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Stylaster venustus
(Pink (Purple) Hydrocoral)
©
Neil McDaniel
(Photo ID #15674)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
Race Rocks, Strait of Juan de Fuca
Photographer
Neil McDaniel
Habitat
subtidal, boulders/bedrock
Photo Date
Upload Date
January 04, 2012
Elevation (m)
-10
UTM Zone #
Latitude
48.3
UTM Easting
Longitude
-123.54
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
15674
Notes
The Branching Hydrocoral forms massive colonies up to 50 cm across in current-swept habitats. It is especially abundant at Race Rocks off the south end of Vancouver Island. Stylaster venustus is the accepted name, see Cairns and Lindner, 2011, ZooKeys 158: 1-88.
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