One potentially useful platform-clinger: a type of marine invertebrate called a bryozoan, which contains a symbiotic bacteria known to produce a compound that inhibits the growth of cancerous cells.

The many faunal remains include, but are not limited to, marine invertebrate and vertebrate remains like shellfish, bony fish, and sea lion.

Despite their name, urchin barrens are usually abundant with marine invertebrate life, echinoderms in particular.

When completed, the facilities will provide new wet laboratory space, student offices and a dedicated tide pool area for marine invertebrate physiological and behavioral studies.

They also host diverse marine invertebrate and algae populations.