General Description
Column covered in longitudinal rows of grey-blue vesicles. Tentacles about 100 in number, coloured red. Column up to 8 cm long and slightly smaller in width.
Biology
The Southern Anemone superficially resembles the Swimming Anemone (Phlyctenactis tuberculosa), which also has bubble-like vesicles, but this species remains attached to the seafloor. A green colour morph of this species was found in Sydney, New South Wales.
Distribution
South-eastern Australia.
Habitat
On rocky platforms in the mid to low intertidal zone, to depth of 15 m.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
About 100 red tentacles, column with grey-blue vesicles, column about as wide as long.
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Maximum Size
8 cm
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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, 1949
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Common Name
Southern Anemone
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Species Name
australis
