Animal Species:Green Anemone
This anemone is commonly found in deep rock pools.
Green Anemone
Dr Isobel Bennett
© Australian Museum
Identification
The Green Anemone ranges in colour from a green to a dull bottle green.
Size range
5 cm
Distribution
The Green Anemone is found in southern Australia, from Western Australia to southern Queensland.
Habitat
The Green Anemone lives on intertidal rocky shores.
Feeding and Diet
The Green Anemone captures small animals brought in with the tides with its smooth tentacles that are the same colour as its column.
Classification
- Species:
- verater
- Genus:
- Cnidopus
- Family:
- Actiniidae
- Suborder:
- Endocoelantheae
- Order:
- Actiniaria
- Subclass:
- Hexacorallia
- Class:
- Anthozoa
- Phylum:
- Cnidaria
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
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Tags sea anemones, cnidarians, invertebrates, wildlife of sydney,
Thankyou Will - it is a much better image than our current one. Please contact me via my staff profile link if you would be interested in having it appear on this page as the main image for this species, Cheers, Ondine