Shore life · La Saladita, Guerrero

Cortez Sea Anemone

Bunodosoma californicum

Spanish: Anémona californiana

Bunodosoma californicum is a species of sea anemone. It was first described to science by Oskar Carlgren in 1951. The type specimen that Carlgren used to describe the species was collected by Ed Ricketts in Puerto Escondido during his trip to the Gulf of California with John Steinbeck recounted in The Log From the Sea of Cortez.

TaxonomyAnthozoa › Actiniaria › Actiniidae

Local records11 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records644 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2021 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

2026-01-13 — observation by zihuadean
2025-11-07 — observation by jose_javier_bf
2025-02-13 — observation by zihuadean
2025-02-13 — observation by zihuadean
2025-01-23 — observation by zihuadean
2025-01-23 — observation by zihuadean

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Shore life guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Cortez Sea Anemone (Bunodosoma californicum) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/bunodosoma-californicum/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.