CLADOGRAM

Animals I saw on Santa Cruz Island, California, and in Alaska in August and September of 2024

Animalia
Cnidaria
Hexacorallia
Actiniaria
Actiniidae

Moonglow anemone (Anthopleura artemisia)
Scyphozoa
Semaeostomeae
Cyaneidae

Lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata)
Ulmaridae

Moon jelly (Aurelia sp.)
Protostomia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Ceratopogonidae

Biting midge sp.
Lepidoptera
Erebidae

Spotted tussock moth (Lophocampa maculata)
Thecostraca
Balanomorpha
Balanidae

Common acorn barnacle (Balanus glandula)
Malacostraca
Decapoda
Paguridae

Hairy hermit crab (Pagurus hirsutiusculus)
Isopoda
Halophilosciidae

Isopod sp.
Annelida
Sedentaria
Sabellida
Sabellidae

Vancouver feather duster worm (Eudistylia vancouveri)
Mollusca
Polyplacophora
Neoloricata
Mopaliidae

Black leather chiton (Katharina tunicata)
Bivalvia
Mytilida
Mytilidae

Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis)
Gastropoda
Pteropoda
Cymbuliidae

Spectacular corolla (Corolla spectabilis)
Stylommatophora
Ariolimacidae

Pacific banana slug (Ariolimax columbianus)
Deuterostomia
Echinodermata
Echinoidea
Camarodonta
Strongylocentrotidae

Green sea urchin (Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis)
Asteroidea
Forcipulatida
Asteriidae

Mottled star (Evasterias troschelii)
Chordata
Osteichthyes
Actinopterygii
Scorpaeniformes

Sculpin sp.
Salmoniformes
Salmonidae

Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)

Silver salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
Sarcopterygii
Mammalia
Primates
Hominidae

Human (Homo sapiens)
Rodentia
Cricetidae

Northern red-backed vole (Clethrionomys rutilus)
Sciuridae

American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus)

Arctic ground squirrel (Urocitellus parryii)
Artiodactyla
Bovidae

Muskox (Ovibos moschatus)
Balaenopteridae

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Delphinidae

Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis)
Phocoenidae

Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)

Dall's porpoise (Phocoenoides dalli)
Carnivora
Ursidae

American black bear (Ursus americanus)

Brown bear (Ursus arctos)
Mustelidae

Sea otter (Enhydra lutris)
Phocidae

Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina)
Otariidae

California sea lion (Zalophus californianus)

Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)
Reptilia
Squamata
Phrynosomatidae

Western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis)
Aves
Anseriformes
Anatidae

Canada goose (Branta canadensis)

Trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator)

Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)
Galliformes
Phasianidae

Willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus)
Passeriformes
Corvidae

Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri)

Island scrub jay (Aphelocoma insularis)

Black-billed magpie (Pica hudsonia)

American crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos)

Common raven (Corvus corax)
Paridae

Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapillus)
Passerellidae

Fox sparrow (Passerella iliaca)
Coraciiformes
Alcedinidae

Belted kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
Accipitriformes
Acciptridae

Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Western red-tailed hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Gruiformes
Gruidae

Sandhill crane (Antigone canadensis)
Charadriiformes
Charadriidae

Semipalmated plover (Charadrius semipalmatus)
Scolopacidae

Black turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala)

Lesser yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)
Alcidae

Marbled murrelet (Brachyramphus marmoratus)
Laridae

Arctic tern (Sterna paradisaea)

American herring gull (Larus smithsonianus)

Bonaparte's gull (Chroicocephalus philadelphia)
Apodiformes
Troichilidae

Rufous hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus)
Gaviiformes
Gaviidae

Common loon (Gavia immer)

Pacific loon (Gavia pacifica)
Procellariformes
Procellariidae

Sooty shearwater (Ardenna grisea)
Suliformes
Phalacrocoracidae

Pelagic cormorant (Urile pelagicus)
Pelicaniformes
Pelicanidae

Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)
Ardeidae

Black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)

Great blue heron (Ardea herodias)