Corynactis viridis, the jewel anemone, is a brightly coloured anthozoan similar in body form to a sea anemone or a scleractinian coral polyp, but in the order Corallimorpharia. It is found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea and was first described by the Irish naturalist George Allman in 1846.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Jewel Anemone being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Corynactis australis
- Corynactis carnea
- Corynactis annulata
- Corynactis californica
- Culicia rubeola
- Coenocyathus bowersi
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Corallimorpharia
- Family
- Corallimorphidae
- Genus
- Corynactis
- Species
- Corynactis viridis
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