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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Corynactis californica Carlgren, 1936 | |
Strawberry Anemone | |
Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Hexacorallia: Corallimorpharia: Corallimorphidae | |
Geographic Range: British Columbia, Canada to Baja California, Mexico; rare north of California. | Synonyms: |
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Wharf #2, Monterey, Monterey Co., CA; 2007. |
Description: Body color variable: red, crimson, pink, purple, brown, orange, yellow buff, or nearly white. Tentacles white and club-tipped (capitate). May be distinguished from Balanophyllia elegans which has a hard calcareous skeleton, and tapered tentacles. |
Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 5 Mar 2008. |
Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 5 Mar 2008. Close-up of capitate tentacles. |