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Anemone, Rock Pool; Anemone, Rose

Scientific name:

Anthopleura rosea

Maori name:

Other names:

Anemone, Rock Pool

Category:

Invertebrate

Phylum:

Cnidaria

Class:

Anthozoa

Family:

Actiniidae

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Common habitat(s):

Rocky Shore Intertidal

Other information:

Feeding:

Filter Feeder

Distribution:

New Zealand

Edibility:

Unknown Edibility

Size:

Coin Sized

Identification:

A small anenome, often pinkish,

Habitat:

found in rockpools.

Diet:

Contains symbiotic agae in its cells (called zooxanthellae) which provide it with some of its nutrition. Also a predator.

Lifestyle:

Notes:

References:

Coastal Marine Inverts Vol 1