Giant Plumose Anemone

metridium farcimen

The Giant Plumose Anemone is a beautiful sea creature that looks like a colorful flower underwater! It waves its tentacles in the currents, waiting for tasty food to float by.

生息地: They live in the ocean along rocky and sandy shores, often found in tide pools.

外見

The Giant Plumose Anemone is a tall, column-shaped invertebrate with a broad oral disc crowned by a dense, feathery mass of white, cream, or sometimes orange-brown tentacles. It stands out due to its substantial size and ornate, flower-like appearance.

AnimaliaCnidariaAnthozoaActiniariaMetridiidaeMetridium
Giant Plumose Anemone
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Giant Plumose Anemone

カテゴリ

Invertebrate

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

If cut in half, each piece can grow into a new anemone!

Some anemones can live to be over 100 years old!

They can crawl along the seafloor, but super, super slowly!

They often grow in huge groups, creating an underwater 'flower garden'!

特殊能力

能力

Clone Creation

Giant Plumose Anemone can reproduce by splitting its foot or oral disc because it allows for asexual reproduction and colony formation.

能力

Slow Traveler

Giant Plumose Anemone can slowly glide across surfaces using its muscular foot because it helps them find better feeding spots.

サイズと詳細

長さ
15-90 cm
寿命
5-100 年

食性と食事

It filters tiny food particles and microscopic animals from the surrounding water.

主な食物

  • plankton
  • detritus
  • small crustaceans
  • larval fish

採餌方法

  • Filter Feeding

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

Leather Star

Dermasterias imbricata

Leather stars prey on various sea anemones.

eaten by

California Pleurobranch

Pleurobranchaea californica

This sea slug consumes anemone tissues.

eaten by

Sunflower Sea Star

Pycnopodia helianthoides

A large sea star known to eat anemones.

特徴

別名

Giant AnemonePlumose AnemoneSea Flower

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Always observe marine life from a safe distance.

よくある質問

Giant Plumose Anemoneの長さは何ですか?

15-90 cm

Giant Plumose Anemoneの寿命は何ですか?

5-100 年

Giant Plumose Anemoneは何を食べますか?

It filters tiny food particles and microscopic animals from the surrounding water.

Giant Plumose Anemoneは通常どこに生息していますか?

They live in the ocean along rocky and sandy shores, often found in tide pools.

Giant Plumose Anemoneはどのように狩りをしますか?

Filter Feeding

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