The Giant Green Anemone (Cnidopus verater), often simply called the Green Anemone, is one of the most eye-catching animals in North Pacific tidepools. Firmly attached to rock, it can resemble a bright green flower when the tide is in, with tentacles spread to intercept passing prey. When the tide go...
Actiniaria (sea anemones) are anthozoan cnidarians that are typically solitary and lack a calcareous skeleton.The body comprises a pedal disc, column, oral disc and a crown of tentacles armed with nematocysts for prey capture.Many species form mutualisms with zooxanthellae and/or symbiotic fishe...