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| sea anemones text index | photo index |
| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Actiniaria |
| Wiggly
sand star anemone awaiting identification* updated Feb 11 Where seen? This elegant anemone with few banded arms held in wiggles is sometimes seen on the soft silty upper shore of calm man-made lagoons in Pulau Hantu at night. Not seen in daylight. Features: Diameter with tentacles extended 4-5cm. Tentacles few (about 20), thick at the base and tapering to a slender tip. Most of the tentacles are usually held flat against the surface, arranged in pairs or sets of three, with the tips in 'wiggles'. Often, 5 of the tentacles are held upright forming a 'tent' over the mouth. Oral disk tiny. The mouth is often seen upturned. The tentacles come in shades of brown with many regular dark bands along the length. The body column appears to be covered with a leathery skin. Similar to the Wiggly reef star anemone which tends to be more colourful, lacks the regular bands and tends to be found near coral reefs and among coral rubble. |
 Pulau Hantu, Nov 09  |
 Pulau Sudong, Dec 09 |
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Wiggly sand star anemones on Singapore shores
 Pulau Hantu, Nov 09 |
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 Pulau Hantu, Nov 09 |
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*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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