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Fieldtrip to north side of Portuguese Pt., Abalone Cove park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles Co., CA, February 3, 2012
See also Prof. Ee's February 4 visit to south side of Portuguese Pt. or other previous trips: F10, S10b, S10a, S09b, S09a, Dec. '08, S08b, S08a, S06, S05, S04, S03, F02, S02

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-	-	conspicuous chiton (Stenoplax conspicua) - on the same rock we saw other smaller chiton species: Lepidozona pectinulata, Cyanoplax keepiana, and Leptochiton rugatus
-	ochre seastar (Pisaster ochraceus)	-
-	-	giant green anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica)
smaller male owl limpet on the back of a female owl limpet on her territory	a different owl limpet	-
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Hartweg's chiton (Cyanoplax hartwegii)	Strongylocentrotus purpuratus (purple urchin)	-
Pisaster ochraceus (ochre seastar)	purple urchins and giant green anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica)	-
Pollicipes polymerus (gooseneck barnacle)	Tetraclita rubescens (red thatched barnacle)	Lottia gigantea (owl limpet)
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-	A red urchin (Strongylocentrotus franciscanus) among purple urchins (S. purpuratus)	Lepidozona pectinulata
L. pectinulata	Polycera atra (orange-spike Polycera) - see here for better images	-
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black sea hare (Aplysia vaccaria)	-	-
-	tentative: banded brittle star (Ophionereis annulata)	-
-	bat star (Patiria miniata)	-
file limpet (Lottia limatula)	Lepidozona pectinulata	-
Octopus bimaculoides (smaller and more intertidal of two species of two-spotted octopuses)	-	-
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California sea hare (Aplysia californica)	-	-
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-	-	giant keyhole limpet (Megathura crenulata)
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Phragmatopoma californica (sandcastle or honeycomb tube worm; Sabellaridae)	-	-
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See also Prof. Ee's February 4 visit to south side of Portuguese Pt. or other previous trips: F10, S10b, S10a, S09b, S09a, Dec. '08, S08b, S08a, S06, S05, S04, S03, F02, S02

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