Taxonomy

Animalia

Cnidaria

Anthozoa

Actiniaria

Actinioidea

Actiniidae

Anthopleura

artemisia

Green Burrowing Anemone

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Anthopleura artemisia is a species of sea anemone. It is known by a number of common names, including burrowing anemone and moonglow anemone. It was first described to science in 1846 in a volume by James Dwight Dana, reporting on the animals found on the United States Exploring Expedition. Dana attributes the description to Charles Pickering, who was a naturalist on the expedition.

Anthopleura artemisia. Retrieved November, 05 2021, from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthopleura_artemisia.