|
rank |
taxon |
HMSC |
trophic
position |
functional group |
1 |
1 |
Hildenbrandia spp. |
yes |
producer |
crust |
2 |
2 |
Fucus distichus |
yes |
producer |
canopy |
3 |
3 |
Pyropia spp.*
|
yes |
producer |
blade |
4 |
4 |
Mastocarpus spp. |
yes |
producer |
turf |
5 |
5 |
Mastocarpus spp. (crustose “Petrocelis” phase) |
yes |
producer |
crust |
6 |
6 |
Barnacles** |
yes |
consumer |
animal |
7 |
7 |
Corallina spp. |
yes |
producer |
turf |
8 |
8 |
Endocladia muricata |
yes |
producer |
thin
turf |
9 |
9 |
Chamberlainium tumidum |
yes |
producer |
crust |
10 |
10 |
Ulva spp. |
yes |
producer |
blade |
11 |
11 |
Halosaccion glandiforme |
yes |
producer |
turf |
12 |
12 |
articulate Bossiella spp. |
yes |
producer |
animal |
13 |
13 |
Alaria marginata |
yes |
producer |
canopy |
14 |
14 |
Acrosiphonia spp. |
yes |
producer |
thin
turf |
15 |
15 |
Anemone |
yes |
consumer |
animal |
16 |
16 |
coralline crust |
yes |
producer |
animal |
17 |
17 |
Plocamium violaceum |
yes |
producer |
thin
turf |
18 |
18 |
Mazzaella oregona |
yes |
producer |
blade |
19 |
19 |
Microcladia borealis |
yes |
producer |
thin
turf |
20 |
20 |
Callithamnion pikeanum |
yes |
producer |
thin
turf |
21 |
21 |
Cryptosiphonia woodii |
yes |
producer |
turf |
22 |
22 |
Gloiopeltis furcata |
yes |
producer |
thin
turf |
23 |
23 |
Leathesia marina |
yes |
producer |
turf |
24 |
24 |
Hymenena spp. |
yes |
producer |
turf |
25 |
25 |
Phyllospadix spp. |
yes |
producer |
canopy |
26 |
26 |
Polyneura latissima |
yes |
producer |
turf |
27 |
27 |
Mazzaella splendens |
yes |
producer |
blade |
28 |
28 |
Neorhodomela larix |
yes |
producer |
turf |
29 |
29 |
Ptilota filicina |
yes |
producer |
thin
turf |
30 |
29 |
Savoiea robusta |
yes |
producer |
thin
turf |
31 |
31 |
Mytilus spp. |
yes |
consumer |
animal |
32 |
32 |
Odonthalia floccosa |
yes |
producer |
turf |
33 |
33 |
Elachista fucicola |
yes |
producer |
thin
turf |
34 |
34 |
Cladophora columbiana |
yes |
producer |
thin
turf |
35 |
34 |
Lithothamnion phymatodeum |
yes |
producer |
crust |
36 |
34 |
Ralfsioid |
yes |
producer |
crust |
37 |
37 |
Polysiphonia spp. |
yes |
producer |
thin
turf |
38 |
38 |
Hedophyllum sessile |
yes |
producer |
canopy |
39 |
39 |
Ceramium pacificum |
yes |
producer |
thin
turf |
40 |
40 |
Neopolyporolithon reclinatum |
yes |
producer |
crust |
41 |
41 |
Neogastroclonium subarticulatum |
yes |
producer |
turf |
42 |
42 |
Mazzaella parvula |
yes |
producer |
turf |
43 |
43 |
Prionitis spp. |
yes |
producer |
turf |
44 |
44 |
Farlowia mollis |
yes |
producer |
turf |
45 |
45 |
Egregia menziesii |
yes |
producer |
canopy |
46 |
46 |
Dilsea californica |
yes |
producer |
blade |
47 |
47 |
Palmaria hecatensis |
yes |
producer |
blade |
48 |
48 |
Codium fragile |
no |
producer |
turf |
49 |
49 |
Nemalion helminthoides |
no |
producer |
turf |
50 |
49 |
Tube worms |
no |
consumer |
animal |
51 |
51 |
Analipus japonicus |
no |
producer |
turf |
52 |
52 |
Bryozoan |
no |
consumer |
animal |
53 |
52 |
Schizymenia pacifica |
no |
producer |
blade |
54 |
52 |
Tunicata/Porifera |
no |
consumer |
animal |
55 |
55 |
Scytosiphon lomentaria |
no |
producer |
turf |
56 |
56 |
Codium setchellii |
no |
producer |
crust |
57 |
56 |
Hedophyllum nigripes |
no |
producer |
canopy |
58 |
58 |
Costaria costata |
no |
producer |
canopy |
59 |
58 |
Ectocarpus commensalis |
no |
producer |
thin
turf |
60 |
58 |
Osmundea spectabilis |
no |
producer |
turf |
61 |
61 |
Peyssonnelia sp. |
no |
producer |
crust |
62 |
62 |
Blidingia sp. |
no |
producer |
turf |
63 |
62 |
Palmaria mollis |
no |
producer |
blade |
64 |
64 |
Dactylosiphon bullosus |
no |
producer |
turf |
65 |
64 |
Scytosiphon dotyi |
no |
producer |
turf |
66 |
66 |
Calliarthron tuberculosum |
no |
producer |
turf |
67 |
67 |
Tokidadendron bullatum |
no |
producer |
turf |
68 |
68 |
Unknown crust |
no |
producer |
crust |
69 |
69 |
Salishia firma |
no |
producer |
blade |
70 |
70 |
Ahnfeltia fastigiata |
no |
producer |
turf |
71 |
70 |
Chiharaea silvae |
no |
producer |
turf |
72 |
70 |
Cumathamnion decipiens |
no |
producer |
turf |
73 |
70 |
Lomentaria hakodatensis |
no |
producer |
turf |
74 |
70 |
Mazzaella parksii |
no |
producer |
turf |
75 |
70 |
Melanosiphon intestinalis |
no |
producer |
turf |
76 |
70 |
Pollicipes polymerus |
no |
consumer |
animal |
77 |
77 |
Colpomenia peregrina |
no |
producer |
turf |
78 |
77 |
Desmarestia ligulata |
no |
producer |
canopy |
79 |
77 |
Laminaria setchellii |
no |
producer |
canopy |
80 |
80 |
Chiharaea rhododactyla |
no |
producer |
turf |
81 |
81 |
Antithamnionella spp. |
no |
producer |
thin
turf |
82 |
81 |
Melobesia sp. |
no |
producer |
crust |
83 |
81 |
Smithora naiadum |
no |
producer |
blade |
84 |
84 |
Antithamnion defectum |
no |
producer |
thin
turf |
85 |
84 |
Johansenia macmillanii |
no |
producer |
turf |
86 |
86 |
Erythrotrichia carnea |
no |
producer |
thin
turf |
87 |
86 |
Nereocystis luetkeana |
no |
producer |
canopy |
88 |
86 |
Pylaiella littoralis |
no |
producer |
thin
turf |
89 |
89 |
Collinsiella tuberculata |
no |
producer |
turf |
90 |
89 |
Hydroid |
no |
consumer |
animal |
91 |
89 |
Neorhodomela oregona |
no |
producer |
turf |
92 |
89 |
Rhodochorton purpureum |
no |
producer |
thin
turf |
93 |
93 |
”Bangia” sp. |
no |
producer |
thin turf |
94 |
93 |
Cladophora sericea |
no |
producer |
thin
turf |
95 |
93 |
Laminaria yezoensis |
no |
producer |
canopy |
96 |
93 |
Rhizoclonium tortuosum |
no |
producer |
thin
turf |
97 |
97 |
Desmarestia aculeata |
no |
producer |
turf |
98 |
97 |
Herposiphonia plumula |
no |
producer |
turf |
99 |
97 |
Lithothamnion glaciale |
no |
producer |
crust |
100 |
97 |
Opuntiella californica |
no |
producer |
blade |
101 |
97 |
Pododesmus sp. |
no |
consumer |
animal |
102 |
97 |
Soranthera ulvoidea |
no |
producer |
turf |
103 |
97 |
Sphacelaria rigidula |
no |
producer |
thin
turf |
104 |
104 |
Callophyllis sp. |
no |
producer |
turf |
105 |
104 |
Chaetomorpha linum |
no |
producer |
thin
turf |
106 |
104 |
Monostroma grevillei |
no |
producer |
blade |
107 |
104 |
Neorhodomela aculeata |
no |
producer |
turf |
108 |
104 |
Odonthalia floccosa f. comosa
|
no |
producer |
turf |
109 |
104 |
Plocamium pacificum |
no |
producer |
thin
turf |
110 |
104 |
Pterocladiella caloglossoides |
no |
producer |
thin
turf |
111 |
104 |
Styela sp. |
no |
consumer |
animal |
112 |
113 |
Ceramium ”codicola” |
no |
producer |
thin
turf |
113 |
113 |
Ectocarpus sp. |
no |
producer |
thin
turf |
114 |
113 |
Mesophyllum vancouveriense |
no |
producer |
crust |
115 |
113 |
Pterygophora californica |
no |
producer |
canopy |
116 |
113 |
Symphyocladiella dendroidea |
no |
producer |
animal |