Main Ref. | Fautin, D.G. and G.R. Allen, 1992 |
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Remarks | Commonly attached deeply in crevice or hole so that only tentacles are visible (Ref. 9810). Attached specifically deep within a crevice on coral reefs and among rocks (Ref. 102838). Collumn without verrucae and usually brown, sometimes reddish or greenish. Oral disc same brown color with tentacles and these tentacles collapse when disturbed (Ref. 9810). Smaller individuals are clustered in shallow waters. Larger individuals are usually solitary, and found in deeper waters. Has a symbiotic zooxanthellae, which produces food through photosynthesis (Ref. 125532). Host to the clown fish Amphiprion clarkii (Ref. 102838). Sea anemones in general feed on various invertebrates; some are suspension feeders (Ref. 833). |
Marine - Neritic | Marine - Oceanic | Brackishwater | Freshwater | |
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Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies |
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Substrate | Benthic: sessile; Hard Bottom: rocky; |
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Substrate Ref. | Fautin, D.G. and G.R. Allen, 1992 |
Special habitats | Coral Reefs; |
Special habitats Ref. | Fautin, D.G. and G.R. Allen, 1992 |
Ref. | Fautin, D.G. and G.R. Allen, 1992 |
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Associations | symbiosis; |
Associated with | Amphiprion akindynos; Amphirion allardi (Ref. 9810); Amphiprion clarkii (Refs. 102838, 129713). |
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Estimation method | original sample | unfished population | Remark | ||
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Troph | s.e. | Troph | s.e. | ||
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