Stylantheca papillosa  (Hydrocoral)

© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #74307)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Dawley Passage, Clayoquot Sound
Photographer	Neil McDaniel
Habitat	marine, subtidal
Photo Date
Upload Date	December 22, 2014
Elevation (m)	-10
Latitude	49.1433333333333
Longitude	-125.798666666667
Photo ID #	74307
Comments	Encrusting hydrocoral. Forms large, colourful patches on rock surfaces. This particular colony is white, which is quite unusual. Abundant in current-swept passages such as Porlier Pass, Sechelt Rapids, Gabriola Pass and Dawley Passage. Stylantheca papillosa is the accepted name according to Cairns and Lindner, 2011, Zookeys 158: 1-88.