Description ⁴

Large anemone, very common within its range.
Habitat
Offshore on hard substrate or broken shells.

Pedal disc
Cream adherent base.

Column
Varies from deep to pale orange/apricot, fades towards base. Covered with pale orange/white verrucae bumps in lines from top to bottom. Marked collar at top. About 100mm high.

Oral disc
Varies from white to orange, about 40 to 50mm diameter.

Tentacles
Up to 100, white, medium length.

Distribution
Endemic, East coast of south Island. Known from Lyttleton, Akaroa, Otago.

References ⁴

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• http://marineinfo.otago.ac.nz/cards/cid/367/
• http://www.rodmorris.co.nz/search#q=Bunodactis+chrysobathys
• http://marinelife.ac.nz/species/740
• NZ Coastal Marine Invertebrates Vol 1 by Steve de C. Cook, p155

Synonyms

• Aulactinia chrysobathys, Parry 1951

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Tony Wills, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Tony Wills
2. (c) Tony Wills, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Tony Wills
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4. (c) Tony Wills, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
• Animal Diversity Web
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• Sea Anemones of New Zealand Guide
• SeaLifeBase
• World Register of Marine Species

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