Collared Sand Anemone

Collared Sand Anemone
Name: Collared Sand Anemone
Scientific Name: Actinostella flosculifera
Family: Sea Anemones
Taxonomic: Actiniidae
ID Group: Anemones, Hydroids, Jellyfish
Size: up to 6.4 in.
Depth Range: In shallow waters (0 – 15 ft.)
Sightings: Not usually seen

This Anemone's color ranges from beige to pinkish-brown or green-gray. It has a flat central disc covered in small, rounded bumps. Its tentacles form a pattern of rectangular shapes along the edge, with shorter tentacles near the mouth.

The Collared Sand Anemone is usually found partially buried in sand.