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Phylum Cnidaria > Class Anthozoa > Subclass Zoantharia/Hexacorallia > Order Actiniaria
Very long anemone
awaiting identification*
updated Aug 11
Where seen? A stout anemone that is sometimes seen alone in sandy areas near reefs and seagrasses on our Southern shores.

Features: Diameter 6-8cm. Body column very long (50cm or longer).
Tentacles very short hardly extending beyond the oral disk. Rows of tiny bumps on the oral disk. Generally dull greenish. Body column pale, smooth with a short row of large circular bumps near the top. It can tuck its oral disk into the body column.

Changi, Apr 08


Sisters Island, Jun 11

Pulau Semakau, Sep 11

Pulau Semakau, Sep 11



Pulau Semakau, Aug 11
Photo shared by Lok Kok Sheng on his blog.

*Species are difficult to positively identify without close examination.
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