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Kenneth Norris Rancho Marino UC Reserve and vicinity, Cambria, San Luis Obispo Co., CA, February 27-28, 2026

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Ophioderma papillosa (flat-spined brittle star), aboral side	Ophioderma papillosa (flat-spined brittle star), oral side	-
A favorite, the furry crab or Hapalogaster cavicauda is a member of the king crab family, Lithodidae. It is one of the basal lineages of a broader clade, observed in central California late last month. It uses hairs on its pair of third maxillipeds to suspension feed on plankton, also able to feed on algae on the rocks. Those are bryozoans on the inside of the mussel shell.	-	-
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