The mottled anemone, Urticina crassicornis, ranges from the Pribilof Islands, Alaska, to central California, and it is found in low intertidal and subtidal zones to 30 meters. It feeds upon a wide variety of organisms including gastropods, chitons, crabs, sea urchins, mussels, and fish.

Scientific name: Greek urtica or uro(a nettle, to burn); and Latin crassus (thick, heavy) and corneus (horny).

Digital photo by Jan Haaga. References (a complete list) in the text include: Cairns et al. (2002), O'Clair (1998), Gotshall (1994), Kessler (1985) or Barr (1983).

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