Jewel anemone
Corynactis viridis
Category: Hard Corals
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Cnidaria
- Class
- Hexacorallia
- Order
- Corallimorpharia
- Family
- Corallimorphidae
- Genus
- Corynactis
Where to Find
Found in 11 diving areas across 5 countries and 2 regions.
- Ulleungdo, South Korea - 104 records
- South Coast, Ireland - 368 records
- West Coast, Ireland - 242 records
- Algarve & Berlengas, Portugal - 1 records
- Azores, Portugal - 2 records
- Canary Islands, Spain - 15 records
- Cornwall & Devon, United Kingdom - 728 records
- Northumberland & Northeast, United Kingdom - 3 records
- Scapa Flow, Orkney, United Kingdom - 97 records
- Scottish East Coast & Borders, United Kingdom - 2 records
- Scottish West Coast, United Kingdom - 190 records