Summary ²

External colour in life bright orange, deep yellow, or salmon, internal colour burnt orange.

Solitary, or locally abundant, often occurring in groups of 30 or more, in three different colours, common in caves and boulders, on walls, and on slopes on exposed northern coasts

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Phil Bendle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Phil Bendle
2. (c) tangatawhenua, 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)
• World Register of Marine Species

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