Octamerous Anemone
Bunodactis octoradiata
- Group: Anemone
- For divers: safe
A small anemone of rocky shores, it wedges into crevices on boulder beaches and among clumps of mussels, mostly in the intertidal zone. A ring of stinging tentacles snares passing prey, and it pulls tight into the rock when the tide drops. Harmless to divers.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Cnidaria › Hexacorallia › Actiniaria › Actiniidae › Bunodactis
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 283398.
FAQ
- Is the Octamerous Anemone dangerous to divers?
- The Octamerous Anemone is harmless to divers.