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Beadlet anemone

Actinia equina

Photo by Noe and Pili
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Underwater, it displays up to 192 tentacles, arranged in six circles. Out of water, the tentacles retract and the anemone resembles a blob of red, brown, green or orange jelly, up to about 5 centimetres (2.0 in) across.

Habitat:

Shore and tidal zone, rocky substrate, and on stones in the literal zone.

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Beadlet anemone

Species ID Suggestions

Actinia equina
Salvi
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