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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 Aug 10 Where seen? This small sea anemone with a few fat tentacles that spread out flat is seen on some of our shores, especially in sheltered 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 4-5cm. 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 in shades of white, pink, beige and brown. 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 broad stripes along the length. At low tide it tucks its tentacles into its body column so the animal resembles a white striped blob. An 'uprooted' Peachia anemone is often mistaken for a sea cucumber or a worm. Here's more on how to tell apart sausage-like creatures. |
 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, Jun 11  |
 Changi, Apr 08  |
more photos of peachia anemones on Singapore shores
northern shores part 1 | part 2
southern shores part 1 | part 2 | part 3
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
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IKAN-Unterwasserachiv, Frankfurt. 305 pp.|
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