BC Marinelife

Phylum cnidaria: Sea anemones, Jellyfish, Comb jellies, Corals, and Hydroids.

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 Class Anthozoa - Sea anemones, Sea fans, Soft corals, Sea pens, and Jellyfish.

Burrowing anemone - Anthopleura artemisia

Surf anemone - Anthopleura xanthogrammica Columbia sand anemone - Urticina columbiana

Painted anemone - Urticina crassicornis

Crimson anemone - Cribrinopsis fernaldi

Tube dwelling anemone - Pachycerianthus fimbriatus

Swimming anemone - Stomphia didemon

Orange anemone - 

Brooding anemone - Epiactis proliferia

Brooding anemone - Epiactis proliferia

Anemone spp.

Short plumose anemone - Metridium senile

Strawberry anemone - Corynactis californica

Short plumose anemone - Metridium senile

Giant plumose anemone - Metridium giganteum

Giant plumose anemone - Metridium giganteum

Sea whip - Balticina septentrionalis

White sea pen - Vigularia spp.

Orange sea pen juvenile - Ptilosarcus gurneyi

Orange sea pen - Ptilosarcus gurneyi

Zoanthids  - Epizoanthus scotinus

Zoanthids  - Epizoanthus scotinus

Zoanthids  - Epizoanthus scotinus

 

Gorgonian sea fan - Calcigorgia spiculifera

Soft coral - Gersemia rubiformis

Soft coral - Gersemia rubiformis

 
Class Hydrozoa, Order Stylasterina - Hydrocorals

Encrusting hydrocorals - Stylantheca spp.

Pink hydrocoral - Stylaster venustus

   
Class Hydrozoa, Order Hydroida - Sea firs, Sea trees, Sea plumes, and Sea ferns.

Pink mouth hydroid - Ectopleura crocea

Pink mouth hydroid - Ectopleura marina

Glassy plume hydroid - Plumularia spp.

 
Class Hydrozoa, Hydromedusae Order Siphonophora - Siphonophores.

red-eye medusa - Polyorchis pencillatus

red-eye medusa - Polyorchis pencillatus

Water jellyfish - Aequorea spp.

Catablema nodulosa

Clinging jellyfish - Gonionemus vertens

     
Class Scyphozoa - True jellyfish

Fried egg jellyfish - Phacellophora camtschatica

Fried egg jellyfish - Phacellophora camtschatica

Lion's mane - Cyanea capillata

Moon jelly - Aurelia labiata

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