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Family Metridiidae

NORTHEAST PACIFIC

Metridium senile

Ogden Point, Victoria, Canada, 20 feet

Ogden Point, Victoria, Canada, 5 feet

PLUMOSE ANEMONE

Common on ledges and in holes exposed to current.  Oral disc not divided into lobes.  Attains height of 4 inches.  White, orange, or brown.  Circumpolar; Alaska to Southern California.