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Corals & anemones

Burgundy Anemone

Bunodosoma goanense

Also known as: Goa Sea Anemone, Hexacoral

Adult
@JarJar · Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica · October 20151 / 1
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Overview

Found attached to large rocks, and rubble, over coral and rocky coastlines. Closed, or partially open during the day, opening completely at night when they feed.
Length - 8cm Disc

These anemones are not associated with any Clownfish although are associated with various fish and crustaceans.

Sea Anemones are large solitary polyps which have no skeleton. They have a basal or pedal disc which helps them crawl and dig into place, for some, once in place it is virtually impossible to move. Other smaller anemones move around the reef to feed at night.
Most eat plankton, but they are capable of eating anything caught in their stinging tentacles including quite big fish.
The fringing tentacles are configured in six or multiples of six.
Some sea anemones have a symbiotic relationship with sea anemones and some live commensally with various crabs, shrimp and brittle stars.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Body shape
tentacles

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Country only · 1
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Found attached to large rocks, and rubble, over coral and rocky coastlines.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumCnidaria
    3. classHexacorallia
    4. orderActiniaria
    5. familyActiniidae
    6. genusBunodosoma
    7. speciesBunodosoma goanense den Hartog & Vennam, 1993

    SourcesWoRMS

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    More in the family

    Sea Anemones (Actiniidae)