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Rainbow star Orthasterias koehleri
Flabellina iodinea nudibranchs
saying hello
Sunflower star Pycnopodia helianthoides
dorsal surface showing fluffy dermal papulae or branchiae (gills) and pincer claw-shaped pedicellariae, which keep the body surface clear of algae, encrusting organisms, & debris
Blackeye Goby Rhinogobiops nicholsii
Navanax inermis opisthobranch slug
on elk horn kelp stipe with barnacles & encrusting bryozoans
Painted greenling Oxylebius pictus
has strongly colored camouflage
Flabellina iodinea nudibranch
laying eggs