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Marine Species: Adamsia carciniopados
(Otto, 1823)
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Cnidaria |
| Class: | Anthozoa |
| Order: | Actiniaria |
| Family: | Hormathiidae |
| Genus: | Adamsia |
| Species: | Adamsia carciniopados |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | Sea anemone European |
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| Description: | The animal usually wraps a mollusc shell ( Gibbula, Lunatia, for example) inhabitated by a hermit-crab (Pagurus prideauxi, for example). Its mouth is found above the internal surface of the shell, which allows it to capture the nutritious particles left by the hermit-scrab. |
| Habitat: | Infra and circalittoral depths. |
| Color: | Whitish or rosy colour, with circular carmine stains. White tentacles. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Atlantic Ocean |
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