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| sea anemones text index | photo index |
| Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Actiniaria |
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anemone awaiting identification* updated Oct 08 Where seen? This strikingly banded anemone is commonly seen on Changi, and sometimes at Chek Jawa. In soft silty sand, and sandy areas among seagrasses. Features: Diameter with tentacles expanded 6-10cm. One ring of thick, tapered tentacles with a banded pattern that resembles tiger stripes. Colours are mostly brown, beige sometimes with a tinge of orange or purple. Near the mouth, there is usually a pair of bright maroon, red or orange spots and sometimes, a ring of several white spots around the mouth. The white body column has rows of red-tipped bumps. At low tide with its tentacles tucked into its rounded body, the sea anemone looks like a bizarre berry. |
 Attempting to swallow a sea pen! Changi, Jul 04 |
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 Changi, Jul 04 spacer |
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Tiger anemones on Singapore shores
 Changi, Jul 08 |
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 Red bumps on the body column. |
 Chek Jawa, May 03 |
 Changi, Aug 05 |
 Changi, Jul 08 |
 Changi, Apr 10 |
 A young one? |
*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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