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| sea anemones text index | photo index |
| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Actiniaria |
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hermit crab anemone awaiting identification* updated Aug 10 Where seen? This rather large anemone is sometimes seen on shells occupied by hermit crabs on some of our Northern shores. The anemone is sometimes many times larger than the hermit crab! Features: Diameter with tentacles extended 2-3cm. Many short tapering tentacles. Some with opaque tentacles with dark base and paler tips, others with semi-transparent or beige tentacles with faint bands. Oral disk with radiating fine white stripes. Body column is thick, long with broad dark bars and tiny bumps (verrucae), column usually covered with sediment. Small sea anemones are also seen on shells occupied by hermit crabs as well as on living snails. |
 Changi, Jul 08 |
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Big hermit crab anemones on Singapore shores
 Changi, Jul 04  |
 Pasir Ris, May 09  |
 Changi, Jul 09  |
more photos of big hermit crab anemones on Singapore shores
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
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