 |
|
| sea anemones text index | photo index |
| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Actiniaria > Genus Phymanthus |
| Six-point
frilly sea anemones Phymanthus sp. Family Phymantidae updated Aug 10 Where seen? This rather small frilly sea anemone is seen on many of our shores. Usually among coral rubble, also on sand near coral rubble. Features: Diameter with tentacles extended 4-8cm, smaller than other frilly anemones. Tentacles with many fine 'branches'. Tentacles shorter than other frilly anemones. All the tentacles are usually the same muted colour blending with the surroundings. Oral disk generally pale and often covered with sediments. The innermost ring of about six tentacles are usually of a different colour from the rest of the tentacles. Sometimes brightly coloured. Sometimes, the first visible sign of this anemone are the six brightly coloured tentacles. One was seen with a striped body column. |
 Sisters Island, Jan 10 |
 Sisters Island, Jan 10 |
 |
 |
Six-point frilly anemones on Singapore shores
 Terumbu Selegie, Jun 11 |
 |
 |
 Beting Bronok, Aug 05  |
 Labrador, Sep 09  |
 Pulau Sekudu, Aug 06  |
more photos of six-point frilly anemones on Singapore shores
northern shores part 1 | part 2
southern shores part 1 | part 2 | part 3 | part 4 | part 5 | part 6
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
|
|