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Urticina columbiana Verrill, 1922
Sand-Rose Anemone
Family: Actiniidae
Introduction to the Sea Anemones of BC
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© Derek Holzapfel  Email the photographer   (Photo ID #16369)
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Distribution of Urticina columbiana in British Columbia
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Introduction


Large to occasionally very large (up to 60 cm in diameter) anemone. Found on soft substrates where the column in usually buried. The column has distinctive raised white bumps in irregular rows. Very common in west coast Vancouver Island inlets.

Note Author: Neil McDaniel

View a video of this sea anemone by Derek Holzapfel.

Status Information

Origin StatusProvincial StatusBC List
(Red Blue List)		COSEWIC
UnlistedUnlistedUnlistedUnlisted
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Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2021. E-Fauna BC: Electronic Atlas of the Fauna of British Columbia [efauna.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2025-12-08 11:08:43 PM]
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