Appearance
Painted anemones have a cylindrical column, about 15 cm diameter, which is covered in non-adhesive warts, and mottled with irregular patches of green, yellow, red, and white. The oral disk is more uniformly yellow-green or pale lilac in color. Large specimens can have up to 200 tentacles, which are generally the same color as the oral disk, often with reddish-pink or brown bands and blunt-ended tips.