Asian clam: see Corbicula fluminea
  • Basket cockle: see Clinocardium nuttallii
  • Bay mussel: see Mytilus trossulus
  • Beefsteak clam: see Saxidomus gigantea
  • Bent-nosed clam: see Macoma nasuta
  • Black turban snail: see Chlorostoma funebralis
  • Blue mud shrimp: see Upogebia pugettensis
  • Blunt jacknife clam: see Solen sicarius
  • Buried anemone: see Anthopleura artemisia
  • Butter clam: see Saxidomus gigantea
  • Callianassa californiensis: see Neotrypaea californiensis
  • Cancer antennarius: see Romaleon anetennarium (Stimpson)
  • Cancer magister: see Metacarcinus magister (Dana)
  • Cancer oregonensis: see Glebocarcinus oregonensis (Dana)
  • Capitella capitata: see Capitella sp.
  • Checkered periwinkle: see Littorina scutulata
  • Chlorostoma funebralis: see Tegula funebralis
  • Clonal anemone: see Anthopleura elegantissima
  • Collisella digitalis: see Lottia digitalis
  • Collisella pelta: see Lottia pelta
  • Common gray shrimp: see Crangon franciscorum
  • Common Pacific sea star: see Pisaster ochraceus
  • Common shrimp: see Lissocrangon stylirostris
  • Corophium brevis: see Americorophium brevis
  • Corophium salmonis: see Americorophium salmonsis
  • Corophium spinicorne: see Americorophium spinicorne
  • Crenulated barnacle: see Balanus crenatus
  • Crystal jelly: see Aequorea victoria
  • Dungeness crab: see Metacarcinus magister (Dana)
  • Entodesma saxicola: see Entodesma navicula
  • Euzonus mucronata: see Thoracophelia mucronata
  • False Mya: see Cryptomya californica
  • Fat gaper: see Tresus capax
  • Feathery shipworm: see Bankia setacea
  • Fine-checkered periwinkle: see Littorina plena
  • Flat porcelain crab: see Petrolisthes cinctipes
  • Flat razor clam: see Siliqua patula
  • Frilled anemone: see Metridium senile
  • Frilled dogwinkle: see Nucella lamellosa
  • Gaper clam: see Tresus capax
  • Ghost shrimp: see Neotrypaea californiensis
  • Giant barnacle: see Balanus nubilus
  • Giant Columbia River spire shell: see Fluminicola virens (I. Lea)
  • Glass shrimp: see Heptacarpus sitchensis
  • Graceful keeled horn snail: see Juga plicifera
  • Hairy hermit crab: see Pagurus hirsutiusculus
  • Haliplanella luciae: see Diadumene lineata
  • Hardshell clam: see Leukoma staminea
  • Heart cockle: see Clinocardium nuttallii
  • Helmet limpet: see Lottia pelta
  • Hemileucon comes: see Nippoleucon hinumensis
  • Heptacarpus pictus: see Heptacarpus sitchensis
  • Horseneck clam: see Tresus capax
  • Ianiropsis kincaidi derjugini: see Ianiropsis derjugini
  • Idotea resecata: see Pentidotea resecata (Stimpson)
  • Idotea wosnesenkii: see Pentidotea wosnesenskii (Brandt)
  • Irus clam: see Macoma inquinata
  • Lamprops quadriplicata: see Alamprops quadiplicatus
  • Large mussel worm: see Nereis vexillosa
  • Large proboscis worm: see Glycera robusta
  • Leptochelia dubia: see Leptochelia sp.
  • Lined shore crab: see Pachygrapsus crassipes
  • Lineus ruber, Lineus sp.: see Lineus sanguineus
  • Lithoglyphus virens: see Fluminicola virens (I. Lea)
  • Little gaper: see Hiatella arctica
  • Littleneck clam: see Leukoma staminea
  • Lugworm: see Abarenicola pacifica
  • Lumbrineris zonate: see Scoletoma zonata
  • Many-gilled onchidoris nudibranch: see Onchidoris bilamellata
  • Malcoma balthica: see Limecola balthica
  • Market crab: see Metacarcinus magister (Dana)
  • Mesidotea entomon: see Saduria entomon (Linnaeus)
  • Moonglow anemone: see Anthopleura artemisia
  • Mytilus edulis: see Mytilus trossulus
  • Neanthes brandti: see Alitta brandti (Malmgren)
  • Neanthes limnicola: see Hediste limnicola (Johnson)
  • Nereis brandti: see Alitta brandti (Malmgren)
  • Nereis limnicola: see Hediste limnicola (Johnson)
  • Nestling saxicave: see Hiatella arctica
  • Northwest shipworm: see Bankia setacea
  • Nucella emarginata: see Nucella ostrina
  • Ochre sea star: see Pisaster ochraceus
  • Olivella biplicata: see Callianax biplicata
  • Orange-striped anemone: see Diadumene lineat
  • Oregon Cancer crab: see Glebocarcinus oregonensis (Dana)
  • Ovatella myosotis: see Myosotella myosotis
  • Owenia fusiformis: see Owenia collaris
  • Pacific littleneck: see Leukoma staminea
  • Pacific peanut worm: see Phascolosoma agassizi
  • Pacific rock crab: see Romaleon antennarium (Stimpson)
  • Paraonaella platybranchia: see Paraonides platybranchia
  • Pea pod borer: see Adula californiensis
  • Penicillate jellyfish: see Polyorchis penicillatus
  • Pinauay crocea: see Ectopleura crocea
  • Pink sea star: see Pisaster brevispinus
  • Pinnixia faba: see Scleroplax faba (Dana)
  • Plumose anemone: see Metridium senile
  • Protothaca staminea: see Leukoma staminea
  • Purple olive: see Callianax biplicata
  • Purple sea star: see Pisaster ochraceus
  • Purple shore crab: see Hemigrapsus nudus
  • Ramphgordius sanguineus: see Lineus sanguineus
  • Red nose: see Hiatella arctica
  • Red rock crab: see Cancer productus
  • Red-eye jellyfish: see Polyorchis penicillatus
  • Rock cockle: see Leukoma staminea
  • Rock-dwelling emarginated dogwinkle: see Nucella ostrina
  • Rock-dwelling entodesma: see Entodesma navicula
  • Rough piddock: see Zirfaea pilsbryi
  • Saduria entomon: see Saduria entomon (Linnaeus)
  • Salt-and-pepper shrimp: see Crangon alaskensis
  • Sand worm: see Abarenicola pacifica
  • Saxidomus giganteus: see Saxidomus gigantea
  • Shield limpet: see Lottia pelta
  • Short-spined sea star: see Pisaster brevispinus
  • Sickle razor clam: see Solen sicarius
  • Sitka littorine: see Littorina sitkana
  • Six-lined ribbon worm: see Tubulanus sexlineatus
  • Smith’s unwashed-looking sacoglossan: see Aplysiopsis enteromorphae
  • Soft-shelled clam: see Mya arenaria
  • Starlet sea anemone: see Nematostella vectensis
  • Top shell snail: see Chlorostoma funebralis
  • Transennella tantilla: see Nutricola tantilla
  • Wanderer: see Paranemertes peregrina
  • Washington clam: see Saxidomus gigantea
  • Wide chink shell: see Lacuna porrecta
  • Wrinkled dogwinkel: see Nucella lamellosa

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Appendix C: Local (Coos Bay) collection sites mentioned in this text

Oregon Estuarine Invertebrates Coos Bay collection

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