Cereus pedunculatus, commonly known as the daisy anemone, is a species of sea anemone in the family Sagartiidae. It is found in shallow parts of the northeast Atlantic Ocean and in the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It functions as an omnivore, predator, and scavenger.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Daisy 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
- Heteranthus verruculatus
- Phymanthus crucifer
- Actinostella bradleyi
- Actinostella flosculifera
- Anthopleura biscayensis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Anthozoa
- Order
- Actiniaria
- Family
- Sagartiidae
- Genus
- Cereus
- Species
- Cereus pedunculatus
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