The green surf anemone ( 海葵 ) - The Toronto Zoo
The green surf anemone 海葵, also called the giant green Pacific sea anemone, is not a plant, it's an active predator. It can grow up to 30 cm in diameter and its column can reach as tall as 30 cm. The color of the column is olive green. On the bottom of the column is the pedal disc, a sticky ‘foot’ used to adhere to various surfaces. The disc also allows the anemone to move around if conditions are not ideal. The disc can be green, grey, brown or blue. Atop the column is the mouth/anus (one opening serves both functions), which is surrounded by six or more rows of tentacles. The short, thick, light-green tentacles are tapered at the ends. The anemone’s green colour comes from algae living in its tissues. In areas where little sunlight reaches the anemone, such as caves, the algae are absent, and the anemones are white.
The green surf anemone ( 海葵 ) - The Toronto Zoo
The green surf anemone 海葵, also called the giant green Pacific sea anemone, is not a plant, it's an active predator. It can grow up to 30 cm in diameter and its column can reach as tall as 30 cm. The color of the column is olive green. On the bottom of the column is the pedal disc, a sticky ‘foot’ used to adhere to various surfaces. The disc also allows the anemone to move around if conditions are not ideal. The disc can be green, grey, brown or blue. Atop the column is the mouth/anus (one opening serves both functions), which is surrounded by six or more rows of tentacles. The short, thick, light-green tentacles are tapered at the ends. The anemone’s green colour comes from algae living in its tissues. In areas where little sunlight reaches the anemone, such as caves, the algae are absent, and the anemones are white.