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Corals & anemones

Edwards Sand Anemone

Edwardsianthus pudicus

Also known as: Burrowing Anemone, Hexacoral, Sand Anemone, Edwardsianthus pudica

Adult
@maridom · Lembeh, Indonesia · October 20121 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, attached to a solid surface over mud, sand and debris strewn bottoms of coral and rocky reefs.
Widespread Indo-Pacific

These anemones blend well into their surroundings.
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 anemonefish and some live commensally with various crabs, shrimp and brittle stars.

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How to identify

Pattern
stripes
Body shape
tentacles

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Country only · 1
LIVES IN

Found singly, attached to a solid surface over mud, sand and debris strewn bottoms of coral and rocky reefs.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumCnidaria
    3. classHexacorallia
    4. orderActiniaria
    5. familyEdwardsiidae
    6. genusEdwardsianthus
    7. speciesEdwardsianthus pudicus (Klunzinger, 1877)

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