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.
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