Artificial Reef Field Guide: Crisulipora occidentalis
| Code(s) | CROC |
| Id Number | 490 |
| Taxa | Invertebrate |
| Mobility | Sessile |
| Colonial / Solitary | Colonial |
| Typical Substrate Type | Hard |
Species Description
The colony can reach 30 mm high with jointed rootlets. Color is usually white to pale tan, and the animal is branching.
Species Habitat
Low intertidal to 86 m subtidal; Monterey Bay, California to Peru; also found in Japan and Brazil.
Species Range
Intertidal Invertebrates of California, 100-6.14-P36.