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Santa Barbara Island with Sport Chalet
aboard the Great Escape
April 29, 2006

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Above Black Cavern
A Fragile Rainbow Star (Astrometis sertulifera) and many Spiny Brittle Stars (Ophiothrix spiculata)
A Fragile Rainbow Star
(Astrometis sertulifera)
& many Spiny Brittle Stars
(Ophiothrix spiculata)		 A Purple Sea Urchin (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) with a shell on top and Club-tipped Anemonew (Corynactis californica)
A Purple Sea Urchin
(Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)
with a shell on top
& Club-tipped Anemones
(Corynactis californica)		 Spiny Brittle Stars (Ophiothrix spiculata)
Spiny Brittle Stars
(Ophiothrix spiculata)		 Spiny Brittle Stars (Ophiothrix spiculata)
Spiny Brittle Stars
(Ophiothrix spiculata)
Spiny Brittle Stars (Ophiothrix spiculata)
Spiny Brittle Stars
(Ophiothrix spiculata)		 Spiny Brittle Stars (Ophiothrix spiculata)
Spiny Brittle Stars
(Ophiothrix spiculata)		 Spiny Brittle Star (Ophiothrix spiculata) on a Red Sponge
Spiny Brittle Star
(Ophiothrix spiculata)
on a Red Sponge		 A Banded Serpent Star (Ophioderma panamensis) and many Spiny Brittle Stars (Ophiothrix spiculata)
A Banded Serpent Star
(Ophioderma panamensis)
& many Spiny Brittle Stars
(Ophiothrix spiculata)

Three Sisters
orange seaweed?
orange seaweed?		 Navanax inermis
Navanax inermis		 Navanax inermis
Navanax inermis		 Navanax inermis
Navanax inermis
Navanax inermis
Navanax inermis		 Orange Cup Coral (Balanophyllia elegans)
Orange Cup Coral
(Balanophyllia elegans)		 Peltodoris nobilis
Peltodoris nobilis		 Yellowfin Fringehead (Neoclinus stephensae)
Yellowfin Fringehead
(Neoclinus stephensae)
Yellowfin Fringehead (Neoclinus stephensae)
Yellowfin Fringehead
(Neoclinus stephensae)		 Yellowfin Fringehead (Neoclinus stephensae)
Yellowfin Fringehead
(Neoclinus stephensae)		 Yellowfin Fringehead (Neoclinus stephensae)
Yellowfin Fringehead
(Neoclinus stephensae)		 Yellowfin Fringehead (Neoclinus stephensae)
Yellowfin Fringehead
(Neoclinus stephensae)

The Rookery
Coilodesme californica
Coilodesme californica

Rea Sea Urchins (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus), Purple Sea Urchins (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus), & Crowned Sea Urchins (Centrostephanus coronatus)
Rea Sea Urchins
(Strongylocentrotus franciscanus),
Purple Sea Urchins
(Strongylocentrotus purpuratus),
& Crowned Sea Urchins
(Centrostephanus coronatus)

 Red Gorgonian (Lophogorgia chilensis)
Red Gorgonian
(Lophogorgia chilensis)		 A Red Gorgonian (Lophogorgia chilensis) in front of a California Golden Gorgonian (Muricea californica)
A Red Gorgonian
(Lophogorgia chilensis)
in front of a
California Golden Gorgonian
(Muricea californica)
San Diego Dorid (Diaulula sandiegensis)
San Diego Dorid
(Diaulula sandiegensis)		 San Diego Dorid (Diaulula sandiegensis)
San Diego Dorid
(Diaulula sandiegensis)		 San Diego Dorid (Diaulula sandiegensis)
San Diego Dorid
(Diaulula sandiegensis)		 California Spiny Lobster (Panulirus interruptus)
California Spiny Lobster
(Panulirus interruptus)
Bat Stars (Asterina miniata; formerly Patiria miniata)
Bat Stars
(Asterina miniata;
formerly Patiria miniata)		 California Golden Gorgonian (Muricea californica)
California Golden Gorgonian
(Muricea californica)		 An Encrusting Sponge
An Encrusting Sponge		 An Encrusting Sponge
An Encrusting Sponge
California Spiny Lobster (Panulirus interruptus)
California Spiny Lobster
(Panulirus interruptus)		 Crowned Sea Urchin (Centrostephanus coronatus)
Crowned Sea Urchin
(Centrostephanus coronatus)		 California Golden Gorgonian (Muricea californica)
California Golden Gorgonian
(Muricea californica)		 A small Batray (Myliobatis californica) feeding in the sand
A small Batray
(Myliobatis californica)
feeding in the sand
California Golden Gorgonian (Muricea californica)
California Golden Gorgonian
(Muricea californica)		 An Encrusting Sponge
An Encrusting Sponge		 Red encrusting sponge (Ophlitaspongia pennata)
Red encrusting sponge
(Ophlitaspongia pennata)		 Orange Puffball Sponge (Tethya aurantia)
Orange Puffball Sponge
(Tethya aurantia)

Topside at the Rookery
The Peace at the Rookery at Santa Barbara Island
The Peace at the Rookery		 Michelle
Michelle		 Captian Pam
Captian Pam		 Michelle
Michelle





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