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Corynactis californica
Club Tipped Anemone

Photographer: Lovell and Libby Langstroth
Organization: California Academy of Sciences
Collection: CalAcademy

ID: 0000 0000 0305 0458 (2005-03-16)

INFORMATION PROVIDED WITH THE PHOTO

date of photo between 1980 and 1985

location Monterey Bay (Monterey County, California, US)

order Corallimorpharia

class Anthozoa

habitat subtidal

notes Depth 8 m. Large clones of these anemones decorate vertical rocks in vivid colors. Has clubbed tentacles, a feature of true corals, but it lacks the corals' calcium carbonate skeleton. Its stinging cells, nematocysts, are unusually potent. Each anemone 2 cm. wide.

camera Nikon in Oceanic housing

photo category: Animal - Invertebrate-Other

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ANIMAL

common names Strawberry Corallimorpharian (ITIS ) Club Tipped Anemone (photographer)

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