Plumose anemone
Metridium senile.
Image width ca 30 cm.
Image: Keith Hiscock
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Metridium senile Plumose anemone |
Metridium senile. Image width ca 30 cm. Image: Keith Hiscock |
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Phylum | Cnidaria |
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Class | Hexacorallia |
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Habitat Information |
| Attached to any suitable hard substratum in overhangs, caves and beneath boulders on the lower shore, and on pier piles and rock faces to at least 100 m. |
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Species description |
| Metridium senile is an anemone of very variable form. The base is wider than the column and often irregular. When expanded, the numerous tentacles form a 'plume' above a conspicuous parapet at the top of the smooth column. Large individuals may be 30 cm high. The colour is plain, commonly white orange or dark green but brown, grey or occasionally red or yellow varieties occur. |
| PMF archive information |
| Unavailable |
| Species name is listed in the PMF at the following locations: |
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>Millbay Channel Yealm Yealm Sand Bank |
Links to the MarLIN Biology and Sensitivity Key-information pages | |||||
| Taxonomy & Identification |
General Biology | Habitat Preference & Distribution | Sensitivity & Recoverability | Importance | |