General Description
Frill around the top edge of the column, underneath the tentacles. Specialised stinging structures (acrorhagi) around the edge of the column; specialised adhesive structures (verrucae) on the upper column. Animal may be of various colours, including white, green, yellow, and light brown. Oral disc similar colour to that of the tentacles. Tentacles have a distinctive white spot patterning, however this may be absent in some animals. Column up to 6 cm wide.
Biology
These anemones have microscopic algae (zooxanthellae) in the tentacles and upper column that turn sunlight into energy for the anemone (photosynthesis). The zooxanthellae may give the animal a grey appearance.
Distribution
New Zealand. South-eastern Australian coasts.
Habitat
Rocky reef at low tide level and sand areas, to depth of 5 m.
More Information
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Animal Type
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Brief Id
Frill underneath tentacles, white spot patterning on grey tentacles.
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Colours
Brown, White, Green
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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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Common Name
Anemone
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