Green Anemone
Scientific name: Cnidopus verater
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Green Anemone, Cnidopus verater
Image: Dr Isobel Bennett
© Australian Museum
© Australian Museum
Fast Facts
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Classification
- Genus
- Cnidopus
- Species
- verater
- Family
- Actiniidae
- Suborder
- Endocoelantheae
- Order
- Actiniaria
- Subclass
- Hexacorallia
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Kingdom
- Animalia
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- Size Range
- 5 cm
Introduction
This anemone is commonly found in deep rock pools.
Identification
The Green Anemone ranges in colour from a green to a dull bottle green.
Habitat
The Green Anemone lives on intertidal rocky shores.
Distribution
The Green Anemone is found in southern Australia, from Western Australia to southern Queensland.
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.
