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Stichodactyla haddoni (Saville-Kent 1893),
Haddon's (Carpet) Sea Anemone. Family Stichodactylidae.
Variably folded disc surface, open near surface. Has a
tentacle-free central area (10-20 mm.). Very small tentacles with
narrow stalks, globose ends; internal rings have smaller tentacles than
external, often vary in color. Have larger columns... Lives in sand in which
it can/does completely retract when disturbed. S. Leyte 2013 |
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Stichodactyla mertensii Brandt 1835,
Merten's (Carpet) Sea Anemone. Family Stichodactylidae. Oral disc flat.
Folded disc exceeding a meter in diameter in some specimens. Lives on hard
surfaces that it covers closely. Small pedal disc, striated by
disc-spreading verrucae of orange or magenta color. Short, finger-like
tentacles (1cm) of uniform color. Have narrow columns of grey to white
color.
S. Leyte 2013 |
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Stichodactyla mertensii Brandt 1835,
Merten's (Carpet) Sea Anemone. Family Stichodactylidae. Oral disc flat.
Folded disc exceeding a meter in diameter in some specimens. Lives on hard
surfaces that it covers closely. Small pedal disc, striated by
disc-spreading verrucae of orange or magenta color. Short, finger-like
tentacles (1cm) of uniform color. Have narrow columns of grey to white
color. S. Leyte 2013 |
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Stichodactyla mertensii Brandt 1835,
Merten's (Carpet) Sea Anemone. Family Stichodactylidae. Oral disc flat.
Folded disc exceeding a meter in diameter in some specimens. Lives on hard
surfaces that it covers closely. Small pedal disc, striated by
disc-spreading verrucae of orange or magenta color. Short, finger-like
tentacles (1cm) of uniform color. Have narrow columns of grey to white
color. S. Leyte 2013 |
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