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Sea Anemone

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There is a diverse group of small sea anemone that reside in the Davenport tide pool ecosystem including the Sunburst Anemone and the Giant Green Anemone. These sea anemones use an adhesive foot (pedal disk) to attach themselves to rocks on the floor of the tide pools and feed off small animals living in the tide pools. They have a column-shaped body known as the column, which is topped with tentacles which surround the oral disk. At the center of the oral disk is the sea anemone's mouth.

Sunburst Anemone

Sunburst Anemone

The Sunburst Anemone (Anthopleura sola) lives in the middle intertidal zone of the Davenport tide pools where it is able to latch on to exposed rocks and feeds off any small animals in the tide pools that it can eat. The Sunburst Anemone can be identified by the radiating line pattern on the oral disk with whitish - pinkish colored tentacles and green - white colored column which is often covered in shell debris.

Giant Green Anemone

Giant Green Anemone

The Giant Green Anemone (Anthopleura xanthogrammica) lives in the intertidal/subtidal zones of the Davenport tide pools and can be found at depths up to 15 feet. They primarily feed off sea urchins, detached mussels, crabs, and small fish, but like to attach themselves to mussels beds where they have a large source of food. Gian Green Anemones can be identified by their bright green tentacles and oral disk.