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| sea anemones text index | photo index |
| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Actiniaria |
| Plain
sea anemone awaiting identification* updated Aug 10 Where seen? This large and somewhat featureless sea anemone is sometimes seen on silty sheltered sandy shores, especially at night. Features: Diameter with tentacles expanded 5-8cm. Many long, thick tapering tentacles that are unpatterned and usually beige or pinkish. The oral disk is also unpatterned and sometimes darker than the tentacles. Body column smooth and plain without any bumps. |
 Tanah Merah, Dec 09 |
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Plain sea anemones on Singapore shores
 Cyrene Reef, May 08 |
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 Seringat-Kias, Jun 09 |
 Tanah Merah, Dec 09 |
 Tanah Merah, Sep 10 |
more photos of plain sea anemones on Singapore shores
part 1 | part 2 | part 3
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
On this website, they are grouped by external features for convenience of display.
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