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    Starburst Anemone - Anthopleura sola Anthopleura sola (Actiniaria - Actiniidae) is a solitary anemone up to 25 cm wide, with pale, variously colored tentacles with pink, lavender, or blue tips, arranged in five rings around the oral disk. The...

    Starburst Anemone - Anthopleura sola

    Anthopleura sola (Actiniaria - Actiniidae) is a solitary anemone up to 25 cm wide, with pale, variously colored tentacles with pink, lavender, or blue tips, arranged in five rings around the oral disk. 

    The Starburst Anemone commonly lives on exposed rocky surfaces and in tidepools and crevices, in the middle intertidal zone of semiprotected rocky coastlines, and can be found in the Pacific Ocean, along the west coast of North America from Alaska to Baja California.

    References: [1] - [2]

    Photo credit: ©Douglass Moody | Locality: Royal Palms State Beach, San Pedro, California, US (2011)

    Tagged #nature #animals #starburst anemone #anthopleura sola #anthopleura #us #california #fauna #sea life #anemone #cnidaria #anthozoa #actiniaria #actiniidae #zoology #original
     
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