Painted Anemone

Painted Anemone, Urticina grebelnyi

Like splashes of paint on the rocks, these multi coloured anemone grow in large profusion in high current areas.  I areas of less current they grow a little more sparsely but get quite a bit bigger. 

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Distinctive markings on a Painted Anemone, Urticina grebelnyi, show why it is sometimes referred to as the Christmas Anemone.
Painted Anemone among other invertebrate life near Telegraph Cove, BC.
Painted Anemone on old wharf piling remnants.
Large Painted Anemone, Urticina grebelnyi, with long outstretched tentacles.
Large Painted Anemone, Urticina grebelnyi, with long outstretched tentacles.
Closeup of large Painted Anemone, Urticina grebelnyi, showing its mouthparts.
Painted Anemone on Argonaut Wharf piling in Campbell River.
Painted Anemone on Argonaut Wharf piling in Campbell River.
It's not hard to see why these anemone are called Painted Anemone. There is a large variety of colour morphs present.
Painted Anemone, which are sometimes called Tealia Anemone, deep in Seymour Narrows north of Campbell River.
Painted Anemone, which are sometimes called Tealia Anemone, scattered over the rocks deep in Seymour Narrows north of Campbel...
Painted Anemone and other invertebrate life covering the rocks in Drury Inlet, BC.
Painted Anemone and other invertebrate life covering the rocks in Drury Inlet, BC.
Painted Anemone and other invertebrate life covering the rocks in Drury Inlet, BC.
Painted Anemone among Bryozoans on the British Columbia coast.
Painted Anemone among Bryozoans on the British Columbia coast.
Painted Anemone in tidal swept inlet on the coast of British Columbia.
Painted Anemone in tidal swept inlet on the coast of British Columbia.
Painted Anemone in tidal swept inlet on the coast of British Columbia.
Distinctive markings on a Painted Anemone, Urticina grebelnyi.
Painted Anemone in tidal swept inlet on the coast of British Columbia.
Painted Anemone, Urticina grebelnyi, with Tube worms in a narrow current swept passage in British Columbia.
Painted Anemone sometimes blanket the rocks in current swept locations along the coast of British Columbia
Painted Anemone and encrusting sponges make a vibrant pallette of colour.
A group of Painted Anemone with some white Plumose Anemone deep in Quatsino Narrows on the north end of Vancouver Island.
Close up of Painted Anemone, Urticina grebelnyi, clustered in the current swept waters of Discovery Passage.
Close up of Painted Anemone, Urticina grebelnyi, clustered in the current swept waters of Discovery Passage.
Painted Anemone blanketing the rocks in Seymour Narrows north of Campbell River.
Painted Anemone blanketing the rocks in Seymour Narrows north of Campbell River.
Close up of Painted Anemone, Urticina grebelnyi, clustered in the current swept waters of Discovery Passage.
Close up of a Painted Anemone, Urticina grebelnyi, clustered in the current swept waters of Discovery Passage.
Painted Anemone in a hole in the rocks in Seymour Narrows north of Campbell River.
Painted Anemone blanketing the rocks in Seymour Narrows north of Campbell River.
Painted Anemone blanketing the rocks in Seymour Narrows north of Campbell River.
Painted Anemone and some soft coral blanketing the rocks in Seymour Narrows north of Campbell River.
Painted Anemone and a few Plumose anemone blanketing the rocks in Seymour Narrows north of Campbell River.
Close up of Painted Anemone, Urticina grebelnyi, broadcast spawning in spring in Discovery Passage.