Biology:Brooding anemone
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Short description: Species of sea anemone
Brooding anemone | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Cnidaria |
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
The brooding anemone is a pale, fragile-looking anemone, having 24 long, transparent tentacles.[3]
Distribution
It is found only around the South Africa n coast, from Lamberts Bay to Cape Agulhas.[2]
Ecology
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
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Halianthella annularis Carlgren, 1938". http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=290069.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2010. Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa ISBN:978-1-77007-772-0
- ↑ Jones, Georgina. A field guide to the marine animals of the Cape Peninsula. SURG, Cape Town, 2008. ISBN:978-0-620-41639-9
Wikidata ☰ Q1989964 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooding anemone.
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