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Epiactis ritteri (Ritter's brooding anemone)
Copyright © 2007
Mary Jo Adams
This low intertidal species is found in rocky areas with open coast conditions. Column color is red/brown and sometimes having indistinct white lines around the pedal disk. Sand or shell debris may adhere to small tubercles on the stalk. When closed up, the appearance of this species is rather squat as it is shorter than it is wide. When the tentacle crown is open, white radiating lines are present but do not come close to the oral opening. Maximum diameter of the oral disk is about 1.6 inches (4 cm.). This species has also known under the scientific name of Cnidopus ritteri. Another common name is the sandy anemone.
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page was created by Mary Jo Adams on 10/25/07.
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