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Latin name: Corynactis viridis
Size: Closed approx. 10mm - tentacles approx. 25mm.
Distribution: Found mainly around the west coasts of the UK from Cornwall to
the Shetlands.
Months seen: All year round.
Habitat: Rocky coasts - especially below overhanging rocks.
Food: Marine invertebrates
Special features: The jewel anemone gets its name from its spectacular colouration. They are some of the most colourful anemones found in UK
waters. The main body known as the ‘column' can be green, white, orange, blue, pink or red.
Each anemone has up to 100 knobbed tentacles. The tentacles are normally a contrasting colour to
column. At the centre of the tentacles is the mouth.
The jewel anemone reproduces asexually in a process known as 'longitudinal fission'
which basically means the anemone splits in half. The two resulting small anemones can then grow, and split
again which is why these anemones can be found in large patches.
Jewel anemones look similar to a coral, but they lack a calcified skeleton
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