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Urticina coriacea (Red beaded anemone)
Copyright ©
2005 Mary Jo Adams
This
is a fairly large anemone with a diameter to about 6 inches.
The column ranges from brick red to bright red but is rarely visible
because sand and bits of shell cling to and cover it. Tentacles
are short, blunt, and banded, often red and gray. Look for
Urticina coriacea in areas of coarse sediment low in the
intertidal of rocky beaches and divers can find it to a depth of
50 feet. Not much is known about the diet of this species
although it is thought to be a predator like other anemones.
It is preyed upon by leather stars ( Dermasterias imbricata
). Other common names for Urticina coriacea
are the buried anemone and the stubby rose anemone.
This page was created by Mary Jo Adams on 12/6/05.
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