Description
Metridium senile is an anemone of very variable form. The base is wider than the column and often irregular. When expanded, the numerous tentacles form a 'plume' above a conspicuous parapet at the top of the smooth column. Large individuals may be 30 cm high. The colour is plain, commonly white orange or dark green but brown, grey or occasionally red or yellow varieties occur.
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Metridium senile Linnaeus 1761
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Author: Dr Keith Hiscock & Emily Wilson
Dr Keith Hiscock & Emily Wilson 2007. Metridium senile. Plumose anemone. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [on-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 08/12/2010]. Available from:
