Summary ⁵

Anthopleura sola, commonly known as the starburst anemone, is a species of sea anemone of the family Actiniidae. A. sola was previously considered the solitary form of the common aggregating anemone Anthopleura elegantissima, but was identified as a separate species in 2000.

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1. (c) Donna Pomeroy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Donna Pomeroy
2. (c) Jerry Kirkhart, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anthopleura_sola.jpg
3. (c) Jerry Kirkhart, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anthopleura_sola_in_Low_light_(6501613835).jpg
4. (c) Brocken Inaglory, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sea_anemone_in_tidepools.jpg
5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthopleura_sola

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