Intertidal Invertebrates of the Monterey Bay Area, California

Compiled & photographed by Gary McDonald, Long Marine Laboratory, University of California, Santa Cruz
Barentsia ramosa (Robertson, 1900)               
Kamptozoa: Coloniales: Barentsiidae
Geographic Range: Strait of Georgia, British Columbia, Canada to southern California. Synonyms:
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Carmel Pt., Monterey Co., CA; 2 Nov 1975.

Description: Stalks generally with 4-6 muscular enlargements, from many of which erect branches arise, making the colonies very bushy.
Size: Stalks often longer than 10mm.

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aquarium photo; Feb 1986.		 Barentsia_slide_002.jpg
aquarium photo; Feb 1986.
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aquarium photo; Feb 1986.		  

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