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| sea anemones text index | photo index |
| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Actiniaria > Genus Phymanthus |
| Plain
frilly sea anemone Phymanthus sp.* Family Phymantidae updated Aug 10 Where seen? This greenish frilly sea anemone is seen on many of our shores. Usually among coral rubble. Features: Diameter with tentacles extended 8-12cm. Tentacles with many fine 'branches'. Generally all the tentacles are same uniform colour usually brown, greenish or greyish. 'Branches' are generally the same colour as the tentacles, but may be outlined in white. Oral disk dark with a broad border of pale or white bars that form a pattern resembling petals when the disk is expanded. Small dark spots throughout the oral disk. Body column dark with rows of small white bumps (verrucae). |
 Sisters Island, Jul 06 |
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 Body column dark with white verrucae. Sisters Island, Jan 04 |
 Dark oral disk with broad white border and spots. |
Plain frilly sea anemones on Singapore shores
 Pulau Tekukor, May 07  |
 Labrador, Aug 07  Spitting out something? |
 Sisters Island, Jul 06 
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 Chek Jawa, Jul 05  |
 St. John's Island, May 07  |
 Cyrene Reef, Jun 08 
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more photos of plain frilly anemones on Singapore shores
northern shores
southern shores part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display
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