Marine Species: Anemonia sulcata

(Pennant, 1777)

Anemonia sulcata

Photographed by: João Encarnação

Taxonomy Structure

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Cnidaria
Class:	Anthozoa
Order:	Actiniaria
Family:	Actiniidae
Genus:	Anemonia
Species:	Anemonia sulcata

Species Data:

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Common Name:	Mediterranean snakelocks anemone
Description:	Long, non retractile tentacles (about two hundred). Common.
Habitat:	Infralittoral, it may be found on the tidal zone.
Color:	Green coloured, tentacles with a rosy or purplish end. It may also present a grey colourating.
Dimensions:	10 cm to 12 cm in height.
Geographical Distribution:	Atlantic Ocean

Photographed at:

Atlantic Ocean
- Portugal
  - Sesimbra, South Zone

Pictures of Anemonia sulcata

Anemonia sulcata

By: João Encarnação

Anémonas em guerra

By: João Pedro silva
Location: Sesimbra, Portugal

By: João Rodrigues

By: João Encarnação

By: João Encarnação

By: Pedro Vasconcelos
Location: Sesimbra, Portugal

João Encarnação

By: João Encarnação

Pontas cintilantes

By: Luis Miguens

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Anemonia sulcata

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