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Scientific name: |
Anthopleura sp1 |
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Common name: |
Pale long-tentacled anemone |
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Taxonomy |
Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
Cnidaria |
Anthozoa |
Anthozoa |
Zoantharia |
Actiniaria |
Nyantheae |
Actiniidae |
Not Defined |
Anthopleura |
Anthopleura sp1 |
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Short Description:
This anemone has a dark pienk to purple column with white tentacles mottled with green, pink or grey sitiuated around the mouth in two rows.
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Identification features: |
Centre of anemone mostly covered in sand or debri |
Size: |
150mm |
Behaviour: |
Column burried in sand with tentacles swaying in current |
Diet: |
Unknown |
Distribution: |
Unknown |
Depth: |
1-20m |
Habitat: |
Sandy areas |
Reference: |
- Two Oceans
(A guide to the marine life of Southern Africa) GM Branch;CL Griffiths;ML Branch;LE Beckley
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