Common Name: Starburst Anemone
Scientific Name: Anthopleura sola
Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family: Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa, Actiniaria, Actiniidae
Diet: Carnivorous, arthropods, small animals
Habitat: Exposed rocky surfaces, tidepools, crevices, mid-intertidal zone, bays
Range: Pacific Ocean along Alaska to Baja California
Identification: Short tentacles with pink/lavender tips, radiating lines on oral disk, green and blue coloration
Reproduction: Asexual (splits into two) or Broadcast spawning (discharge fertile sperm and eggs into water)
Behavior: Aggregate together
Predators: Sea slugs, snails, sea stars
Citations:Elder, A. 2001.