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''Anthopleura sola'', commonly known as the starburst anemone or giant green anemone, is a species of sea anemone of the family Actiniidae. ''A. sola'' was previously considered the solitary form of the common aggregating anemone ''Anthopleura elegantissima'', but was identified as a separate species in 2000.〔Pearse, V. and L. Francis (2000) "Anthopleura sola, a new species, solitary sibling species to the aggregating sea anemone, A. elegantissima (Cnidaria: Anthozoa: Actiniaria: Actiniidae)." ''Proc Biol Soc Washington'' 113: 596-608〕 ==Description== ''A. sola'' is a solitary anemone that averages 12 cm but can grow up to 25 cm wide, much larger than ''A. elegantissima''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = zipcodezoo.com )〕 The column is pale green to white in color and is twice as long as its width when extended. The column has numerous sticky protuberances (verrucae) arranged in vertical rows to which gravel and shell fragments adhere. The oral disc is radially striped and has five rings of thick, pointed feeding tentacles. Tentacles are pale with the tips colored in pink, blue or lavender.〔(''Anthopleura sola'' Pearse and Francis, 2000 ) WallaWalla. Retrieved 2011-11-14.〕 ''A. sola'' can be differentiated from A. elagantissima by its larger size and usual solitary form. It is differentiated from ''Anthopleura xanthogrammica'' by the coloration of the tentacle tips, striped oral disk, and vertical rows of verrucae. The color of the anemone is partly caused by symbiotic ''Zooxanthellae'' in the gastrodermal layer. This species of anemone reproduces sexually. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Starburst Anemone」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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