Urticina crassicornis

(Müller, 1776)

Vernacular names
English : Mottled anemone
French : Anémone de Noël

Classification
Class : Anthozoa
Order : Actiniaria
Family : Actiniidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Large sea anemone reaching a diameter of 20 cm and height of 30 cm. Small tubercles found on the column walls. Tentacles are blunt-ended and greenish to cream with red striations. Body is greenish to red.

Range and habitat
The species is found in the southern Arctic Ocean, north-east Pacific Ocean from Alaska to California and north-west Atlantic Ocean from Greenland to Canada. Often found in sheltered areas on rocky bottoms, down to 30 meters.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : NOT LISTED
CITES : Not listed
Status : The species is locally very common in the wild and has a large range. It isn’t known to face any threats to its long term survival.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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