Boston Harbor Island Quadrat Sampling
Abietinaria abietina
Coarse pinnate hydroid often found on boulders or epiphytically
Ascophyllum nodosum
Long, green/brown algae typically found in the upper rocky intertidal with distinct unpaired air bladders
Asterias forbesi
Yellowish orange to purple sea star with bright orange madreporite.
Asterias rubens
Varies in color from pale brown or orange/red, to purple. White madreporite.
Chondrus crispus
Flat blade, flat thalli, fan-like, regular branching, dark purple/red, or yellow/greenish fronds, up to 15cm tall
Mastocarpus stellatus
Fan-like branching red algae with channeled fronds. Central/main branch tends to be thicker and triangle-like.
Modiolus modiolus
Large bivalve with a thick shell and a glossy yellow or brown coloring.
Mytilus edulis
Bivalve with a blueish-black shell and a narrow end. Often forms large beds in the rocky intertidal.
Saccharina latissima
Sugar Kelp/Sea Belt, Lasagna-like blade, <10cm juvenile
Testudinalia testudinalis
Coarse pinnate hydroid often found on boulders or epiphytically
Unknown Brown Blade
Any brown algae with blades
Unknown Crustose Coralline Algae
Encrusting calcareous/hard red algae
Unknown brown fleshy crust
Any non-calcareous brown encrusting algae
Unknown fleshy algal crust
Any non-calareous encrusting algae
Unknown green fleshy crust
Any non-calcerous green encrusting algae
Unknown red fleshy crust
Fleshy and red encrusting