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malu anemone
Heteractis malu
-32.0208, 115.51
Field Notes
Description:
Distinguished by its short sparse tentacles, green in colour tipped with magenta at the end, about 15mm in length.
The column has a pale cream colouration and remains buried in sediment up to the level of the oral disc.
Habitat:
Spotted at Rottnest Island, WA (Australia), 5 m deep.
Heteractis malu occurs in scattered areas ranging from Japan in the north, to Australia in the south, east to the islands of Hawaii and west to Sumatra.
Notes:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia
Order: Actiniaria
Family: Stichodactylidae
Genus: Heteractis
Species: H. malu
Reference Links:
Heteractis malu - Wikipedia
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PublishedApril 19, 2017
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