Giant green anemone, green surf anemone, solitary green anemone

Description:

The column can get to 30 cm in diameter and reach 30 cm high. It has compound, irregular tubercles (verrucae) on its column (photo) that are adhesive (often holding sand or bits of shell) and extend all the way to the bottom of the column. he base is only slightly larger than column diameter (photo) and adheres to rocks. The anemone has many tentacles that are short and conical and can be either blunt or pointed. The column is green to dark green and brown, typically all the way to the bottom. Tentacles are green, blue, or white without pink on the tips. No marks or bands.

Habitat:

From Alaska to Panama, these anemones flourish in the intertidal and subtidal zones.