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Updated 11/29/2012

Family Actiniidae

NORTHEAST PACIFIC

Anthopleura sola

Goldfish Bowl, Anacapa Is., CA, 25 feet

 

Rock Quarry, Catalina, California, 3 feet

SOLITARY GREEN or SUNBURST ANEMONE

Occurs singly in the intertidal zone and deeper water.  Greenish with radiating lines on the disc.  Attains diameter of 10 inches.  Oregon to Baja California.