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buried sea anemone

Anthopleura artemisia

Classification

Anthopleura artemisia is a species of sea anemone. It is known by a number of common names, including burrowing anemone and moonglow anemone. It was first described to science in 1846 in a volume by James Dwight Dana, reporting on the animals found on the United States Exploring Expedition.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 5,559Canada · 1,110Mexico · 1