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WorksheetsIntertidal Species Identification Cards
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
A star-shaped echinoderm found in northern waters.
Northern Sea Star
Southern Sea Star
Eastern Sea Star
Western Sea Star
A large marine crustacean with a long body and claws.
Lobster
Crab
Shrimp
Octopus
a small crustacean that attaches to rocks and shells with distinctive purple striping patterns along its shell
Striped Barnacle
Purple Sea Urchin
Green Anemone
Red Lobster
A type of kelp with a perforated, colander-like appearance.
Sea Colander Kelp
Giant Kelp
Bull Kelp
Nori
An algae that grows on other marine seaweeds but is not parasitic.
Epiphyte
Parasitic Algae
Planktonic Algae
Benthic Algae
A bivalve mollusk known for producing pearls.
Clam
Mussel
Oyster
Scallop
A type of native crab found in rocky coastal areas.
Rock Crab
Blue Crab
Dungeness Crab
King Crab
A predatory sea snail found on rocky shores.
Dog Whelk
Sea Urchin
Clam
Starfish
A large crab species found in the Atlantic Ocean known for its brown-black tipped claws.
Jonah Crab
Blue Crab
Dungeness Crab
King Crab
A type of green seaweed with a spongy texture.
Codium
Chlorella
Ulva
Sargassum
Bivalve mollusks with a shell divided into two hinged parts.
Clams
Oysters
Snails
Octopuses
A type of small sea snail.
Common Periwinkle
Giant Clam
Blue Mussel
Sea Urchin
A type of brown seaweed with air bladders.
Bladder Wrack
Kelp
Dulse
Nori
An invasive crab species found along shorelines.
Asian Shore Crab
Blue Crab
Dungeness Crab
King Crab
A species of small sea snail with a smooth shell.
Smooth Periwinkle
Rough Periwinkle
Common Limpet
Atlantic Cowrie
A marine mollusk with a conical shell.
Limpet
Clam
Octopus
Starfish
A type of sea slug with a rough exterior.
Rough Mantled Sea Slug
Smooth Mantled Sea Slug
Spotted Sea Slug
Striped Sea Slug
A spiny sea creature.
Starfish
Urchin
Sea Cucumber
Jellyfish
A brown seaweed with a knotted appearance.
Knotted Wrack
Sea Lettuce
Kelp
Dulse
A type of red seaweed used in food and cosmetics.
Kelp
Dulse
Irish Moss
Nori
