Starburst anemone
A species of Anthopleura Scientific name : Anthopleura sola Genus : Anthopleura
Starburst anemone, A species of Anthopleura
Botanical name: Anthopleura sola
Genus: Anthopleura
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Description
The starburst anemone is a solitary anemone that averages 12 cm but can grow up to 25 cm wide, much larger than the aggregating anemone. The column is pale green to white in color and is twice as long as its width when extended. The column has numerous sticky protuberances (verrucae) arranged in vertical rows to which gravel and shell fragments adhere. The oral disc is radially striped and has five rings of thick, pointed feeding tentacles. Tentacles are pale with the tips colored in pink, blue or lavender. The starburst anemone can be differentiated from the aggregating anemone by its larger size and usual solitary form. It is differentiated from Anthopleura xanthogrammica by the coloration of the tentacle tips, striped oral disk, and vertical rows of verrucae. The color of the anemone is partly caused by symbiotic Zooxanthellae in the gastrodermal layer. This species of anemone reproduces sexually.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Cnidarians Class
Sea anemones and corals Order
Sea anemones Family
Actiniidae Genus
Anthopleura Species
Starburst anemone 
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