Giant green anemone
Condylactis gigantea
- Scientific name
- Condylactis gigantea
- Group
- Cnidarians (corals, anemones, jellyfish)
- Rarity
- Common
- Where to see it
- Caribbean & Tropical Atlantic
- Conservation status (IUCN)
- Not evaluated
Did you know?
This large Caribbean anemone can reach 30 centimeters across, and its long tentacles vary in color, from pale pink to purple to green, depending on the individual.
What defines this group — Cnidarians (corals, anemones, jellyfish)
Corals, anemones and jellyfish: the same simple animal, anchored to the bottom or drifting in open water.
- All armed with cnidocytes, harpoon cells that fire on contact.
- A body arranged in rays around a single opening, serving as both mouth and exit.
- Hard corals host algae in their tissue: it is their departure that causes bleaching.