Corals & anemones
Disc Anemone
Discosoma
Also known as: Discosoma Mushroom, Elephant Ear Mushroom Coral, Elephant Ears, False Coral, Mushroom Anemone, Mushroom Corallimorph, Sea Anemone
ALSO KNOWN AS
- Discosoma Mushroom
- Elephant Ear Mushroom Coral
- Elephant Ears
- False Coral
- Mushroom Anemone
- Mushroom Corallimorph
- Sea Anemone
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Overview
Found on coral and rocky reefs. They vary in colour.
Discosomatidae Similar to sea anemones, (a cross between a stony coral and an anemone, looks like an anemone but has no skeleton!) but are flat, have short club-tipped tentacles or multiple branched fringing tentacles.
They are adept at taking over large areas of reef.
They have a very potent sting, when disturbed can shoot out stinging threads that have been known to sting through a lycra suit!
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How to identify
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-Pacific, Western Atlantic, Caribbean
- Exact location · 1
- Country only · 4
LIVES IN
Found on coral and rocky reefs.
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