About This Species
Anemones
Anemones start their life as plankton, before attaching themselves to a spot on the rocky shore, in a tidepool or on the sea bottom. They eat small crabs and fish as well as small marine invertebrates. Their green colour comes partially from a symbiotic relationship with microalgae.
Aggregating anemones can reproduce sexually or asexually, and can form large, genetically identical colonies. These colonies can engage in territorial conflict for control of an area.
