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| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Actiniaria |
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carpet anemone Stichodactyla tapetum Family Stichodactylidae updated Jul 09 Where seen? This tiny anemone is more commonly seen in our Northern shores such as Chek Jawa and Changi. Usually among seagrasses. Features: Oral disk 2-6cm in diameter. The tentacles are very short and look more like bumps. The tentacles at not so tightly packed together and especially in the centre, are neatly arranged into wedge-shaped groups, resembling the spokes of a wheel. The outer edge of the oral disk does not have a fringe of alternating long-short tentacles like Haddon's carpet anemone (Stichodactyla haddoni). Sometimes mistaken for babies of bigger carpet anemones. |
 Chek Jawa, Jul 08 |
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Mini carpet anemones on Singapore shores
 Changi, Aug 08 |
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 Changi, Nov 08 |
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 Chek Jawa, Oct 07  |
 Tanah Merah, Sep 09  |
 Changi Jun 07  |
*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
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