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| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Actiniaria |
| Haeckel's
anemone Actinostephanus haeckeli Family Actinodendronidae updated Oct 09 Where seen? This bizarre and scary-looking anemone is sometimes seen on our shores among coral rubble. Dr Daphne shared that there is only one species in this genus, and it is known from the western rim of the Pacific. Features: 10-15cm in diameter. It has about 12 long fat cylindrical tentacles that taper at the tips, and below these, another ring of much shorter, slimmer tentacles. The tentacles are studded with bumps. Those seen were a uniform dark brown to black. One seen on Beting Bronok curled up into a ball when a little fish swam into it. |
 Terumbu Raya, Feb 09 Photos shared by Steven von Peltz. |
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Haekel's anemones on Singapore shores
 Tanah Merah, Oct 09 |
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 Pulau Hantu, May 09 |
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