Stylantheca papillosa  (Hydrocoral)

Photo of Stylantheca papillosa by <a href="http://www.seastarsofthepacificnorthwest.info/">Neil McDaniel</a>

© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #74306)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location Porlier Pass
Photographer Neil McDaniel
Habitat marine, subtidal
Photo Date
Upload Date December 22, 2014
Elevation (m) -10
Latitude 49.0131666666667
Longitude -123.5869
Photo ID # 74306
Comments Encrusting hydrocoral. Forms large, colourful patches on rock surfaces. Abundant in current-swept passages such as Porlier Pass, Sechelt Rapids, Gabriola Pass. Stylantheca papillosa is the accepted name according to Cairns and Lindner, 2011, Zookeys 158: 1-88.