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Phylum, class, and<br />

Resident or Liv<strong>in</strong>g Feed<strong>in</strong>g<br />

species<br />

scientific mme Comnon came transienta Abundance<br />

b<br />

modeC habi tsd<br />

Pugettia ~ar<br />

Kelp crab<br />

- P. producta<br />

--<br />

Pagurus *<br />

Hermit crab<br />

- P. granosimanus<br />

Hermit crab<br />

- P. hirsutiusculus<br />

Hairy hermit crab<br />

Insecta<br />

Aedes dorsalis -- Mosquito<br />

ECHINODERMATA<br />

Asteroidea<br />

Evasterias troschelii<br />

Mottled star<br />

Leptoasterias texactis<br />

Six-rayed star<br />

Pycnopodia helanthoides<br />

Sunflower star<br />

-- Solaster chwsoni<br />

Sunstar<br />

- S. stimpsoni<br />

Morn<strong>in</strong>g sun star<br />

Ech<strong>in</strong>oidea<br />

Dendraster excentricus<br />

Ech<strong>in</strong>arachnius parma<br />

Snd dollar<br />

Sand dollar<br />

Holothuroidea<br />

Leptosynapta albicans Sea cucumber R C S-B D<br />

%esident status:<br />

R = resident; T = transient; Tf or R* = seasonal occurrence.<br />

b~bundance status: A = abundant, <strong>of</strong>ten seen on field trips; C = canon, present but not always seen on field trips;<br />

U = uncomnon, present <strong>in</strong> small numbers and seldom seen: X = unknown.<br />

'~iv<strong>in</strong>g mode status: C = cl<strong>in</strong>g<strong>in</strong>g to blades: B = burroer: E = Epiphyte: N - Nekton: S = feed<strong>in</strong>g on or slightly above<br />

sdiment surface; S/C = Epibenthic zooplankton.<br />

d~eed<strong>in</strong>g habit :<br />

H = herbivore; D = Detritivore: DF = deposit feeder; SF = suspension feeder: C = consunes fauna <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>eelgrass</strong> and <strong>eelgrass</strong> substrate; F = filter feeder.<br />

Reference : ACOE 1976; 1977b: Banse and Hobson 1974; Behrens 1980; Cordell (pers. m., 1982); Farmer 1980;<br />

Gardner 1978; Guberlet 1962: Hartmn and Reish 1950; Hobson and Banse 1981: Kohn 1982; Kozl<strong>of</strong>f 1973: Kozl<strong>of</strong>f 1974: Kozl<strong>of</strong>f<br />

(pers. cm., 1983); Liburdi and Truitt 1973; ~o~~/State <strong>of</strong> Wash<strong>in</strong>gton Dept. <strong>of</strong> Ecology 1980: Ricketts and Qlv<strong>in</strong> 1968:<br />

Simenstad and K<strong>in</strong>ney 1978: Simenstad et al. 1979; Simenstad et al. 1980; Simenstad (pers. caran., 1982); Staude<br />

(pers. cam., 1982): Thayer and Phillips 1977; Thorn (pers. cm., 1983).<br />

Table 13b. List <strong>of</strong> fish found <strong>in</strong> <strong>eelgrass</strong> <strong>meadows</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> hcific <strong>Northwest</strong>, arranged <strong>in</strong><br />

functional categories.<br />

Resident or Liv<strong>in</strong>g Feed<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Phylum, class, and species<br />

scientific name Common mme transienta Tlbundanceb nudeC habits d<br />

CHORDATA<br />

Chondrichthves<br />

Sp<strong>in</strong>y dogfish<br />

Big skate<br />

Qsteichthves<br />

Clupea harengus pllasi<br />

<strong>Pacific</strong> herr<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Clupea larvae<br />

--<br />

Engraulis mordax<br />

Nor<strong>the</strong>rn anchovy<br />

Cncorhynchus gorbuscha<br />

P<strong>in</strong>k salmon<br />

(Juvenile)<br />

-- 0. keta (Juvenile)<br />

Chum salmon<br />

-- 0. kisutch (Juvenile)<br />

Coho salmon<br />

& tshawytscb (Juvenile) Ch<strong>in</strong>ook salmon<br />

-- Salmo clarki<br />

Sea-run cutthrw t trout<br />

Hypomesus pretiosus pretios Surf smelt<br />

ant <strong>in</strong>ued<br />

C<br />

C<br />

A-U<br />

C<br />

C<br />

A-U<br />

U<br />

C<br />

C

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