Artificial Reef Field Guide: Muricea californica
| Code(s) | AUMC, DUMC, LUMC, MC01, MC02, MC03, MC04, MC05, MC06, MC07, MC08, MC09, MC10, MC11, MCAL, MUC1, MUC2, MUC3, MUC4, MUC5, MUCA, MUCR, RLMB |
| Id Number | 606 |
| Taxa | Invertebrate |
| Mobility | Sessile |
| Colonial / Solitary | Solitary |
| Typical Substrate Type | Hard |
Species Description
Sampling code = MC##. Numbers denote different size categories. Thick brown branches with yellow polyps. Colonies are on a single plane. Height to about 90 cm. SAMPLING CODE NOTES: AUMC=all unattached muricea colonies, DUMC=dead unattached muricea colonies, LUMC=live unattached muricea colonies; (##=WIDTH IN CM): MC01=0<2, MC02=2-<4, MC03=4-<6, MC04=6-<10, MC05=10-<15, MC06=15-<20, MC07=20-<30, MC08=30-<40, MC09=40-<50, MC10=50-<60; (#=HEIGHT IN CM): MUC1=0-2, MUC2=2-4, MUC3=4-6, MUC4=6-10, MUC5=10+
Species Habitat
Found on rocks and other hard substrate.
Species Range
Subtidal 12 to 30 m; Point Conception, California to Outer Baja California, Mexico and Sea of Cortez.
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