General Description
Tentacles white with bright pink tips and a coloured stripe along the upper side of the tentacle. Column striped red and cream with a fluorescent green upper margin. Column about 1 cm long, 25 mm wide.
Biology
This is a brooding anemone, however little more is known about its biology.
Distribution
South-eastern Australia.
Habitat
On rocks and buried in sand, to depth of 30 m.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
Tentacles white with pink tips and stripe, column red and cream, upper column green.
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Maximum Size
3 cm
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Habitats
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Diet
Carnivore
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Diet Categories
Crustaceans
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Endemicity
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Commercial
No
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Conservation Statuses
CITES: Not listed, FFG Threatened List: Not listed, DSE Advisory List: Not listed, IUCN Red List: Not listed
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Depths
Shore (0-1 m), Shallow (1-30 m)
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Water Column Locations
On or near seafloor
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Taxon Name
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Scientific Author
Carlgren, 1950
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Common Name
Anemone
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Phylum
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Class
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Genus
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Species Name
australiensis