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Christmas Anemone
Urticina crassicornis
397 observations in the source records
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
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What the records say
- 397 observations are recorded in the imported source snapshot. Observation source
Easily confused with
Painted AnemoneUrticina grebelnyi
Dahlia AnemoneUrticina felina
Urtibrina clandestina
Swimming AnemoneStomphia coccinea
Urtibrina rimicola
Cribrinopsis similis
Aggregating AnemoneAnthopleura elegantissima
Stubby Rose AnemoneUrticina coriacea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,876 |
|---|---|
| California | 4,726 |
| Canada | 234 |
| Maine | 91 |
| Quebec | 57 |
| Nova Scotia | 56 |
| British Columbia | 46 |
| New Brunswick | 40 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 34 |
| Oregon | 26 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Cnidarians · Cnidaria |
| Class | Sea Anemones and Corals · Anthozoa |
| Order | Sea Anemones · Actiniaria |
| Family | Actiniid Sea Anemones · Actiniidae |
| Genus | Urticina |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Christmas Anemone with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.