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

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