Typical geography of the region makes for great wall-diving.

Metridium senile dominated some landscapes.

Snail ID needed

Pink/Violet branching hydrocoral, Stylaster verilli. ID thanks to Clinton Bauder

Basket star, Gorgonocephalus eucnemis

Basket star among red soft coral with feeding polyps extended.

Caliostoma ligatum and two yellow hairy sea spiders feeding on the polyps of the red soft coral.

Red soft coral, Gersemia rubiformis with feeding polyps retracted.

Bushy, pink-mouth hydroid, Ectopleura crocea with both states of the red soft coral on either side.

Orange sea pen, Ptilosarcus gurneyi

Bering hermit crab, Pagurus beringanus

Wide hand hermit crab, Elassochirus tenuimanus

Umbrella crab, Cryptolithodes sitchensis

Proliferating anemone, Epiactis prolifera

ID needed

Urticina grebelyni

Crimson anemone, Cribrinopsis fernaldi

Graceful kelp crab, Pugettia gracilis

This crab covered itself with 2 kelp blades, and maintained a tight grip on both.

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