Fireworks anemone (Pachycerianthus multiplicatus)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Pachycerianthus multiplicatus
- Common name
- Fireworks anemone
- Category
- Corals
- Family
- Cerianthidae
- Genus
- Pachycerianthus
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- mud, sand, seagrass
- Behaviours
- sessile, filter-feeder, nocturnal
- Ocean zones
- East Atlantic
Description
Pachycerianthus multiplicatus reaches 30 cm tentacle spread. Long brown mucoid tube buried in mud or sand. Two crowns of tentacles: outer long thin blue, purple or green, inner short brown. Lives from 10 to 200 m on soft bottoms of Scotland, Ireland, Norway. Emblematic fjord species. Instant retraction into tube when touched. Permanent tube may exceed one meter in sediment. Night photography favored.
Photo of Fireworks anemone
Frequently asked questions
- Is the Fireworks anemone dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Fireworks anemone?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Fireworks anemone?
- Found in: East Atlantic.
Other species in the genus Pachycerianthus
Other species in the family Cerianthidae
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 101013)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 2258604)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia