Tall anemone with a smooth tan column and a dense crown of short, fluffy white tentacles.

Clonal anemone

Metridium farcimen
Where at Shedd?
Oceans
Diet Small invertebrates and zooplankton
Size Common height: 19.5 inches (50 cm)
Type Corals & Anemones
Habitat Circumpolar in the northern Pacific and Atlantic Oceans in subtidal and intertidal areas

Did you know?

  1. With its tentacles extended, this seafloor animal looks like a frilly flower or a flowing fountain. But when the tentacles retract, it looks like a squishy ball.
  2. The giant plumose anemone is indeed giant—growing as much as 3 feet tall. Dense colonies of clones form on hard surfaces, including rocks, docks and pilings.