Brooding anemone
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| Brooding anemone | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Subphylum: | Anthozoa |
| Class: | Hexacorallia |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Family: | Halcampidae |
| Genus: | Halianthella |
| Species: | H. annularis
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| Binomial name | |
| Halianthella annularis Carlgren, 1938
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The brooding anemone, Halianthella annularis, is a species of sea anemone in the family Halcampidae,.[1][2]
Description
[edit | edit source]The brooding anemone is a pale, fragile-looking anemone, having 24 long, transparent tentacles.[3]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]It is found only around the South African coast, from Lamberts Bay to Cape Agulhas.[2]
Ecology
[edit | edit source]This anemone is found subtidally down to at least 20m under water. It favours sheltered areas and overhangs.
Juveniles are brooded in a fold of the skin on the column of the parent.[2]
References
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