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Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Actiniaria > Genus Phymanthus
Purple-tip frilly anemone
Phymanthus sp.*
Family Phymantidae
updated Nov 2019
Where seen? This dark frilly anemone is seen on many of our Southern shores. Usually among coral rubble.

 Features: Diameter with tentacles extended 8-12cm. Tentacles with many fine 'branches'. Generally all the tentacles and 'branches' are same colour usually brown, greenish or greyish with violet tips. Oral disk pale or white when contracted, when expanded it is dark with fine white lines radiating from the mouth.

Sisters Islands, Jan 06

Fine white lines radiating from the mouth.

Purple or violet tips.

*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display
Purple-tip frilly anemones on Singapore shores
On wildsingapore flickr
Other sightings on Singapore shores

Lazarus Island, Feb 11
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on his flickr.

Pulau Jong, May 10
Photo shared by Marcus Ng on his flickr.
Terumbu Hantu, Jul 18
Photo shared by Dayna Cheah on facebook.

Terumbu Pempang Laut, Aug 16
Photo shared by Marcus Ng on facebook.

Terumbu Pempang Laut, Jul 12
Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on flickr.

Pulau Berkas, May 10
Photo shared by Marcus Ng on flickr.

Pulau Biola, Dec 09

Raffles Lighthouse, Jul 07

Photo shared by Loh Kok Sheng on his flickr.
  
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