Description ⁴

 This is a short and squat anemone with a smooth column. The anemone has up to 100 tentacles, each ending in a small knob. Corynactis viridis is brilliantly coloured and can be green, pink, red, orange or white in various combinations. Usually the disc, tentacles and tentacle tips are contrasting colours.

Distribution ⁵

Frequent on south and west coasts as far north as northern Scotland; also occurs around southwest Europe and in the Mediterranean.

Habitat ⁶

 Corynactis viridis occurs from the lower shore and into the subtidal to about 50 m (sometimes to 80 m) on rocks, in caves and beneath overhangs where it is shaded from light. The anemone is often found in dense aggregations especially on vertical rock faces.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) National Museums Northern Ireland and its licensors, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.habitas.org.uk/marinelife/cnidaria/corvir.jpg
2. (c) Christophe Quintin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/34878947@N04/6032035096/
3. (c) Erics, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corynactis_Viridis.jpg
4. (c)  The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/10657579
5. (c) National Museums Northern Ireland and its licensors, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/5970658
6. (c)  The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/10657580

More Info

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