Corynactis annulata, or the strawberry anemone, is a bright pink colonial anthozoan similar in body form to sea anemones and scleractinian stony corals. This species is a solitary animal of the order Corallimorpharia.
Description
The strawberry anemone is a very distinctive small bright pink anemone having white knobs on the ends of its tentacle tips. It grows to a diameter of . Green and reddish colour morphs are also known.
Distribution
This species is found around the southern African coast from Port Nolloth to Mossel Bay, intertidally to . It is also known from the Inaccessible Archipelago in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
Ecology
It occurs in clusters and sheets on rocky reefs and wrecks. It feeds on small planktonic organisms.