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Plumose Anemones

Metridium

Members of the genus Metridium, also known as plumose anemones, are sea anemones found mostly in the cooler waters of the northern Pacific and Atlantic oceans. They are characterized by their numerous threadlike tentacles extending from atop a smooth cylindrical column, and can vary from a few centimeters in height up to one meter or more. In larger specimens, the oral disk becomes densely curved and frilly.

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5 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Plumose Anemone

speciesMetridium senile

Giant Plumose Anemone

speciesMetridium farcimen

Metridium exilis

speciesMetridium exilis

Brown Anemone

speciesMetridium dianthus

Metridium canum

speciesMetridium canum

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