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Urticina grebelnyi (O. F. Muller, 1776)
Christmas Anemone; Dahlia Anemone; Northern Red Anemone; Painted Anemone
Family: Actiniidae
Introduction to the Sea Anemones of BC

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© Aaron Baldwin     (Photo ID #11548)

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Distribution of Urticina grebelnyi in British Columbia in British Columbia

Introduction


A large anemone (to 20 cm in diameter). Common along the coast, but especially abundant in current-swept channels such as Sechelt Rapids, where it forms expansive carpets of hundreds of closely-packed individuals. Quite variable in colour.

Note Author: Neil McDaniel

Status Information

Origin StatusProvincial StatusBC List
(Red Blue List)		COSEWIC
UnlistedUnlistedUnlistedUnlisted



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Synonyms and Alternate Names

Urticina felina (Linnaeus, 1761)

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