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Stylaster verrillii (Dall, 1884)
Pink Branching Hydrocoral
Family: Stylasteridae
Introduction to the Corals of BC

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© Neil McDaniel     (Photo ID #15676)

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Distribution of Stylaster verrillii in British Columbia in British Columbia

Introduction


The Pink Branching Hydrocoral forms compact colonies up to 15 cm across in current-swept habitats. It is abundant in Skookumchuck Rapids and Weynton Passage. Stylaster verrillii is the accepted name, see Cairns and Lindner, 2011, ZooKeys 158: 1-88.

Note Author: Neil McDaniel

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