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Brown Anemone

Metridium dianthus

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 397, February 293, March 459, April 722, May 1,041, June 1,135, July 1,214, August 1,044, September 767, October 572, November 313, December 244.
United States8,243
Alaska8,201
Canada33
Massachusetts22
Quebec11
Maine9
New Brunswick9
Nova Scotia7
Washington5
Connecticut4

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Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumCnidarians · Cnidaria
ClassSea Anemones and Corals · Anthozoa
OrderSea Anemones · Actiniaria
FamilyMetridiidae
GenusPlumose Anemones · Metridium

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