Boston Harbor Island ROV Sampling
Category
Asterias forbesi
Accepted Code
ASFO
Small Code: ASFOS
Yellowish orange to purple sea star with bright orange madreporite.
sea stars
Asterias rubens
Accepted Code
ASRU
Small Code: ASRUS
Varies in color from pale brown or orange/red, to purple. White madreporite.
sea stars
Chondrus crispus
Accepted Code
CHCR
Flat blade, flat thalli, fan-like, regular branching, dark purple/red, or yellow/greenish fronds, up to 15cm tall
erect red algae
Mastocarpus stellatus
Accepted Code
MAST
Fan-like branching red algae with channeled fronds. Central/main branch tends to be thicker and triangle-like.
erect red algae
Modiolus modiolus
Accepted Code
MOMO
Large bivalve with a thick shell and a glossy yellow or brown coloring.
bivalves
Mytilus edulis
Accepted Code
MYED
Bivalve with a blueish-black shell and a narrow end. Often forms large beds in the rocky intertidal.
bivalves
Saccharina latissima
Accepted Code
SL
Small Code: SLJ
Alt
SALA · LASA
(SALAJ · LASAJ)
Sugar Kelp/Sea Belt, Lasagna-like blade, <10cm juvenile
brown algae
kelp
Testudinalia testudinalis
Accepted Code
TETE
Coarse pinnate hydroid often found on boulders or epiphytically
gastropods
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