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Carpet anemone
Stichodactyla sp.

Colourful Carpets: Carpet anemones harbour symbiotic algae (called zooxanthellae) that photosynthesize. The algae share the food produced with the anemone, which in turn provides the algae with shelter and minerals. Carpet anemones of the same species may have very different colours, some may even appear striped. These colours are probably caused by their symbiotic algae.

See also ...
What are carpet anemones?
What do carpet anemones eat?
Why are there no anemonefish found among the carpet anemones on Chek Jawa?
Cnidarians in general

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