Anemone, Olive   Humenga (Isactinia olivacea)
Isactinia olivacea
Photos:

Rocky Shore

Predator

New Zealand

Inedible

Hand Sized
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Category: Invertebrate
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Family: Actiniidae

Other Names:
Anemone, Green

Notes
The colour varies from olive to emerald green with numerous tentacles. Commonly found in the high to mid zone of moderate to exposed rocky shores, in crevices, pools or sometimes buried in sand.


References
NZ Coastal Marine Invertebrates; Vol 1
University of Otago 2013
Last Update: 24 April 2013