Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California Compiled & photographed by Gary McDonald, Long Marine Laboratory, University of California, Santa Cruz |
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Cryptophyton goddardi Williams, 2000 | |
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Geographic Range: Cape Arago, OR to Montana de Oro, San Luis Obispo Co., CA. | Synonyms: |
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Pigeon Pt., San Mateo Co., CA; 8 Jan 2009. |
Description: Colony cream to tan or grey; lacks sclerites in the neck of the polyps. Polyps are usually contracted when seen at low tide and leave a dome-shape protuberance; they arise from a broadly spreading stolonal base. |
Pigeon Pt., San Mateo Co., CA; 8 Jan 2009. |