Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Actiniatia
Family: Actiniidae
Anthopleura elegantissima
These two anemones are common in the intertidal zone at Race Rocks. Tissues including oral disc stained green with chlorophyll in zooxanthellae symbiotic algae.
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Anthopleura elegantissima, a small anemone. |
A. elegantissima in tide pool |
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A. elegantissima covered in shell fragments |
A. elegantissima in a crevice |
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Order: Actiniatia
Family: Actiniidae
Anthopleura xanthogrammica
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A. xanthogrammica, a larger member of this Genus. |