Armed Hermaphroditic Anemone

Anthopleura hermaphroditica

• Group: Anemone
• For divers: safe

This small anemone wedges into crevices and under rocks in tide pools, and also settles on mussels and algae along the shore. As its name notes, individuals carry both sexes at once.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Actiniaria › Actiniidae › Anthopleura

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 283353.