UK Seas
Discover the wonderful sea creatures that inhabit the UK seas and shores
UK seas is a guide to the fauna and flora found around UK coasts. While the majority of species are marine, some species are included that are regularly encountered on land by the coast, so you’ll find descriptions of non-marine species such as reptiles, amphibians, insects and plants as well.
Jewel anemone
Corynactis viridis
Type
Anemones, Cnidarians
Description
Pretty, vibrantly coloured, with translucent tentacles. Found in a range of greens, pinks, purples, yellows and browns.
Can reproduce by splitting into carbon-copies, so colonies are often a carpet of the same bright colour.
Location
Usually found only beneath the waves, they make an exciting find at low tide in shaded rocky gulleys and overhangs on exposed rocky coasts
Habitat
Rocky shore, Lower shore, Subtidal