Actinauge richardi - Marine Life Encyclopedia

Actinauge richardi (Marion, 1882)

Description: Column with large tubercles, tending to form 12 longitudinal rows and ending in a ring of 12 prominent tubercles at the upper edge of the scapus, just below the tentacles. Tentacles variable in colour, white, red or brown, often striped.

Habitat: Found on muddy seabeds below 50m depth. The base can contain a ball of mud, anchoring it to the seabed, but it is also capable of attaching to stones or shells.

Distribution: A deep water north-east Atlantic species recorded from Norway to the Bay of Biscay.

Distribution Map from BioMar data for Ireland - Google Earth map: download this placemark (not got Google Earth installed?)

Distribution Map from NBN: JNCC MNCR Seasearch data - Grid map : Interactive map : National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

Picton, B.E. & Morrow, C.C., 2010. [In] Encyclopedia of Marine Life of Britain and Ireland
http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/species.asp?item=D12820

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