Giant Plumose Anemone, Metridium farcimen (giganteum)
Phylum Cnidaria, Family Metridiidae
Habitat: Usually found in the sub-tidal zone, attached to rocks or pilings.
Description: A cluster of white tentacles crown a long smooth, white, orange or brown column. Body may be up to 10 cm in diameter and 100 cm high.
Distribution: Alaska to California
Fun Fact: Small animals called zooplankton are caught by stinging cells in the feathery tentacles surrounding the mouth of the giant plumose anemone.
Photo credit: Karen Leask