Halcampoides purpureus

Halcampoides purpureus (Studer, 1879)
Purple sea anemone

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Family:	Halcampoididae ()
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Environment:	sessile; marine; depth range 8 - 183 m
Distribution:	Eastern Pacific, Antarctic and the Mediterranean: Alaska, USA, Canada and Kerguelen.
Diagnosis:
Biology:	Maximum depth from Ref. 116516. Known from infra- and circalittoral zones (Ref. 85338). Solitary (Ref. 2377). In coarse sand near Posidonia sp. meadows, in crevices between rocks and in a small cave. Nocturnal, remains buried in the sand during the day (Ref. 114177).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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