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photographs is the visible and characteristic overall dominant. Santa 

 Barbara and Velero Basins are as yet too poorly known for such 

 treatment. 



In summary, the communities might be so classified: 



Phyllochaetopterus limicolus-Protis pacifica-Cyclopecten zephyrus 

 San Pedro and Santa Monica Basins 



Aricidea uschakovi-Tharyx tcsselata 

 Santa Cruz, Long, Tanner Basins 

 Fades Praxillella spp. 



Santa Catalina Basin 

 Fades "sipunculids" 



San Nicolas Basin 

 Facies Ccratocephala lovcni pacifica 



West Cortes, San Clemente, East Cortes Basins 



Common and characteristic Basin species. 



Santa Barbara 



Paraonis multihranchiata 



San Pedro 



Phyllochaetopterus limicolus 

 Protis pacifica 

 Cyclopecten zephyrus 

 Amphicteis scaphobranchia 

 Mai dan e sarsi 

 Aricidea nr. suecica 



Santa Monica 



Phyllochaetopterus limicolus 

 Protis pacifica 

 Cyclopecten zephyrus 



Santa Catalina 

 Praxillella spp. 

 Ophiura leptoctenia 

 Asychis lacera 

 Aricidea uschakovi 

 ( Tharyx t esse I at a) 



