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Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Actiniaria
Pimply mangrove anemone
awaiting identification*
updated Aug 11
Where seen? These large anemones can be seen in numbers in very soft mud flats on the seaward side of mangroves. Also seen on other soft silty sandy shores.

Features: Diameter with tentacles expanded 5-8cm. Tentacles pale, many long and tapering. Oral disk dark without any markings. Dark thick body column with regular rows of pale bumps.

Changi, Apr 08

Pimply mangrove anemones on Singapore shores


Pasir Ris, Jun 09

Pasir Ris, Jun 09

Chek Jawa, Jul 11


Lim Chu Kang, Apr 11

Lim Chu Kang, Apr 11

*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
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