Appendix
Appendix 1. Classification and taxonomic authorities of taxa found in field surveys. Presence (+) or absence (-) is indicated for each habitat type found (eelgrass bed and below-oyster habitat).
Phylum / Family / Genus / Species / Taxonomic authority / Eelgrass / Below-oysterAnthophyta / Zosteraceae / Zostera / japonica / Ascherson & Graebner / + / -
Zosteraceae / Zostera / marina / L. / + / +
Phaeophyta / Fucaceae / Fucus / gardneri / Silva / + / +
Leathesiaceae / Leathesia / difformis / (L.) Areschoug / + / -
Sargassaceae / Sargassum / muticum / (Yendo) Fensholt / + / +
Rhodophyta / Corallinaceae / Calliarthron / tuberculosum / (Postels & Ruprecht) Dawson / + / -
Ceramiaceae / Ceramium / californicum / J. Agardh / + / +
Gigartinaceae / Chondracanthus / exasperatus / Harvey & Bailey / + / -
Gracilaraceae / Gracilaria / cf. pacifica / Abbott / + / +
Petrocelidaceae / Mastocarpus / papillatus / (C. Agardh) Kützing / - / +
Chlorophyta / Ulvaceae / Ulva / cf. fenestrata / Postels & Ruprecht / + / +
Actiniidae / Anthopleura / elegantissima / Brandt / - / +
Cnidaria / Aequoreidae / Aequorea / victoria / Murbacn & Shearer / + / +
Ulmaridae / Aurelia / aurita / L. / + / +
Pleurobrachiidae / Pleurobrachia / bachei / Agassiz / + / +
Ctenophora / Hippolytidae / Heptacarpus / sitchensis / Brandt / + / -
Arthropoda / Crangonidae / Crangon / sp. / + / -
Pandalidae / Pandalus / danae / Stimpson / + / -
Ligiidae / Ligia / pallasii / Brandt / + / +
Balanidae / Balanus / glandula / Darwin / - / +
Varunidae / Hemigrapsus / spp. / + / +
Cancridae / Cancer / magister / Dana / + / -
Paguridae / Pagurus / spp. / + / +
Majidae / Oregonia / gracilis / Dana / + / -
Majidae / Pugettia / producta / Randall / + / +
Porcelanidae / Petrolisthes / cinctipes / Randall / - / +
Chaetopteridae / Spiochaetopterus / costarum / Claparède / + / +
Annelida / Sabellidae / Eudistylia / vancouveri / Kinberg / + / -
Columbellidae / Alia / carinata / Hinds / + / +
Mollusca / Columbellidae / Amphissa / versicolor / Dall / + / +
Littorinidae / Littorina / spp. / - / +
Batillariidae / Batillaria / zonalis / Bruguiere / - / +
Muricidae / Nucella / lamellosa / Gmelin / - / +
Archidorididae / Archidoris / montereyensis / Cooper / - / +
Haminoeidae / Haminoea / virescens / Sowerby / + / +
Mopaliidae / Mopalia / muscosa / Gould / - / +
Mytilidae / Mytlius / trossulus / Gould / - / +
Lottidae / Lottia and Tectura / spp. / - / +
Amphiuridae / Amphipholis / cf. squamata / Delle Chiaje / - / +
Echinodermata / Asteriidae / Pisaster / ochraceus / Brandt / - / +
Asteriidae / Pycnopodia / helianthoides / Brandt / + / -
Dendrasteridae / Dendraster / excentricus / Eschscholtz / - / +
Styelidae / Cnemidocarpa / finmarkiensis / Kiaer / - / +
Chordata / Cottidae / Leptocottus / armatus / Girard / + / +
Cottidae / Cottus / asper / Richardson / + / -
Cottidae / Clinocottus / globiceps / Girard / + / -
Cottidae / Oligocottus / maculosus / Girard / + / -
Cottidae / Artedius / fenestralis / Jordan & Gilbert
Cottidae / Psychrolutes / paradoxus / Günther / + / -
Pleuronectidae / Psettichthys / melanostictus / Girard / + / -
Pleuronectidae / Pleuronichthys / coenosus / Girard / + / -
Pleuronectidae / Platichthys / stellatus / Pallas / + / -
Bothidae / Citharichthys / sordidus / Girard / + / -
Pholidae / Apodichthys / flavidus / Girard / + / -
Pholidae / Xererpes / fucorum / Jordan & Gilbert / + / +
Pholidae / Pholis / laeta / Cope / + / -
Pholidae / Pholis / ornata / Girard / + / -
Embiotocidae / Rhacochilus / vacca / Girard / + / +
Embiotocidae / Cymatogaster / aggregata / Gibbons / + / -
Syngnathidae / Syngnathus / griseolineatus / Ayres / + / +
Batrachoididae / Porichthys / notatus / Girard / + / -
Ammodytidae / Ammodytes / hexapterus / Pallas / + / -
Hexagrammidae / Ophiodon / elongatus / Girard / + / -
Gasterosteidae / Gasterosteus / aculeatus / L. / + / +
Gobiesocidae / Rimicola / muscarum / Meek & Pierson / + / -