Anthopleura xanthogrammica

Anthopleura xanthogrammica
Anthopleura xanthogrammica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Actiniidae
Genus: Anthopleura
Species:
A. xanthogrammica
Binomial name
Anthopleura xanthogrammica
(Brandt, 1835)[1]
Spectacular lineup of Giant Greens at Hazard Reef, Montana de Oro State Park. Channel is about a foot (30cm) wide. It drains a large tidepool which supplies abundant good food.
Giant Greens at New England Aquarium
Giant Greens at Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, Oregon.

Anthopleura xanthogrammica, or the giant green anemone, is a species of intertidal sea anemone of the family Actiniidae.

Other common names for this anemone include green surf anemone, giant green sea anemone, green anemone, giant tidepool anemone, anemone, and rough anemone.[2]

  1. ^ Anthopleura xanthogrammica (Brandt, 1835) World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
  2. ^ Lamb, A; Handy, B (2005). Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest. British Columbia: Harbour Publishing. p. 85.