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Peachia quinquecapitata McMurrich (1913)
Mud-dwelling Anemone; Twelve-Tentacled Parasitic Anemone
Family: Haloclavidae

Distribution of Peachia quinquecapitata in British Columbia in British Columbia

Introduction

Lives in soft sediments, up to 4 cm across the tentacles. Very abundant in parts of Vancouver Harbour in the shallow subtidal.

Note Author: Neil McDaniel

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Unlisted	Unlisted	Unlisted	Unlisted

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