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Anemone, Olive

Scientific name:

Isactinia olivacea

Maori name:

Humenga (Isactinia olivacea);Kōtore Ōriwa

Other names:

Anemone, Green

Category:

Invertebrate

Phylum:

Cnidaria

Class:

Anthozoa

Family:

Actiniidae

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Common habitat(s):

Rocky Shore Intertidal

Other information:

Feeding:

Predator

Distribution:

New Zealand

Edibility:

Inedible

Size:

Hand Sized

Identification:

The colour varies from olive to emerald green with numerous tentacles.

Habitat:

Commonly found in the high to mid zone of moderate to exposed rocky shores, in crevices, pools or sometimes buried in sand.

Diet:

Predator.

Lifestyle:

Notes:

References:

NZ Coastal Marine Invertebrates; Vol 1