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Urticina crassicornis (Christmas anemone)
Copyright ©
2005 Mary Jo Adams
This
is a relatively large anemone. Its open crown of tentacles may be
10 inches across. The stalk may be solid red, cream, or brown or
it may be blotched olive green and red. The tentacles are thick
and blunt with bands of color. Watch for it low in the intertidal
in protected areas such as under rock ledges. This anemone is a
nonselective predator and may live for 80 years. It was formerly
named Tealia crassicornis .
This page was created by Mary Jo Adams on 11/21/05.
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