Corkscrew Anemone
Radianthus doreensis
Also known as: Corkscrew Tentacle Sea Anemone, Hexacoral, Long Tentacle Anemone, Long Tentacle Red Base Anemone, Long-tentacled Anemone, Noodle Anemone, Peppermint Anemone, Red Base Anemone, Sand Anemone, Snaky Sea Anemone, Macrodactyla doreensis
- Corkscrew Tentacle Sea Anemone
- Hexacoral
- Long Tentacle Anemone
- Long Tentacle Red Base Anemone
- Long-tentacled Anemone
- Noodle Anemone
- Peppermint Anemone
- Red Base Anemone
- Sand Anemone
- Snaky Sea Anemone
- Macrodactyla doreensis
Overview
Found over mud, rubble, and sandy bottoms, of coral and rocky reefs, often without fish present, although can host 5 different types of anemone fish and their families.
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.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-West Pacific
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Found over mud, rubble, and sandy bottoms, of coral and rocky reefs, often without fish present, although can host 5 different types of anemone fish and their families.
Adult photos 10
Other species worth knowing
Partners, neighbours & enemies
Host to 5 species of anemonefish.
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Sea Anemones (Stichodactylidae)
