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Advanced Search
- Click here to view photographs of all seashore creatures:  Show All Images
- Use Simple Search for an easier search screen.
- Need help? Click on Search Tips

Choose one category from the list below. Click "About Types" to see which seashore creatures the type categories include.
Sponges And Corals Barnacles
Plantlike Animals Octopods And Squids
Sea Squirts Jellylike Animals
Encrusting Animals Urchins And Sand Dollars
Flowerlike Animals Sea Stars And Sea Spiders
Sea Anemones Lobsters And Shrimps
Flatworms, Nudibranchs, And Sea Hares Crabs
Wormlike Animals
 

Choose one or more colors that appear on the seashore creature you are searching for.
  red   green   brown
  pink   blue   black
  orange   purple   gray
  yellow   iridescent   white
 

Choose the size category that best fits the seashore creature you are trying to identify.
under 1 inch 1-3 inches 3-9 inches 9 inches-2 feet over 2 feet
 

Choose one or more habitats from the choices below. Go to Habitat Guides to read about and see photographs of North American habitats.
Open ocean Piers, driftwood & pilings
Ocean or bay shallows Rocks
Salt marshes & estuaries Tidepools
Sandy beaches Algae
Mud flats Coral reefs
 
Choose the region of North America in which you saw the seashore creature. Click "View Map" to see the regions.
Nova Scotia to Cape Cod
Southern Florida
Cape Cod to Cape Hatteras
Southern California
Cape Hatteras to Southern Texas
West Coast north of Southern California

Text Search
Type the common or scientific name of a seashore_creature or type of seashore_creature into the text box and click the "Find" button.
 
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