Stylantheca papillosa  (Hydrocoral)

© Neil McDaniel (Photo ID #74308)

Photographer's Submitted Details

Photo Location	Race Rocks
Photographer	Neil McDaniel
Habitat	marine, subtidal
Photo Date
Upload Date	December 22, 2014
Elevation (m)	-10
Latitude	48.3002
Longitude	-123.539916666667
Photo ID #	74308
Comments	Encrusting hydrocoral. Forms large, colourful patches on rock surfaces. Abundant in current-swept passages such as Porlier Pass, Sechelt Rapids, Gabriola Pass, Dawley Passage and Race Passage. Stylantheca papillosa is the accepted name according to Cairns and Lindner, 2011, Zookeys 158: 1-88.