Cnidaria of Orange County, California

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Exotic species: Yellow background

Compiled by Peter J. Bryant (pjbryant@uci.edu) 
Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697

Hydrozoa
Haleciidae Hydridae Plumularidae

Halecium sp.
Green Hydra,
Hydra viridissima
Common Brown Hydra,
Hydra vulgaris
Glassy Plume Hydroid,
Plumularia setacea
Porpitidae Tubulariidae    

By-the wind Sailor,
Velella velella
Tubularia, Pinauay (crocea?)		    
Anthozoa
Actiniidae Cerianthidae

Aggregating Anemone,
Anthopleura elegantissima
Solitary Green Anemone,
Anthopleura sola
Brooding Sea Anemone,
Epiactis prolifera
Tube Anemone,
Pachycerianthus fimbriata
Gorgoniidae

Haliplanellidae

 Zoanthidae  

Red gorgonian,
Lophogorgia chilensis
Striped Anemone,
Haliplanella Luciae
Zoanthus sp.
Unidentified Cnidarian