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Photo 1: Painted Anemone attached to a rock in the intertidal zone.
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Painted Anemone: Urticina grebelnyi (formerly Urticina crassicornis)Common Names: Christmas anemone, mottled anemone, green and red anemone
This anemone has been reclassifiedin 2006 to Urticina grebelnyi* so most references on the internet list it as Urticina crassicornis. The colour is distinctive as are the non-adhesive vesicles.
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Photo 2: Columnal View of a Painted Anemone Here the vesicles are clearly visible on the column, whereas U. crassicornis is completely smooth. |
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More Cnidarians of Vancouver Island and the Pacific Northwest References: *See Sanamyan & Sanamyan, 2006 or visit their anemone website for further explanation. |
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