Burrowing Anemone (Edwardsia elegans)
Burrowing Anemone (Edwardsia elegans)
Common name: burrowing anemone
Scientific name: Edwarsia elegans
Locations: sandy mudflats and sandbars at low water mark
Seasonality: available year round
Colors: brown, yellow-brown
Size: 2” - 4"
Collected: by hand, 5 tined digging fork
Quantity: sold by the each
A pile of burrowing anemones. All have their frills retracted upon disturbance.
Tidepool Tim says, "Burrowing anemones are hard to find, but once located they are abundant in the particular sandy areas they prefer. Digging down about 6" into the sand with a clam fork or shovel will reveal these anemones and their sand tube burrows. The ends of the animal have a foot like structure that helps anchor them in their burrows, while on the anterior end is their mouth and white tentacles."
