Species List from Kenneth Gosner's Peterson Field Guides - Atlantic Seashore
(Plate and page numbers follow organism names)
Click on each specimen on this diagram for images of these organisms.

Algae
Ulva lactuca Sea lettuce Pl. 1, p. 28 Green
Enteromorpha spp. Hollow greenweed Pl. 1, p. 27 Green
Fucus vesiculosus Brown popweed Pl. 2, p. 36 Brown
Agardhiella tenera Agardh's red weed Pl. 8, p. 40 Red
Gracilaria verrucosa False Agardhiella Pl. 8, p. 40 Pale reddish

Porifera - Sponges
Microciona prolifera Red beard sponge Pl.11, p. 68 Red

Platyhelminthes - Flat worms
Bdelloura candida - Limulus leech, gills and leg joints only Pl.36, p. 102 Flesh-colored

Nemertean worms - Rhynchocoela
Cerebratulus lacteus - Milky Ribbon Worm - Pl. 37, p. 105

Bryozoa - Moss animals
Bugula turrita Pl. 15, p. 116 yellowish Bushy Bugula/Sea ferns
Membranipora Pl. 16, p. 115 Lacey crusts White, calcarous encrusting bryozoans

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