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Aquatic plants (Water lily, eelgrass)
Algae (Fucus, Laminaria, encrusting algae)
Porifera (Sponges)
Cnidarians (Anemones, jellyfish, hydroids)
Ctenophore (Sea gooseberry, Beroes Comb Jelly)
Nemertea (Chevron Amphiporus)
Molluscs (Mussels, snails, octopuses)
(47 represented species)

Arctic whelk Colus kroyeri Colus kroyeri	Astarte Astarte sp. Astarte	Atlantic Deep-sea scallop Placopecten magellanicus Pétoncle géant
Atlantic Dogwinkle Nucella lapillus Pourpre de l'Atlantique	Atlantic Jackknife Clam Ensis directus Couteau droit	Big-fin bobtail squid Rossia megaptera Sépiole
Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis Moule bleue	Blunt soft-shell Mya truncata Mye tronquée	Boreal rosy margarite Margarites costalis Margarite rose du Nord
Brown mysterysnail Campeloma decisum Campélome brun	Bushy Backed Sea Slug Dendronotus frondosus Nudibranche hérissé	Clam Mactromeris sp. Mactre
Common Atlantic Slipper Shell Crepidula fornicata Crépidule commune de l'Atlantique	Common Gobniobasis Goniobasis livescens Goniobase Commune	Common Northern Lacuna Lacuna vincta Lacune commune de l'Atlantique
Common Periwinkle Littorina littorea Littorine comestible d'Europe	Dressed Chiton Amicula vestita Chiton vêtue	Dubious dorid Palio dubia Nudibranche anguleux
Duck’s Foot Shell Aporrhais occidentalis Pied de pélican	Eastern Floater Pyganodon cataracta Moule de lac	False dorid Adalaria proxima Doris blanc
Great piddock Zirfaea crispata Grande pholade rugueuse	Great pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis Grande lymnée des étangs	Greenland cockle Serripes groenlandicus Coque du Groenland
Horse mussel Modiolus modiolus Moule géante	Iceland Cockle Clinocardium ciliatum Coque d'Islande	Iceland Scallop Chlamys islandica Pétoncle d'Islande
Macoma Macoma sp. Macoma	Maned Nudibranch Aeolidia papillosa Nudibranche à crinière	Mottled Red Chiton Tonicella marmorea Chiton rouge marbré
Naked sea butterfly Clione limacina Papillon de mer	New England Dog Whelk Nassarius trivittatus Nassaire à trois bandes	Northern Atlantic Octopus Bathypolypus arcticus arcticus Poulpe boréal
Northern Yellow Periwinkle Littorina obtusata Littorine jaune	Oyster Crassostrea virginica Huître américaine	Plant Limpet Tectura testudinalis Patelle
Rams-horn Snail Helisoma sp. Hélisome	Red-gilled Nudibranch Flabellina verrucosa Nudibranche rouge	Rejected Neptune Neptunea despecta Neptune commune du nord
Rough Mantled Doris Onchidoris bilamellata Doris rugueux	Rough Periwinkle Littorina saxatilis Littorine rugueuse	Salmone Gilled Nudibranche Flabellina salmonacea Nudibranche couleur saumon
Soft Shelled Clam Mya arenaria Mye commune	The Northern Moonsnail Polinices heros Lunatie de l’Atlantique	Waved Whelk Buccinum undatum Buccin commun (Bourgot)
White Atlantic Cadlina Cadlina laevis Cadlina atlantique	zebra mussel Dreissena polymorpha Moule zébrée

Bryozoa (Spiral-Tuffed Bryozoan, Magnificent bryozoan)
Annelid (Worms)
Echiurans (Spoon Worm)
Arthropods (Crabs, shrimp, lobster, crayfish)
Insects
Echinoderms (Starfish, sea cucumbers, sea urchins)
Tunicate (Sea Peach, Sea potato)
Chordates (Fish, rays, sharks)
Amphibians (Frogs, salamanders)
Reptiles (Turtles, snakes)
Mammals (Whales, Muskrat)