Anemone Sea Types. Unlike jellyfish sea anemones do not have a medusa stage in their life cycle. Stichodactyla mertensii commonly known as mertens carpet sea anemone is a species of sea anemones in the family stichodactylidae.
Poppy flowered anemone poppy flowered anemone produces small single or double flowers in various shades of blue red and white. Though there are over 1100 types of sea anemones only 10 species are known to host clownfish. Most anemones are sessile with a specialized foot used to anchor them in soft substrates or attach themselves to rocks and corals.
Spring flowering tuberous mediterranean and fall flowering.
Poppy flowered anemone poppy flowered anemone produces small single or double flowers in various shades of blue red and white. Mature height is 6 to 18 inches. It is regarded as the largest sea anemone with a diameter of over 1 m 3 3 ft the next largest being heteractis magnifica which has longer tentacles. They make their homes within the anemone s tentacles protected from predators.
