# Pacific Stubby Rose Anemone (*urtibrina clandestina*) The Pacific Stubby Rose Anemone is a colorful sea creature that loves to dance with the waves! Its soft tentacles sway gracefully underwater, making it a beautiful sight to see. - **Category:** [Invertebrate](https://www.snappit.app/explore/categories/invertebrate) - **Rarity:** Common - **Danger:** 1/5 · Very low - **Habitat:** Pacific Ocean, typically found in rocky crevices and coral reefs. - **Also known as:** Rose Anemone, Stubby Anemone ![Pacific Stubby Rose Anemone](https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Redirect/file/Urticina_clandestina.jpg&width=800) Photo: Gabe Schp, CC0 · [Wikimedia Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urticina_clandestina.jpg) ## Appearance The Pacific Stubby Rose Anemone has a stout, column-like body with a wide oral disc, typically appearing in shades of reddish-brown or pink. Its many short, stubby tentacles are arranged in dense rings, giving it a compact, rose-like or cauliflower-like texture, distinct from other long-tentacled anemones. ## Taxonomy - **Kingdom:** Animalia - **Phylum:** Cnidaria - **Class:** Anthozoa - **Order:** Actiniaria - **Family:** Actiniidae - **Genus:** Urticina ## Interesting facts - Anemones are animals, but they look like colorful, soft underwater flowers! - If cut in half, some anemones can grow into two separate animals! - Some anemones can actually slide along rocks very slowly to find a better spot. - They don't have a brain or heart, yet they can still eat, grow, and react. ## Special abilities - **Sticky Grip:** Pacific Stubby Rose Anemone has a strong, disc-shaped foot that helps them anchor firmly to rocks, resisting powerful waves and currents. - **Stinger Power:** Pacific Stubby Rose Anemone can sting prey using special cells on its tentacles to catch small organisms swimming too close. - **Healing Factor:** Pacific Stubby Rose Anemone can regrow lost parts because of its simple body structure, helping it survive injuries from predators. ## Measurements & details - **Length:** 2-5 cm - **Size:** 1-4 cm - **Lifespan:** 5-20 years - **Tentacle Count:** 50-100 ## Diet & Feeding They snatch small critters swimming by using their tentacles, stinging and pulling them into their mouths! - **Primary Foods:** small fish larvae, crustacean larvae, zooplankton, detritus - **Foraging Method:** Ambush ## Ecological connections - **Eats:** [Leather Star](https://www.snappit.app/explore/leather-star) (*Dermasterias imbricata*) — A sea star that feeds on various invertebrates, including anemones. - **Eats:** Shaggy-haired Nudibranch (*Aeolidia papillosa*) — A sea slug specialized in preying on sea anemones, including this one. - **Eats:** [Ochre Sea Star](https://www.snappit.app/explore/ochre-sea-star) (*Pisaster ochraceus*) — A common sea star that consumes anemones and other sessile organisms. ## Traits - [Solitary](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/solitary): Solitary animals live alone for most of their lives, only interacting with others for mating or parental care. - [Colorful](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/colorful): Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors. - [Filter Feeder](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/filter-feeder): Filter feeders obtain nutrients by straining suspended food particles and small organisms from water. - [Aquatic](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/aquatic): Aquatic habitats encompass environments where organisms live predominantly in water, including oceans, rivers, lakes, and wetlands. - [Marine](https://www.snappit.app/explore/traits/marine): Marine habitats encompass all saltwater environments of the Earth's oceans, supporting an immense diversity of aquatic life. ## Collections - [Invertebrates](https://www.snappit.app/explore/collections/invertebrates) ## Safety **Danger:** 1/5 · Very low No special safety notes yet. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### How to identify Pacific Stubby Rose Anemone? Look for fins, arms, tentacles, shells and body symmetry. Underwater light shifts colors, so structure and markings usually matter more than shade. Sea Creature Identifier: upload a photo and compare the visible details. ### How long is Pacific Stubby Rose Anemone? 2-5 cm ### How big is Pacific Stubby Rose Anemone? 1-4 cm ### How long does Pacific Stubby Rose Anemone live? 5-20 years ### What does Pacific Stubby Rose Anemone eat? They snatch small critters swimming by using their tentacles, stinging and pulling them into their mouths! ### Where is Pacific Stubby Rose Anemone usually found? Pacific Ocean, typically found in rocky crevices and coral reefs. ### How does Pacific Stubby Rose Anemone hunt? Ambush ### How many tentacles does Pacific Stubby Rose Anemone have? 50-100 ## Where to spot - [Sandwell Provincial Park](https://www.snappit.app/guides/places/sandwell-provincial-park) — British Columbia, CA · State Park ## More Invertebrate - [Coral](https://www.snappit.app/explore/coral) - [Crab Spider](https://www.snappit.app/explore/crab-spider) (*Mecaphesa asperata*) - [Garden Spider](https://www.snappit.app/explore/garden-spider) (*Araneus diadematus*) - [Brown Recluse Spider](https://www.snappit.app/explore/brown-recluse-spider) (*Loxosceles reclusa*) --- Source: [Pacific Stubby Rose Anemone: Facts & Places to See — Snappit](https://www.snappit.app/explore/pacific-stubby-rose-anemone)