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| sea anemones text index | photo index |
| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Actiniaria |
| Peachia
anemone Peachia sp.* Family Haloclavidae updated Oct 08 Where seen? This small sea anemone with a few fat tentacles that spreads out flat is seen on some of our shores, especially in sandy areas. It is small and usually retracted into the sand at low tide so it may actually be quite common but overlooked. Features: Diameter with tentacles expanded 4-6cm. One ring of a few tentacles (about 16 tentacles) that are thick at the base and tapering at the tips. It is usually seen with its tentacles flat on the surface, spaced out equally so that the anemone resembles a star. The oral disk and tentacles often have V-shaped chevron patterns. There appears to be a structure of 3-5 bumps in the middle of the mouth that sometimes protrudes out of the mouth. Body column is beige or white, smooth with strips lengthwise. An 'uprooted' anemone is often mistaken for a sea cucumber. |
 Sisters Island, May 08  Bumps in the middle of the mouth |
 Changi, Nov 07 |
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 Sisters Island, Dec 08 |
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Peachia anemones on Singapore shores
 Sisters Island, Jul 07  |
 Sisters Island, May 08  |
 Pulau Sekudu, Jun 04  |
 Changi, May 08  |
 Changi, Nov 07  |
 Changi, Apr 08  |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience
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IKAN-Unterwasserachiv, Frankfurt. 305 pp.|
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