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Laminaria digitata

 Oarweed (Laminaria digitata)

Tubularia indivisa

 Oaten pipes hydroid (Tubularia indivisa)

Sebastes norvegicus missing

 Ocean perch (Sebastes norvegicus)

Phellia gausapata

 Olive green wart anemone (Phellia gausapata)

Simnia patula

 Open simnia (Simnia patula)

Diadumene cincta

 Orange anemone (Diadumene cincta)

Turbicellepora magnicostata

 Orange peel bryozoan (Turbicellepora magnicostata)

Cellepora pumicosa missing

 Orange pumice bryozoan (Cellepora pumicosa)

Hoplostethus atlanticus missing

 Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)

Stolonica socialis

 Orange sea grapes (Stolonica socialis)

Caloplaca marina

 Orange sea lichen (Caloplaca marina)

Limacia clavigera

 Orange-clubbed sea slug (Limacia clavigera)

Diadumene lineata

 Orange-striped anemone (Diadumene lineata)

Corella eumyota

 Orange-tipped sea squirt (Corella eumyota)

Leucosolenia botryoides

 Organ pipe sponge (Leucosolenia botryoides)

Parvicardium pinnulatum missing

 Oval cockle (Parvicardium pinnulatum)

Timoclea ovata

 Oval venus (Timoclea ovata)

Ocenebra erinaceus

 Oyster drill (Ocenebra erinaceus)

Colpomenia peregrina

 Oyster thief (Colpomenia peregrina)

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