Invertebrates
Species information is provided in one of two formats: a PDF, or a user-friendly species profile with tabbed webpages designed to include photos, sounds, sign, range maps, comments on management and research, and much more. Over time, the department plans to convert content from all PDF sources into species profiles.
Have fun learning about Alaska’s wildlife and their habitats.
| Common Name | Scientific Name | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Abalone | ||
| Pinto | Haliotis kamtschatkana | View Pinto Abalone Profile |
| Amphipod | ||
| Cave-dwelling | Stygobromus quatsinensis | View PDF of Cave-dwelling Amphipod |
| Butterfly | ||
| Eskimo Arctic | Oeneis alpina | View PDF of Eskimo Arctic |
| Chiton | ||
| Black Katy | Katharina tunicata | View PDF of Black Katy Chiton |
| Gumboot | Cryptochiton stelleri | View PDF of Gumboot Chiton |
| Clam | ||
| Baltic Macoma | Macoma balthica | View PDF of Baltic Macoma |
| Geoduck | Panopea abrupta | View Geoduck Clam Profile |
| Littleneck | Leukoma staminea | View Littleneck Clam Profile |
| Razor | Siliqua patula | View Razor Clam Profile |
| Crab | ||
| Blue King | Paralithodes platypus | View Blue King Crab Profile |
| Dungeness | Metacarcinus magister | View Dungeness Crab Profile |
| Golden King | Lithodes aequispinus | View Golden King Crab Profile |
| Red King | Paralithodes camtschaticus | View Red King Crab Profile |
| Tanner | Chionoecetes bairdi and C. opilio | View Tanner Crab Profile |
| Dragonfly | ||
| Treeline Emerald | Somatochlora sahlbergi | View PDF of Treeline Emerald |
| Lugworm | Abarenicola pacifica | View PDF of Lugworm |
| Octopus | ||
| Giant Pacific | Enteroctopus dofleini | View Giant Pacific Octopus Profile |
| Scallop | ||
| Weathervane | Patinopecten caurinus | View Weathervane Scallop Profile |
| Sea Cucumber | ||
| Red | Apostichopus californicus | View Red Sea Cucumber Profile |
| Sea Urchin | ||
| Red | Mesocentrotus franciscanus | View Red Sea Urchin Profile |
| Shrimp | ||
| Coonstripe | Pandalus hypsinotus | View Coonstripe Shrimp Profile |
| Northern | Pandalus eous | View Northern Shrimp Profile |
| Sidestriped | Pandalopsis dispar | View Sidestriped Shrimp Profile |
| Spot | Pandalus platyceros | View Spot Shrimp Profile |
| Snail | ||
| Sitka Periwinkle | Littorina sitkana | View PDF of Sitka Periwinkle |
| Worm | ||
| Arrow | Sagitta elegans | View PDF of Arrow Worm |