From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Best found at
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Crescent Harbor +
, Sitka +
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Class
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Anthozoa +
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Common name is
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Giant plumose anemone +
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Documentation requested
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false +
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Family
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Metridiidae +
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Genus
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Metridium +
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Order
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Actiniaria +
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Origination status is
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Native +
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Phylum
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Cnidaria +
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Scientific name is
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Metridium farcimen +
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SpecificEpithet
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farcimen +
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Summary
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This species is very similar to [[Metridiu … This species is very similar to [[Metridium senile fimbriatum|short plumose anemone (''Metridium senile fimbriatum'')]], so much that until recently they were considered to be conspecific. However, it has since been split on the basis of the fact it doesn't clone itself, and of the consistency of its tentacular lobes' being more numerous and complex.
This species can grow to be quite large (up to a meter long), and while it can be observed in a variety of subtidal and extremely low intertidal contexts, it is most often seen on dock pilings during the very low tides of spring and summer.g the very low tides of spring and summer. +
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Synonyms include
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Metridium giganteum +
, Metridium marginatum +
, Isometridium rickettsi +
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TaxonRank
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species +
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Has queryThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Metridium farcimen +
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, Metridium farcimen +
, Metridium farcimen +
, Metridium farcimen +
, Metridium farcimen +
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Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
, Species +
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Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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25 July 2013 09:39:58 +
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Has subobjectThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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Metridium farcimen +
, Metridium farcimen +
, Metridium farcimen +
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